Volume IX - Issue IX - October 2007

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EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE

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

EDITORIAL

• The Important But Under-appreciated Role of Consultants
  in the Project Management World!
  By David L. Pells

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• On the Subject of the Separation of Project Management vs. Project Financing
  in reference to Max Wideman’s September Letter to the Editor
  From Michael Knapp

• On the Subject of Project Response to Catastrophic Disaster
  From Lew Ireland

• On the Subject of the August Article on Project Complexity Model
  From Dr. Paul D. Giammalvo, CDT, PMP, CCE, MScPM

VIEWPOINTS

• Report from the Systems Dynamic Society Meeting in Boston and a call for
  incorporating more Systems Thinking in Project Management
  (And lets get the PMBOK into the public domain!)
  By Paul D. Giammalvo, PhD

FEATURED INTERVIEW

• Max Wideman - Part 1 of a 2 part interview with PM World Today
  Interview By David Pells

FEATURED PAPERS

• Time Is Up: Assessing Schedule Performance with Earned Value
  By Robert Van De Velde

• Wave Planning
  By Dr David Dombkins

• Critical Success Factors for International Projects
  By Sue Freedman, Ph.D. and Lothar Katz

• Product Centric Project Management: The Missing Link to Business Results
  By Curt Raschke, PhD, PMP

• Churchill Personally Communicates - Churchill the Agile Project Manager - Part 14
  By Mark Kozak-Holland

• How Male Machismo Shaped Project Management
  By Bas De Baar

PM TIPS & TECHNIQUES

• Moving from Technical Specialist (Programmer) to Software Project Manager
  By Venkat Madireddy

• How to Start a Project Management Company Without an IT Professional
  By Curt Finch

• Buying Time: How to Put More Hours in Every Day
  By Michelle LaBrosse

• The Seven Deadly Project Sins: Part 3 – Resource Gluttony
  By Tim Bergmann, PMP, ABCP

SECOND EDITION

• Popularity vs. Profession: The Project Management Dilemma
  By Ruth Murray-Webster & Peter Simon

• A Short History of Modern Project Management
  By Alan Stretton, PhD

REGIONAL REPORTS

• Interview with Ms. Laura Pedretti, President of the PMI Buenos Aires Chapter
  By Ana Maria Rodriguez
  Read complete interview in English | Spanish

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

• The Software Sector Promotes Project Management in Ecuador -
  Interview with the Executive Director of the Ecuadorian Association of Software
  By Irwin J. Franco, PMP

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

• Elections are Over in Greece! Reconstruction for Burned Areas Generates a Lot of Projects!
  By Theofanis Giotis

• Report on Project Management in the UAE
  By Mounir Ajam

• Project Management in Perú - Reconstruction Management
  By José Carlos Machicao
  Read complete interview in English | Spanish

• "UK Project Management Round Up
  By Miles Shepherd

• Planning for DYNAMICS 2008 Project Management Symposium in Full Swing
  By Ahmet Taspinar

• Project Management in Ireland - Annual Survey of Practitioners 2007
  By Ed Naughton

• Project Management in Austria
  By Renate Prantner

• Project Management News from Germany
  By Manfred Rieck

PM BOOK REVIEWS

• Project Sponsorship - Achieving Management Commitment for Project Success
  Reviewed by James G. Page

• CAPM/PMP All-In-One Project Management Certification Exam Guide
  Reviewed by Earl W. Crisp, D. P. A

• Program Management for Improved Business Results
  Reviewed by Jovica Riznic PhD

CALLS FOR PAPERS

• Call for Papers - Fifth Student Forum on Project Management - November 7, 2007
  in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Call for Contributors University of Dallas & True Solution to Sponsor
  Project Management Lunch Series

• Call for Papers: International Student Paper Award'08

• Call for Papers: PMI Research Conference 2008 in Warsaw

FUTURE PM EVENTS

• Help Rebuild New Orleans! PMI GNO Professional Development Summit in October
  to include Community Service Day

• Exhibition Sold Out for October APM Project Management Conference in London

• PMI Chapter Partnering with LavaCon to Maximize Value of October Professional Development Summit in New Orleans!

