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OUR TENTH ANNIVERSARY YEAR Volume X - Issue VIII - August 2008

EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE

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

EDITORIAL

• How Many Project Managers Do You See – On Your Project?
  By David L. Pells

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• On the Subject of Russ Archibald’s May Letter to the Editor
  in the June PM World Today
  From R. Max Wideman
  Vancouver, BC, Canada

• On the Subject of Your July Editorial –
  PM in Earth Sciences
  From Rebecca A. Winston (Becky)
  Idaho, USA

• On the Subject of Lee Lambert’s Survey, Fred Baker’s
  Letter to the Editor & Bob Youker’s Volley
  Earl Glenwright,
  Citizen of USA, part-time resident of Bulgaria

VIEWPOINTS

• The Evolution and Demise of Activity Float
  By Earl Glenwright

• Mobbing: Psycological Harassment!
  By Germán Bernate
  Read complete report in English | Spanish

• Why has there been increased interest in Project Management
  over the past decade?
  By Kevin Archbold

• Condolences to the PMBOK® 4th Edition Committees
  By Edward Fern

• For those who want to get on the PM road
  without organizational re-engineering
  By Florin C. Gheorghiu, PMP

FEATURED INTERVIEW

• An Interview With Robert Rovinsky
  Director, IT Enterprise Services,
  Office of the Chief Information Officer
  U.S Federal Aviation Administration
  Washington, DC

FEATURED PAPERS

• Project Managers in a Futuristic Environment
  By Dean Kashiwagi, Professor, PBSRG, Arizona State University
  Marie Sullivan and Jacob Kashiwagi, Graduate Researchers, Arizona State University
  Kenneth T. Sullivan Asst. Professor, PBSRG, Arizona State University

• Virtual Public Administration: Improving Public Administration Procedures
  through Project Management
  By Georgios T. Kapogiannis, Yiannis E. Polychronakis, and Nikostratos E. Polychronakis

• Historical Events of September 1940 - Churchill the Agile Project Manager - Part 24
  By Mark Kozak-Holland

• Gaining Competitive Advantage with Program Management
  By Russ Martinelli and Jim Waddell

CASE STUDIES

• Introduction of Project Management Courses at University: A Case Study
  By Mitra Arami, Head of Project Management Competence Center
  University of Applied Science bfi Vienna

PM TIPS & TECHNIQUES

• Project Management: It is all about the execution
  By Avinoam Nowogrodski

• Agile - Software Project Management - Scrum methods
  By T.D. Jainendrakumar

• Information Security: what Project Managers should know and do
  about Insider Threat
  By Kumar Sarma, PMP

• The Technical Support Project: How to Create a Winning Team, Part 3
  By Randy Miller

• Value Delivery Management
  By Jed Simms

• Risk in Projects It’s About Changing Behaviors (Part 2 in a series)
  By Glenn R. Koller

• Declare your Independence from Chaos
  By Michelle LaBrosse, PMP®

REGIONAL REPORTS

• Project Management News from Argentina
  By Ana Maria Rodriguez, PMP
  Read complete report in English | Spanish

• Project Management Update
  By Bob Owen

• Project Management News from South Africa
  By Jaycee Krüger

• Project Management in Spain
  By Alfonso Bucero
  Read complete report in English | Spanish

• Ethiopia Today
  By Getachew Teklemariam Alemu

• Project Management Update from the UK
  By David Shannon

• Project Management Training in Ecuador
  By Irwin J. Franco, PMP
  Read complete report in English | Spanish

• Project Management News – Perúvian Update
  By José Carlos Machicao
  Read complete report in English | Spanish

• Project News from Montreal
  By Alcides Santopietro, PMP

• Project Management in Australia
  By Brenda Treasure

• Current Events Affecting Projects & Project Management in Nigeria
  By O. Chima Okereke, PhD

• Project Management Update from Greece
  By Theofanis Giotis

PM BOOK REVIEWS

• The Principles of Project Management
  Reviewed by James Mason

• The Handbook of Program Management
  Reviewed by Randy Gannoe

• Project Decisions: The Art and Science
  Reviewed by Hussein Mzee

CALLS FOR PAPERS

• Call for Speakers - 1st Annual PMI Panama Project Management
  Symposium - 2 October 2008

FUTURE PM EVENTS

• Jong-Shin Kim to discuss PM in Korea at ProMAC 2008
  Project Management Conference in Anchorage in September

• Roland Gareis to deliver keynote speech at
  IPMA World Congress in Rome in November 2008

• PMForum Named Media Partner for West Coast Infrastructure
  Partnerships Conference in October

• PMForum Named Media Partner for 1st Annual PMI Panama
  Chapter Project Management Conference in October

• PMForum Named Media Partner for August
  PMOZ Conference in Melbourne

• PMI Atlanta Professional Development Days: 13-16 August 2008

• PMI Australia Announces its National Conference
  to be Incorporated into PMOZ 2008 in August

• Michael Kennedy Confirmed as 3rd Keynote Speaker for
  2nd UT Dallas Project Management Symposium in August

