OUR TENTH ANNIVERSARY YEAR Volume X - Issue IV - April 2008

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EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE

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

EDITORIAL

• The Value of Project Management Conferences Revisited
  My recent experience in Tokyo
  By David L. Pells

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• On the History of Modern Project Management
  From Tom McCabe, Connecticut, USA

• On the Subject of the History of Project Management
  From Bob Youker, World Bank retired

• On the Subject of the March Editorial –
  New Frontiers for Project Management: Nanotechnology
  From Getachew Alemu, Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia

• On the Subject of Research on IT Project Failures
  From Russell D. Archibald,
  PhD (Hon), MSc, PMP, Fellow PMI and APM/IPMA

• On the Subject of PM at NASA
  From Russell D. Archibald,
  PhD (Hon), MSc, PMP, Fellow PMI and APM/IPMA

VIEWPOINTS

• Project Management; beyond the formal definition
  By Ammar W. Mango

• Performance Based Payments (PBPs) -
  If it walks, talks, and quacks like EVM… it must be EVM
  By Quentin W. Fleming and Joel M. Koppelman
  Primavera Systems, Inc.

• What does the future hold for Project Management? Update…
  By Paul Giammalvo

FEATURED INTERVIEW

• Interview with Mr. Osvaldo Ucha President of the PMI Buenos Aires Chapter
  Interview by Ana Maria Rodriguez, PMP
  Read complete interview in English | Spanish

FEATURED PAPERS

• Evolution of Owners Role Under Program Management
  By Robert Prieto

• RAF Fighter Command
  Churchill the Agile Project Manager - Part 20
  By Mark Kozak-Holland

• SIX SIGMA vs. PMBOK Complementary and Mutually Supporting
  Methodologies for Handling Projects
  By TD Jainendrukumar

• Martial Arts: The Essence of Project Management
  By Quang Ton

PERSONAL STORIES

• How Project Management contributed and still contributes to
  realizing the dreams of my early twenties?
  By Alexander Matthey

PM TIPS & TECHNIQUES

• Project Initiation – It is only a start, or is it?
  By Azra Duric

• Business-IT Alignment and Organizational Maturity:
  A Program Management Approach for Continuous Improvement
  By Alexandre Rodrigues, CEng. Ph.D. Prof. PMP

• Cutting Costs the Smart Way: Per - Project Profitability!
  By Curt Finch

• Here’s the Beef! Let Project Management Boost the Bottom-Line
  By Michelle LaBrosse, PMP®

SECOND EDITION

• Navigating the New PgMPSM Credential
  By J. LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP

REGIONAL REPORTS

• Interview with Mr. Osvaldo Ucha, President of PMIBA Perspectives
  for the Buenos Aires Chapter of PMI in 2008
  By Ana Maria Rodriguez
  Read complete report in English | Spanish

• Project Management News from Germany
  By Manfred Rieck

• Project Management News from Nigeria
  By O. Chima Okereke, PhD

• Project Management from Spain - End of March 2008
  By Alfonso Bucero
  Read complete report in English | Spanish

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

• Project Management News from Jordan
  By Ammar Mango, PMP

• Project News from Montreal
  By Alcides Santopietro, PMP

• Project Management News from Turkey
  By Ahmet Taspinar

• Romanian Project Management Climate
  A State of Affairs at the end of 1Q 2008
  By Florin Gheorghiu, PMP

• Project Management News & Information from Ethiopia
  By Getachew Teklemariam Alemu

• PMI Region 6 Leadership Conference 2008: A Shared Vision of the Future
  By Quang Ton, CABM, CISM, PMP

• Project Management News from Perú
  By José Carlos Machicao
  Read complete report in English | Spanish

PM BOOK REVIEWS

• Project Management for Mere Mortals
  Reviewed by Boley T. Thomas, MBA, PMP

• Right-Brain Project Management – A Complementary Approach
  Reviewed by Michael A. Sozio

CALLS FOR PAPERS

• Call for Papers: APM 2008 Project Management Conference

• Call for Speakers - PMI Honolulu Chapter + Lavacon
  Professional Development Summit in November 2008

FUTURE PM EVENTS

• Update on April DYNAMICS 2008 Project Management Conference in Turkey

• Special Project Track at Accounting Congress, Cracow, Poland
  15 - 16 September 2008

• The Power of Project Management - PMI Dallas Chapter Professional
  Development Day set for April 12

  
  