• Plenary Speakers Announced for October APM Project Management Conference
  in London

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

• PMI Anuncia Lugar Y Fecha Para El Congreso Global LatinoAmerciacno 2008

• Tradeshow Added to November Project Management Symposium in Ottawa

• Biggest Project Management Event in New Orleans Set for 27-30 October 2007!

• Project Management "Issues of National Importance" to be Focus of October
  APM National Conference in London

• Microsoft Office Project Conference 2007 Set for October in Seattle

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

PM COMMUNITY NEWS

• Saralee Newell, PMI Fellow 1940 - 2007

• Alan Stretton, AIPM Fellow & former Rhodes Scholar, Named Global Advisor
  for PMForum in Australia

• Renate Prantner appointed International Correspondent for PMForum in Vienna, Austria

• Miles Shepherd Named Global Advisor for PMForum in UK

PM EDUCATION NEWS

• Report on the 7th International Workshop in Project and Programme Management
  at ESC-Lille in France

• Opportunity to Participate in PM Research: PMBOK Surve from Curtin University
  in Australia

• Research on Project Success Criteria is Developed at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland

PM PROFESSION NEWS

• Report on the 7th International Workshop in Project and Programme Management
  at ESC-Lille in France

• Perth Seawater Desalination Project Wins WAPM Award

• Australian Defence Project named AIPM Project Management Award Winner
  for Victoria State

• PMI completes 3rd CONO SUR TOUR in Argentina, Chile, Peru & Uruguay

• PMI Desarrolla El Tercer Tour Del Cono Sur En Argentina, Chile, Peru Y Uruguay

• Help Rebuild New Orleans! PMI GNO Professional Development Summit in October
  to include Community Service Day

• Exhibition Sold Out for October APM Project Management Conference in London

• PMI's Program Management Certification Debuts October 1

• PMI Chapter Partnering with LavaCon to Maximize Value of October Professional Development Summit in New Orleans!

• Plenary Speakers Announced for October APM Project Management Conference in London

• Report from the Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS) Working Session 12, Bond University, Australia

PM INDUSTRY NEWS

• Journyx announces 2007 Excellence in Project Accounting Philosophy Essay Scholarship, Launches 2008 Contest

• Be Heard, Share Ideas and Support the Troops! Federal Project Managers invited
  to Participate in Focus Groups in Washington, DC Area

• Consolidation in the EVM Marketplace as SM&A Acquires Performance Management Associates

• As NASA Turns 50, NASA Administrator Defines a New Space Economy

• Tradeshow Added to November Project Management Symposium in Ottawa

• PMForum Establishes Strategic Alliance with PROJEKTMANAGEMENT GROUP in Vienna

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

• Report from the Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS) Working Session 12, Bond University, Australia

• Microsoft Office Project Conference 2007 Set for October in Seattle

FASCINATING PROJECTS

• American Rail Project in Trouble: Is the Metro Rail Project to Dulles Airport Set to Fail?

• IPY Project on Display in Germany - German Antarctic Research Station will be Displayed in Bremerhaven on September 8

• IPY Project: Cape Farewell International Youth Expedition to High Arctic to launch in London on 9 September 2007

• Project Disaster - Russian Rocket with Japanese Satellite Aboard Crashes in Kazakhstan

• Six Years On - Freedom Tower Grows from the Ashes and Memories in New York City

• TruckCity - A Project Concept for the Truck Transport Industry in Europe

• Japan Launches Mission to the Moon

• Projects in Space: Google Offers $30M Prize for Private Moon Landing

• Two Major Environmental Protection Projects Get Underway at Chernobyl Nuclear Plant
  in Ukraine

• The Dawn Mission - NASA Spacecraft Launched

PUBLISHING NEWS

• The Zen Approach to Project Management - New Book by George Pitagorsky Announced by IIL

• SOVNET Project Management Journal Continues Growth - Announces Contents of Latest Edition (in English and Russian)

• Wideman PM Website Updates Announced for October

• New Book by Journyx CEO Curt Finch Focuses on Increasing Profits on Project

• New GAO Cost Assessment Guide Available Online - Significant Development for PM on US Government Programs!

• Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers - New Book by Mersino Tackles Psychological Aspects of PM!

• Wideman PM Website Updates Announced for September

OTHER NEWS AFFECTING PROJECTS AND PM

• Securing, Stabilizing & Rebuilding Iraq: GAO Report Available

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