EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE

• Editor's Perspective on the Current Edition
  By David Pells

EDITORIAL

• Give Back to Your Profession – Volunteer!
  The Return on Investment May Surprise You
  By David Pells

FEATURED INTERVIEW

Interview with
Martin Barnes
Part II – Reflections on the Profession of Project Management

 

VIEWPOINTS

• A root cause of airplane crashes might be the culprit in many project failures
  By Ammar Mango

FEATURED PAPERS

• Development Projects and Demography:
  The Tangent Point
  By Getachew Teklemariam Alemu

• Problems of the Mathematical Theory of Human Work (Principles of mathematical modeling in project management)
  By Pavel Barseghyan, PhD

• Healthcare Project Management in the New Economy
  By John Schlichter and Dominic Thomas, PhD

ADVISORY ARTICLES

• Prioritising Risks as Simply as Possible
  By Dr David Hillson, The Risk Doctor

• Winning the Project Relay Race
  By Michael Szwarc

• The Guide to (Ordinary) Greatness:
  Fifteen Simple, Everyday Habits to Help You Create a Life of Success
  By Pam Bilbrey

• The Top 6 Things to Consider When Choosing a PPM Solution
  By Curt Finch, CEO, Journyx Inc.

• Managing projects virtually - four conditions to succeed
  By Liliana Buchtik, PMP

• Beyond Conventional Stakeholder Management
  Developing PRIME Intelligence © on complex programmes
  By Dom Moorhouse

• Sense of Urgency – The Missing “Project” Link
  By Donald A. Pillittere

SECOND EDITION

• Project Financing and Risk Management: a new challenge for program management in the space industry of the third millennium
  By Sergio Gerosa, Commercial Telecommunication Program Manager and Federico Nasini

REGIONAL REPORTS

•    Project Management news from Argentina 
  By Ana Maria Rodriguez

•    Project Management news from Australia  
  By Jürgen Oschadleus

•    Project Management news from Egypt  
  By Ahmad Mokhtar

•    Projects & Project Management in Ethiopia Today
  By Getachew Teklemariam Alemu

•   Project Mangement news from Germany
  By Manfred Rieck

•    Project Management news from India  
  By Raju Rao

• Project Management News from Nepal
  By Suraj Dahal

• Reports on Projects and Project Management in Nigeria
  By O. Chima Okereke

• Project Management Update from Slovenia
  By Prof. Andrej Skarabot

•    Project Management news from Spain  
  By Alfonso Bucero

•   Project Mangement update from UK
  By Miles Shepherd

•   Project Mangement update from Houston
  By Quang Ton

•   Project Mangement update from Omaha
  By Ted Koval

•   Project Mangement update from Washington DC, USA
  By Ron Taylor

PM BOOK REVIEWS

• Internet Solutions for Project Managers
  By Amit K. Maitra
  Reviewed by Ray Rials

CALLS FOR PAPERS

• Call for proposals for the 2010 PMI Research and Education Conference
  

• Call for Papers: IPMA Expert Seminar and Slovenia Festival of Knowledge Event in September 2009

FUTURE PM EVENTS

• Hans Georg Gemünden welcomes participants to Berlin, Germany for IRNOP IX Project Research Conference from 11th to 13th of October 2009

• Inscripción Abierta para el PMI Tour Cono Sur en Mendoza

• Registrations open for the PMI South Cone Tour Mendoza

• 2009 Summit on Project Management and Process Improvement Excellence
  Comes to Washington DC

• PMForum Named Media Partner for September APOGEP Project Management
  Conference in Lisbon

• Day one Speakers and Topics announced for 3rd Annual UT Dallas Project
  Management Symposium on 13 August

• PMOZ 2009 Welcomes it's Speakers to Canberra

• Successful Author and Corporate Executive Tony Parella to deliver Keynote
  Speech at 3rd Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium on 14 August

• Early Registration for PMOZ 2009 in Canberra ends 12 July

• T. Boone Pickens to keynote PMI Global Congress 2009 in Orlando

PM COMMUNITY NEWS

• PMI Academic Director Ed Andrews to deliver closing Keynote Speech at 3rd Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium on 14 August

• Victor Aynosa to speak at PMI Cono Sur Tour in Mendoza

• Victor Aynosa disertará en el PMI Cono Sur Tour Mendoza

• IPMA Secretary General Veikko Välilä to deliver closing Keynote Speech at 3rd Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium on 14 August