• Saudi Aramco Executive Salim Al-Aydh to Speak at IPMA Congress
  in Rome in November 2008

• IPMA President Veikko Valila to deliver Closing Keynote Speech at
  2nd UT Dallas Project Management Symposium in August

PM COMMUNITY NEWS

• Chartered Institute of Building names Keith Pickavance
  as President & new Board of Trustees in London

• Mary McKinlay in UK joins PM Ambassadors™
  Speakers Bureau

• Laura Magahy becomes First Woman in Ireland
  to gain IPMA Level A Certification

• Roland Gareis to deliver keynote speech at
  IPMA World Congress in Rome in November 2008

• Carol Dekkers Named PM Ambassador™ in Florida

• PMI Research Award Winners Announced
  at PMI Research Conference in Poland

• Leading Project Management Author and Authority
  Dr. O. P. Kharbanda Passes Away in India

• Professor Andrej Skarabot Named International Correspondent
  for PMForum & PM World Today in Slovenia

• IPMA President Veikko Valila to deliver Closing Keynote Speech
  at 2nd UT Dallas Project Management Symposium in August

PM RESEARCH NEWS

• PMI Announces Preliminary Results of
  Major Research Study in Poland

• PMI Research Award Winners Announced
  at PMI Research Conference in Poland

PM EDUCATION NEWS

• PMI Sao Paulo Chapter delivers training in social
  and environmental projects for NGOs in Brazil

• Advanced Project Management Courses
  in South Eastern Europe Announced

• APM Launches Education Network Forum

• IPMA Announces New Bouquet of Advanced
  Project Management Courses

• APIC Announces Foundation Scholarships to Study
  Complex Project Management in Australia

PM PROFESSION NEWS

• PMI Sao Paulo Chapter delivers training in social
  and environmental projects for NGOs in Brazil

• IPMA Seeks Applicants For Full-Time Secretary General

• PMI Australia Announces its National Conference
  to be Incorporated into PMOZ 2008 in August

PM INDUSTRY NEWS

• Sustainable Procurement - Topic of presentation
  to House of Commons and report in UK

• OGC's Focus Series - New Project & Programme Management
  books by Franklin and Tuttle unveiled in London

• EPM Live Wins 2008 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award
  for Enterprise Project Management

• PMForum Named Media Partner for West Coast Infrastructure
  Partnerships Conference in October

• PMForum Named Media Partner for 1st Annual PMI Panama
  Chapter Project Management Conference in October

• ESI Publishes 10 Top Trends In Project Management for 2008

• Primavera Contributes $1 Million to PMI Educational Foundation

• NASA's Project Management Competency Model
  Described in July ask the academy e-Newsletter

• PMForum Named Media Partner for August
  PMOZ Conference in Melbourne

• RTKL Wins Project Planning & Design Competition in China

FASCINATING PROJECTS

• Energy Efficiency Project In Argentina Receives International Funds

• Nigerian Toll Road Project receives AfDB funding

• MoD sign £4 Billion Defence Contract

• Kazakhstan and World Bank agree on a plan for $2.5 billion Road Project

• Project Approved to Improve Living Conditions and Employment for
  Poor Urban Families in Sao Luis,Brazil

• World Bank approves US$3 Million for Disaster Management
  in St. Lucia

• World Bank Funds Projects for Job Creation and Urban Infrastructure
  in Two Cities in Brazil's South

• Deep-Burn Development Project Receives Funding -
  to Burn Nuclear Waste and Generate Energy

PM PUBLISHING NEWS

• New Project Management book addresses real world business Gaps

• OGC's Focus Series -New Project & Programme Management books
  by Franklin and Tuttle unveiled in London

• Happy Projects'08 Award Winning International Student Paper
  Published In July PM World Today

• Stories from NASA: ASK Magazine Features Real Project Stories
  by Real Project Leaders

• Governance of Project Management - APM Guides Available Online in UK

• NASA's Project Management Competency Model Described in July
  "ask the academy" e-Newsletter

• In Search of the 'Holy Grail' for Projects - New Book Available by Jed Simms

• Project Management Book for Executives by Antonello Bove Published in Italy

• Wideman PM Website updates announced for August 2008

OTHER NEWS AFFECTING PROJECTS AND PM

• Sustainable Procurement - Topic of presentation
  to House of Commons and report in UK

• African Development Bank and Microsoft announce
  Partnership to provide ICT access to Africa

• Ocean Wind Power Maps Could Accelerate Wind Farm Project

• Tipping Points - IMF makes policy adjustments due to rising food
  and energy costs worldwide as poor countries pay dearly

• Brazilian State Government of Espirito Santo creates
  a Project Management Agency

• 11 Space Agencies Meet In Montreal To Discuss
  Global Exploration Strategy For Humans In Space

• Governance of Project Management - APM Guides Available
  Online in UK

• Heads of Major Space Agencies Issue Joint Statement
  in Paris on Future of International Space Station

• US Senate Triples Funding for Global AIDS Fight

• World Bank Announces First Rand-Based Program Loan in Africa

• Projects in West Africa to Benefit from New Development Bank Agreement

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