Alexia Nalewaik
Risk, stakeholders, data, truth, and process – this is my world, and the language of projects. I work directly with medium to large companies that exhibit genuine commitment to improving their project organisation, rate of project success, and bottom line. Audit | systemic risk | governance | cost management
Biography
Over 30 years of experience in project controls, quantity surveying, and project management.Bringing solutions to organisations and projects at every lifecycle phase, with a special focus on forensic and preventative efforts, and immediate return on investment. Global keynote speaker and program facilitator, focusing on topics in project management, auditing, data analysis, governance, and systemic risk.
Bachelors degree: Physics
Masters degree: Civil / structural engineering
PhD: Project management
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Areas of focus include process improvement, audit, cost management, governance, and systemic risk.
Personal Interests
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In previous incarnations, I swam very long distances, officiated for roller derby, performed and recorded music, painstakingly recreated recipes, and had my own recurring bit on Lifetime Television. I’m a philomath TCK who speaks truth to power and travels a lot.
Websites
Books
Articles
Emergent and Unexpected Sources of Value from Radio Astronomy Projects
Published: Mar 18, 2021 by 2021 IEEE European Technology and Engineering Management Summit (E-TEMS)
Authors: Alexia Nalewaik, Nigel Williams
Subjects:
Urban Studies
Construction projects are under pressure to deliver Societal Value. Delivery requires co-creation of value outcomes with environmental and community stakeholders in addition to the project's planned functional benefits. This paper summarizes research and key concepts, applying examples from radio astronomy projects. Answering these research questions can lead to the development of a societal value framework for use by organizations and governments in practicing construction project assurance.
The impact of agreed principles in the culture of alliance contracts
Published: Nov 01, 2016 by International Journal of Procurement Management
Authors: Alexia Nalewaik, Anthony Mills, Andrew Devery
Subjects:
Built Environment, Business, Management and Accounting
https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2016.079982
The path to assurance: An analysis of project performance methodologies
Published: Mar 19, 2014 by Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Authors: Alexia Nalewaik, Anthony Mills
Subjects:
Built Environment, Business, Management and Accounting
Volume 119, Pages 105-114
Factors affecting capital project performance audit findings
Published: Jun 14, 2013 by International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
Authors: Alexia Nalewaik
Subjects:
Built Environment, Business, Management and Accounting
Vol. 6 No. 3, pp. 615-623
Cost and Benefits of Building Green
Published: Jun 28, 2010 by IEEE Engineering Management Review
Authors: Alexia Nalewaik and Valerie Venters
Subjects:
Built Environment, Environment and Sustainability
Volume: 38 , Issue: 2 , Second Quarter 2010