Volume IX - Issue XI - November 2007

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EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE

• Editor's Perspective on The November Issue of PM World Today
  By David L. Pells

EDITORIAL

• More Project Management Conferences: Major Trend or Market Reflection?
  By David L. Pells

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• On the Subject of PM for Disasters & Emergency Response
  From Scot Phelps, JD, MPH, Paramedic, CEM/CBCP/MEP

• On the Subject of the Phases of a Project Management Career
  From Alan Harpham

VIEWPOINTS

• Challenges to Project Management in the Consulting Environment
  By Ronald Look, PMP

FEATURED INTERVIEW

• Max Wideman - Part 2 of a 2 part interview with PM World Today
  (read Part 1 of Max's PM World Today interview)
  Interview By David Pells

FEATURED PAPERS

• Churchill Stiffens Resolve- Churchill the Agile Project Manager - Part 15
  By Mark Kozak-Holland

• Why Agile Popped Up on the Radar When it Did
  By Bas De Baar

PM TIPS & TECHNIQUES

• Why Don’t Big Visions Translate into Big Outcomes?
  The Answer Is in the Code!
  By John Foppe

• Growing your Small Business with Project Management
  By Michelle LaBrosse

• Are your Project Files ready for an e-Discovery?
  By Cheryl L. Strait

• The Seven Deadly Project Sins: Part 4 – Project Lust
  By Tim Bergmann, PMP, ABCP

REGIONAL REPORTS

• Primavera’s Strategy in Latin America - An Interview with Mr. Gray Childs
  Primavera Sales Manager for Latin America
  By Ana Maria Rodriguez
  Read complete interview in English | Spanish

• Current Developments Affecting Project Management in Nigeria End of October 2007
  By O. Chima Okereke, Ph.D.

• Project Management in Spain - End of October 2007
  By Alfonso Bucero, PMP
  Read complete paper in English | Spanish

• Report on Projects & Project Management in the UAE
  By Mounir Ajam

• November 2007 in Austria
  By Renate Prantner

• Cost Engineering – awareness is slowly building up
  By Raju Rao

• PMI Romanian Chapter Insight: 2nd Chapter's Conference and 5th Anniversary of PMI
  in Romania
  By Florin Gheorghiu, PMP

• When You Think of New York….Think Technology and Science Brookhaven's National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) Project
  By Lawrence (Larry) Suda

PM BOOK REVIEWS

• Project Management: Knowledge for a Successful Career
  Reviewed by René Le Bel

• The Art of Installation and The Science of Implementation
  Reviewed by Michael A. Martinez, PMP

• The Handbook of Project Management Revised 2nd Edition
  Reviewed by Andrea Nicholas

CALLS FOR PAPERS

• Call for Papers: International Student Paper Award'08

• Call for Papers - 22nd IPMA World Congress in Rome, Italy

• 1st Call for Papers - 2nd UTD Project Management Symposium in Plano, Texas, USA - August 2008

FUTURE PM EVENTS

• Tradeshow Added to November Project Management Symposium in Ottawa

• Keynote Speakers Announced for 15th Global Project Management Symposium in
  New Delhi

• Invitation to Exhibitors & Sponsors for 15th Global Project Management Symposium
  in New Delhi, India in November 2007

• Saudi CIO Summit 2007 to focus on IT Project Management

• Next PMUni workshop on the 26th – 27th November 2007, Esbjerg (Denmark)

• Date and Place for the PMI Latin American Global Congress 2008 Announced

• PMI Anuncia Lugar Y Fecha Para El Congreso Global Latino Amerciacno 2008

• International Project & Program Management Symposium to be held
  in Tokyo, Japan in March 2008

PM COMMUNITY NEWS

• Louis Mercken Named PMI Fellow in Atlanta

• Philip Diab from Jordon Elected 2008 Chair of PMI Board of Directors;
  Chen and Bounds Also Elected officers

• PMI Fellows come together in Atlanta

• Debbie O'Bray named Global Advisor for PMForum in Canada

• Ammar Mango named International Correspondent for PMForum in Jordan

PM RESEARCH NEWS

• Projects in Innovation, Innovation in Project - Latest PM Research ideas from Brighton, UK

PM EDUCATION NEWS

• Michigan State University to Establish a Branch Campus in Dubai

• First Female Graduate from British University in Dubai with a Masters Degree
  in Project Management is UAE National

PM PROFESSION NEWS

• AMA Handbook of Project Management Named Winner of PMI's 2007
  David I. Cleland Award

• PMI Global Congress 2007 North America Opens in Atlanta to Record Numbers

• The Leadership Institute Meeting Exceeds the Attendee's Expectations in Atlanta

• Fluor wins PMI's 2007 Project of the Year Award for Fernald Closure Project in Ohio

• HMAS Waller FCD Navy Submarine Project wins AIPM National Project of the Year Award

• Philip Diab from Jordon Elected 2008 Chair of PMI Board of Directors; Chen and Bounds
  Also Elected officers

• New PMI Board of Directors announced for 2008

• Setting the Bar High - PMI Chapter Officers Lead Community Service Day Launchs Professional Development Summit in New Orleans

• PMI GNO Professional Development Summit in New Orleans opens with Keynote from Commander of Hurricane Protection Office

• APM Project Management Conference Opens in London

• APM Project Management Conference Leads the World in Discussions on Sustainability
  on Projects

• Memorable Quotations from the APM Project Management Conference

• APM to Apply for Royal Charter

PM INDUSTRY NEWS

• Hill International named Project Manager for $1.6 Billion Tameer Towers Project
  in Abu Dhabi

• Journyx Releases Customer Cost Tracker as New Project-based Cost Management Tool
  for Consultants and Service Companies

• PMForum Tapped to Provide Project Management Services for Global US Government Program

• Microsoft Office Project Conference 2007 opens in Seattle with over 1,500 Attendees

• Microsoft announces new vision and strategy for Microsoft Project at Microsoft Office Project Conference 2007 in Seattle

• Microsoft Partners and Sponsors showcased at Microsoft Office Project Conference 2007
  in Seattle

• End of Day One entertainment at Microsoft Office Project Conference 2007 in Seattle

• Sponsors & Exhibitors showcased this week at APM Project Management Conference
  in London

• Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer keynotes Day 2 at Microsoft Office Project Conference
  in Seattle

• Microsoft Office Project Conference 2007 in Seattle Offered Executive Case Studies
  and Access to Exhibitors

• PMForum interviews Mike Angiulo, General Manager of Microsoft's Project Business Unit

FASCINATING PROJECTS

• US$5 Billion Alternative Fuels Project Moves Forward in USA

• Commander Pam Melroy heads for the International Space Station where
  Commander Peggy Whitson is in Charge

PUBLISHING NEWS

• Project Management Survival: New Book by Richard Jones Available in UK
  and USA from Kogan Page

• October Edition of PM World Today eJournal Features Significant Breakthrough Content!

• AMA Handbook of Project Management Named Winner of PMI's 2007
  David I. Cleland Award

• Global Project Management - New Book Announced by Research & Markets in Ireland

• Wideman PM Website Updates Announced for November

OTHER NEWS AFFECTING PROJECTS AND PM

• Canadian Government Launches Major Projects Management Office

• Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq - New GAO Report Calls for Better
  and More Integrated Strategy by US

• Canada's Export Credit Agency adapts Equator Principles for Project Finance -
  Follows National Australia Bank Announcement

• Jordan Buys Back Debt Owed To Paris Club

• Malaysia Launches New $33 Billion Development Plan

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