PM COMMUNITY NEWS

• APM elect new Hon Fellows

• NASA's Ed Hoffman delivers inspirational keynote speech at International
  Project & Program Management Symposium in Tokyo

• Richard Pharro provides PRINCE2 and MSP update at International Project
  & Program Management Symposium in Tokyo

• Frank Schettini promoted to Vice President at PMI

• PMForum International Correspondents Cover the Show! Report from
  PMI Global Congress 2008 - Asia Pacific in Sydney

• Dr. Harry Stefanou promoted to Vice President at PMI

• Getachew Alemu named International Correspondent
  for PMForum in Ethiopia

• Mounir Ajam to discuss famous UAE mega projects at MegaProjetos 2008
  International Symposium in Sao Paulo

• PM Ambassador Michel Thiry to deliver Workshop in Bucharest
  on Delivering Corporate Value through the Project-Based Organization

• Alexander Tovb becomes International Correspondent
  for PMForum in Moscow

• PMI Athens Chapter selects new Board - Giotis elected President

PM RESEARCH NEWS

• IT Project Portfolio Cost Management Research underway

PM EDUCATION NEWS

• Dr. Ed Andrews Provides update on PMI’s Academic
  & Education Programs at PMAJ Symposium in Tokyo

• Cadence donates $100,000 to PMI Educational Foundation
  to teach PM to School Teachers

• ESC Lille raises profile in Japan

• PMI signs major Higher Education Accord in China

• PM Ambassador Michel Thiry to deliver Workshop in Bucharest
  on Delivering Corporate Value through the Project-Based Organization

PM PROFESSION NEWS

• PMI Global Congress Asia Pacific 2008 Project Management Conference
  takes place in Sydney

• APM elect new Hon Fellows

• International Project & Program Management Symposium
  Tokyo 2008 opens with welcome from Japanese Government

• Report from Tokyo - Highlights of Day 1 of International Project
  & Program Management Symposium Tokyo 2008

• Report from Tokyo - Day 2 Highlights from the International Project
  & Program Management Symposium Tokyo 2008

• Construction Extension to the PMBOK Guide published by PMI

• PMI-Montréal Strategic Conference explores the success factors
  of the Montreal subway extension project

• PMI Athens Chapter selects new Board - Giotis elected President

PM INDUSTRY NEWS

• For Lawyers with Great Projects! InnovAction Awards offered
  by College of Law Practice Management

• Sponsors and Exhibitors showcased at PMI Project Management
  Conference in Sydney

• PM Tools & Technology track added for Exhibitors & Sponsors at
  2nd Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium in Texas

• Richard Pharro provides PRINCE2 and MSP update at International
  Project & Program Management Symposium in Tokyo

• Big Turnout at PMI Dallas Vendor Showcase

• Final Report from PMI Dallas 2008 Vendor Showcase

• PMForum named Media Partner for PMI Dallas Chapter's
  2008 Professional Development Day

• Project Finance to be featured topic at MegaProjetos 2008
  International Symposium in Sao Paulo

FASCINATING PROJECTS

• Schedule delay brings record 14 Million Pound fine for Project Company

• Alcatel-Lucent showcases interactive IPTV portal for Deutsche Telekom's
  T-City project at CeBIT 2008 in Hamburg

• BHP invests $975M in South Africa coal project

• Former US President Bill Clinton - Project Sponsor!

• Drew Barrymore donates $1 Million to UN Anti-Hunger Programme

• Ukraine starts to gear up for Euro 2012 Football Tournament

• UK and Norway to dismantle Russian nuclear submarine

• New project in India for non-edible Bio-fuel

• Forestry Project in Argentina receives US$60 Million World Bank Loan

• Endeavor returns safely from International Space Station

PM PUBLISHING NEWS

• Business Analyst as Strategist! New book could be useful for
  IT project managers

• Wideman PM Website updates announced for April 2008

• Construction Extension to the PMBOK Guide published by PMI

OTHER NEWS AFFECTING PROJECTS AND PM

• New York City Turns Green

• EBRD provides 150 million euro loan to Ukrenergo

• NOAA and World Bank announce Joint Program to Help
  Manage Water and Coastal Resources in Latin America

• UN announces Jobs Project in Haiti

• Leading Japanese Strategist reviews changing conditions
  for projects in Japan at PMAJ Symposium in Tokyo

• Indian Government promotes PPP route for social sector

• UK joins global nuclear energy partnership

• The Second Wave of Globalization!

• DR Congo gets $50 Million for Roads Projects

• Mexico to invest US$21 Billion in Water Projects

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