EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE

• Editor’s Perspective on the Current Edition
  By David L. Pells

EDITORIAL

• Stop the Press! The Project at the End of the Line
  By David L. Pells

FEATURED INTERVIEWS

 

Interview with Roberto Mori
By Roberto Mori

 

 

 

 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• On the Subject of Dealing With Bad Guys - A Viewpoint on Tough Stakeholder Management By Florin Gheorghiu in the January edition of PM World Today

• On the February featured paper by Dr. Chima Okereke on Nigeria’s Infrastructure Deficiencies

• Another Door Has Closed

• On the Demise of PMForum & PM World Today

COLUMNS

• The psychology of projects: What the bodies of knowledge don’t tell us
  By Darren Dalcher, PhD

• THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
  By Sharon De Mascia

• WHAT CAUSES EMERGING RISKS?
  By Dr David Hillson

• DELIVERING THE WHOLE SOLUTION
  By Russell Martinelli,
  Tim Rahschulte &
  James Waddell

• 10 Ways to Provide Personal Leadership to Project Manager Direct-Reports
  By Timothy Kloppenborg

FEATURED PAPERS

• Synthesis of Project Management Processes in Information Technology Migration Projects
  By Siva Kumar Akkiraju

• A New View of the Precedence Diagramming Model – Towards a Vectorized Event Scheduling Technique
  By Crispin ‘Kik’ Piney

• Risk Management – An Essential Ingredient in Nigerian Oil and Gas Construction Projects Delivery
  By Gregory Osagie Akhibi

• Application of Life Cycle Analysis in the Capital Assets Industry
  By Bob Prieto

• Choice Engineering in Project Management
  By Lev Virine, Ph.D., P.Eng.; Michael Trumper; and Eugenia Virine, PMP

• Speculations on Project Duration Forecasting
  By Walt Lipke

• Exploring the Actualisation of Nigeria’s Vision 2020 Programme with its Problems and Risks
  By. O. Chima Okereke, PhD

• Delay analysis Methodology in UAE construction Projects: Delay Claims, Literature Review
  By Saad Hegazy

VIEWPOINTS ARTICLES

• Benefits of CAPM Certification
  By Cleber Araujo dos Santos

• Miscellaneous notes on program and project control mechanisms
  By Alan Stretton, PhD

ADVISORY ARTICLES

• Brainstorming Your Team to Happiness
  Laura B. Moore, PMP

• Leveraging the Project Management Office as a Partner in Innovation
  By Kazim Isfahani, Oracle

• Navigating PPM Tool Selection and Implementation
  By Andrea Nicholas, MBA, PMP, LSSGB

• Leadership Essentials For PMPs
  By Michael O’Brochta, PMP President, Zozer Inc.

• Beyond Avatars and Emoticons: Four Keys to Keeping Your Distributed Team Connected
  By Charles Seybold, CEO LiquidPlanner

CASE STUDIES

• Achieving the Unachievable: A Case Study on Aligning a Project with Stakeholder Objectives
  By Dr Dan Patterson, PMP

SECOND EDITIONS

• The Job of the Project Manager
  By Robert Youker

• Project Sustainability by Communicating Opportunity
  By Hamid Shafaei Bejestani

REGIONAL REPORTS

•   Project Management News from Argentina
  By Ana Maria Rodrigue

•   Project Management News from Ecuador
  By Irwin J. Franco

•   Project Management Update from Finland
  By Jouko Vaskimo

•   Project Management Update from Dublin
  By Ed Naughton

•   Project Management Update from Slovenia
  By Prof Andrej Skarabot

•   Project Management in Spain: Monthly Report
  By Alfonso Bucero

•   Project Management Update from Zurich
  By Rüdiger Geist

•   UK Project Management Round Up
  By Miles Shepherd

•   Project Management Update from Houston
  By Quang Ton

PM BOOK REVIEWS

• Office 365 in Business
  By David Kroenke and Donald Nilson
  Reviewer: Randy Gannoe

• Project Management in Healthcare
  By David Shirley
  Reviewer: Gabe Navalta, MBA, PMP

• Second Order Project Management
  By Michael Cavanagh
  Reviewer: Michael O’Connor

• Integrated Cost-Schedule Risk Analysis
  By David Hulett
  Reviewer: Massimo Pica

CALLS FOR PAPERS

• Abstracts Due April 30 for Peer Reviewed Papers for October IPMA World Congress on Project Management in Greece

• Call for Papers for 6th Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium Continue with Abstracts Due March 12

FUTURE PM EVENTS

• How groups make risky decisions – David Hillson to address APM branch in Bristol

• Social Media for Project Management – APM event in Globorne on 12 April to Discuss the Topic

• Project failure and professional indemnity for project managers to be Topic of APM meeting in Newport, UK

• Moving Goalposts - Managing Live Stadium Development – Project Management Presentation and Stadium Tour in Strattfordsshire on March 29

• Humour to be Topic for APM Hong Kong Branch meeting on 27 March

• Greatest show on earth - Delivering the Olympic Park to be Presentation Topic at London event on 28 March 2012

• Change management versus project management to be discussed at Essex event in UK on 17 April 2012