• Rüdiger Geist named International Correspondent for PMForum & PM World Today in Switzerland

• Alexandre Rodrigues in Lisbon joins PM Ambassadors(TM) Speakers Bureau

• Arnis Leikarts named International Correspondent for PMForum & PM World Today in Latvia

• Tom Taylor to deliver major speech at September APOGEP Project Management Conference in Lisbon

• Nigerian Professional Leaders Celebrate PMP Certification

• Ann R. Miller named International Correspondent for PMForum in Dallas, Texas, USA

PM RESEARCH NEWS

• ICCPM Announces $10,000 Project Management Research Prize

PM EDUCATION NEWS

• Professor Jang Ra of University of Anchorage Alaska named International Academic Advisor for PMForum & PM World Today

PM PROFESSION NEWS

• asapm Elects Goff as President, Jaques and Parolia as Board Members

• Young Crew Portugal to be showcased at September APOGEP Project Management Conference in Lisbon

• 23rd IPMA World Congress in Helsinki showcased in July edition of PM World Today

• Venta Bridge Project wins Latvian National Project Excellence Award

PM INDUSTRY NEWS

• The first guilty are the project managers

• PMForum named Media Partner for 17th Global Symposium 2009 in New Delhi, India

• Company identifies projects to help states in Midwestern, USA meet renewable energy goals

• Construction Industry Executive Bob Prieto discusses “Giga Programs” in July edition of PM World Today

• ESI announces $500,000 Scholarship Program for Project Management Training to Help Unemployed in USA

• ARCADIS acquires Malcom Pirnie in USA to create global Project Management powerhouse for water & environmental projects

• URS to Manage $1B Capital Development Program at Dallas Love Field

• Several Midwest USA Public Works Projects Receive Awards

• New OPM3 Marketing Discussion Group formed on LinkedIn

• Bio-Venta Bio-Diesel Plant in Venspils wins Latvian National Project Excellence Award

• Ann R. Miller named International Correspondent for PMForum in Dallas, Texas, USA

FASCINATING PROJECTS

• Unhappy Missile launch may help Project Management in Russia

• Hill International to Manage Design of 25 New University Campuses in Libya

• Gerens Hill International named Project Manager for Zaragoza Tram Project in Spain

• Network Transformation Project in Bahamas achieves Milestone

• South Korea proposes $40 Billion Incentive Plan for North Korea

• Regional Transit Center Project in Anaheim, California gets going

• 40 Years Later – LRO revisits Apollo Landing Sites on Moon

• NABUCCO Pipeline Project to Offer Europe Alternative Gas Supply

• Space Shuttle Endeavor finally Launches from Florida to complete Japanese Lab

• Space Fence Project gets underway to detect space junk and protect satellites

• LitRail GSM-R Project for Lithuania Railways completes first key Milestone

• GOES-O Satellite Launched to help Monitor Planet

• EU Slams Galileo Project Management

• Venta Bridge Project wins Latvian National Project Excellence Award

• UK Navy Carrier Programme Under Threat

PM PUBLISHING NEWS

• Going Global! Authors & Correspondents help expand PM World Today coverage to 30+ Countries

• Business Driven PMO Setup – new book offers practical guidance by Mark Price Perry

OTHER NEWS AFFECTING PROJECTS AND PM

• $60 Million for Ferry Projects in USA

• Does $20B Food Aid Commitment mean more projects?

• European Space Agency Opens Research Centre in UK

• MoD Awards Project Enabling Contracts

• 20 more Countries could go Nuclear by 2030

• U.S. Chamber Releases Comprehensive Study on the Importance of Intellectual Property in all 50 States

• International Water Week concludes with Sustainable Water Projects funded in Singapore

• Applications for High-Speed Rail Projects in USA total $102 Billion

• US EPA awards $72 Million for Water Infrastructure Projects in Puerto Rico

• EBRD and Slovak Government establish a new Development Fund for projects from Central Europe to Central Asia

• UN Special Envoy Bill Clinton in Haiti to Support Development

• Brown unveils Roadmap to Copenhagen Climate Change Initiative in UK – Ban calls for Global Warming Summit in New York

• Projects in waiting: Clean up of Radioactive Waste in Central Asia

• Infrastructure Projects critical to Afghanistan Economic Growth

• 50 Coastal Restoration Projects funded in USA with Recovery Act Money

• World Bank commits $3 Billion to Argentina Programs and Project