• Project Managing Britain’s Energy Coast – 23 April 2012 in Llandudno, UK

• 3RD Annual Scottish Project Management Conference Set for 14 March in Edinburgh

• Learn the Law – Two Opportunities to Learn Contract Law for Successful Projects in UK offered by APM Contracts and Procurement SIG – March in London, April in Cardiff

• PMA Announces Opening of 12th Branch in New Delhi

• PMI Research and Education Conference 2012 to be in Limerick, Ireland in July

• Crossrail Project – the largest infrastructure project in Europe –to be featured topic at April 17 APM meeting in Newcastle upon Tyne in UK

• Registration Opens for May EVM World 2012 in Florida

PM COMMUNITY NEWS

• How groups make risky decisions – David Hillson to address APM branch in Bristol

• Ireland and Youker named asapm Distinguished Fellows at PPM Symposium in Virginia

PM RESEARCH NEWS

• PMI Research and Education Conference 2012 to be in Limerick, Ireland in July

• PMI Invites Proposals for Research Projects

• Global Project Governance Survey and Benchmarking Opportunity Announced

PM EDUCATION NEWS

• Learn the Law – Two Opportunities to Learn Contract Law for Successful Projects in UK offered by APM Contracts and Procurement SIG – March in London, April in Cardiff

• UT Dallas Announces new online PgMP® Exam Prep Course by Ginger Levin

PM PROFESSION NEWS

• Social Media for Project Management – APM event in Globorne on 12 April to Discuss the Topic

• PMI Statistics of Interest Released

• Dozens of Scholarships and Awards Available from Project Management Institute Educational Foundation

• PMA Announces Opening of 12th Branch in New Delhi

• Ireland and Youker named asapm Distinguished Fellows at PPM Symposium in Virginia

PM INDUSTRY NEWS

• Project failure and professional indemnity for project managers to be Topic of APM meeting in Newport, UK

• End of an Icon - PMForum.org Website is Retired

• World Bank Integrity Vice Presidency Fights Corruption and Enforces Accountability, Announces Debarment of Alstrom Companies from Bank Projects

• ESI International Appoints New Vice President of Business Operations

FASCINATING PROJECTS

• Brazil to fund Food Projects in Five African Countries

• Brcko Bypass Project in Bosnia-Herzegovina receives €28.5 from EBRD

• New US Embassy Opens in Kyiv, Ukraine

• Supermarket Expansion Program in Romania Receives €210 million

• South Africa bid for Square Kilometer Array

• Rail Corridor X in Serbia Receives Reconstruction Project Funds

• Cleaner and Better Urban Transport Projects in Rio de Janeiro to receive $600 Million

• Millions Benefit from World Bank Investment for Life Programs and Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean

• IFC and Sweden fund project to help Improve Investment Climate in Moldova

• Project to Reduce Marine Pollution in the Huai River Basin in China receives international funding

• Project to help Brazil Protect 13.5 Million Hectares in the Amazon receives $15.9M GEF Grant

• Water Supply Improvement Project in Armenia gets Green Light

• Programme to Rehabilitate Three Dams in Drin River Cascade in Albania receives Funding

• Government of India and World Bank sign US$155.3 Million Agreement for Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Kerala

• Tajikistan Energy Loss Reduction Project Receives More Funding

• Giza North Power Project in Egypt receives $240M WB loan

• ICT Enhancement Project in Sri Lanka approved for funding

• Flood Mitigation Project in Jakarta gets started

PUBLISHING NEWS

• No Waste – New Book by Uly Ma to help Manage Sustainability in Construction available from Gower<

• Wideman PM Website updates announced for March 2012

• Enterprise Project Governance by Paul C. Dinsmore and Luiz Rocha published by AMACOM

• 12 Pillars of Project Excellence – A Lean Approach to Improving Project Results by Adil Dalal published by CRC Press

• Ethics and Project Management – new book by Ralph L. Kliem published by CRC Press

• Updated PgMP® Exam Practice Test & Study Guide by Levin and Ward published by CRC Press

OTHER NEWS AFFECTING PROJECTS AND PM

• WB projects global slowdown, with developing countries impacted and Latin America to slow to 3.6%

• World Bank Renews Commitment to Jordan in face of Complex Regional Social and Economic Challenges

• Risks rise from urban flooding in East Asia and Pacific: World Bank offers practical Guide to guide programs and reduce risks

• World Bank Help Train Project Teams To Deliver Better Projects And Better Results For The Benefit Of Timor-Leste People

• New Global Partnership for Healthy Oceans Announced

• World Bank & Chinese Research Center release recommendations for China’s Road to 2030 – Important Information for Future Business, Projects and Programs in China

• World Bank President Zoellick to Step Down June 30th

• Africa Launches International Year of Sustainable Energy for All with call for Investment in Renewable Energy Projects

• UN Official Calls for Investment in Rural Development Projects

• Japanese Engineers to Build Roads and Bridges in South Sudan

• Republic of Kosovo celebrates its 4th birthday

• EBRD recognizes Sustainability Energy Projects in Moldova

• World Bank Group Launches New Partnership Strategy for Ukraine – Commits $500 Million per Year