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CELEBRATING OUR ELEVENTH YEAR Volume XI - Issue I - January 2009

EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE

• Editor's Perspective on The January 2009 Issue of PM World Today
  By David L. Pells

 

EDITORIAL

• The Project Management Manifesto!”
  By David L. Pells

 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• In Response to Russ Archibald’s Letter Last Month
  from Max Wideman
  Vancouver, BC, Canada

• On the Subject of Humour in Project Management
  from Tom Taylor
  Project Manager and author
  dashdot
  London UK

 

VIEWPOINTS

• New Number One Reason Projects Fail – Lack of Discipline?
  By Michael O’Brochta, PMP

• Scope for Improvement Too
  By Patrick Weaver

• The inspired Project Manager
  By Ammar Mango

 

FEATURED INTERVIEWS

 

An Interview
with Russ Archibald
PART IV –
The Later Years: Consulting,
Research and Thoughts on
the Current State and Future
of Project Management

 

‘Time is NOT money!’
A conversation with
Keith Pickavance

 

 

 

 

FEATURED PAPERS

• Using Program Management to Achieve Global Product
  and Service Development Success
  By Russ Martinelli, Jim Waddell, and Tim Rahschulte

• Project Families and their Application for Project Evaluation
  By Stanisław Gasik

• Yours, Mine and Ours: Risk and Risk Allocation
  in Public Private Partnerships
  By Bob Prieto
  Senior Vice President, Fluor

• Innovative Product R&D –
  The Value of Project Management Practice in China
  By Professor Hubert Vaughan
  Institute of International Engineering Project Management
  Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

 

PM TIPS & TECHNIQUES

• Are You Spending Too Much Time on Project Administration?
  By James T. Brown, PhD

• Cutting Costs with a Scalpel, Not a Chainsaw
  By Curt Finch, CEO of Journyx, Inc

• Risk in Projects Risk Management and a Return to the Roots
  (Part 6 in a series)
  By Glenn R. Koller, PhD

• Drive a Tight Agenda! Don’t Let It Drive You!
  By Lonnie Pacelli

• Managing and Leading Technical Teams in IT Projects :
  Aligning Your Flock to Project Objectives
  (Part 3 in a series)
  By Melvyn Lee

• Management by Fear: Does It Really Work?
  By Wilf Voge

 

SECOND EDITION

• Project Manager Success Criteria
  By Robert Youker

 

REGIONAL REPORTS

• What to Expect in Argentina 2009 for the Project Management Profession?
  By Ana Maria Rodriguez, PMP
  Read complete report in English | Spanish

• PM Certification Boom in Slovenia
  By Prof. Andrej Skarabot

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

• Report on Projects & Project Management in Nigeria
  By O. Chima Okereke, PhD

• UK Project Management Round Up for 2008
  By Miles Shepherd

• A Critical Retrospective Over the PMI Romanian
  Chapter 2008 Performance
  By Florin Gheorghiu, PMP

• Project Management in Australia
  By Brenda Treasure

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

• Project Management News from Portugal
  By Alexandre Rodrigues

• Project Management News from Jordan
  By Ammar Mango, PMP

 

PM BOOK REVIEWS

• Work Breakdown Structures for Projects,
  Programs and Enterprises
  By Gregory T. Haugan
  Reviewed by Rolanda Gregory

• Project Management that WORKS
  By Rick A. Morris with Brette McWhorter Sember
  Reviewed by Earl W. Crisp

 

CALLS FOR PAPERS

• Call for Papers for 23rd IPMA World Congress
  on Project Management in Finland extended to
  31 December 2009 and Call for Refresh
  presentations extended

 

FUTURE PM EVENTS

• NASA Announces new rules for Attending 2009 PM Challenge
  in February - no registration fee!

• Back to the Basics of Risk Management at UK's International Congress
  for Programme & Project Management in February

• Risk Management at the Olympic Delivery Authority to be discussed at
  February International Congress on Programme & Project Management in UK

• Registration open for PMI Global Congress - Asia Pacific 2009
  in Kuala Lumpur

• Big event in Middle East - Arabian World Construction Summit
  in Abu Dhabi set for February 2009

• PMI Dallas 2009 Project Management Vendor Showcase
  set for 5 February

 

PM COMMUNITY NEWS

• Matti Ahvenharju honored at PM Days Symposium in Finland

• Project Management for Public Administration: Russ Archibald lectures in Rome at ISIPM

• Osmo Härkönen elected President of PMA Finland

• Students recognized at PM Days Symposium in Finland

• Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka awarded Japanese Government's
  Industry Contribution Honor

• The George Washington University hosts Expert PM Forum
  in Washington, DC on 19 December, 2008

• First Global PM Leadership Award from JVQT Alliance
  given to Adesh Jain

• Jouko Vaskimo Named International Correspondent
  for PMForum and PM World Today in Finland

• Ted Koval named International Correspondent
  for PMForum in Nebraska

 

PM RESEARCH NEWS

• Saïd Business School at Oxford launches
  IT Project Management Website

• APM announces survey on global economy

 

PM EDUCATION NEWS

• New Return to Mars Landing site Announced

• International Project Management Seminar for CEOs announced
  by I2P2M in New Delhi

• Program Management workshop announced for February
  in Portland, Oregon

• The George Washington University hosts Expert PM Forum
  in Washington, DC on 19 December, 2008

• Saïd Business School at Oxford launches
  IT Project Management Website

• Free Teleseminar Series for Agile Project Delivery Announced

 

PM PROFESSION NEWS

• New HQ for APM in UK

• PMI Chapter Frankfurt election results announced
  and some German economical updates

• Nomination Period for PMI Board of Directors is Open

• First Day of the PMI - IT&T SIG Global Conference
  17-18 December 2008, Cairo, Egypt

• Second Day of the PMI- IT&T SIG Global Conference
  17-18 December 2008 in Cairo, Egypt

• PMI Buenos Aires Elects Board of Directors

• PMIBA elije Board of Directors

• New Global PM Leadership Award announced by JVQT Alliance in India

 

PM INDUSTRY NEWS

• New Deloitte Aerospace & Defense Study finds Root Causes
  for Program Cost Overruns in USA

• AVIATION WEEK announces Program Excellence Awards
  for Exceptional Program Leadership

• Finnish Project of the Year Award presented at PM Days
  Symposium in Finland

• Major New Focus on Process Improvement Opportunities
  in Worldwide Construction

• PetroSA appoints international firm for Coega Refinery
  Engineering Contract

• Dell, EMC & Infosys join PMI's Global Corporate Council

• International Centre for Complex Project Management
  officially launched in Rome

• First Day of the PMI - IT&T SIG Global Conference
  17-18 December 2008, Cairo, Egypt

• Second Day of the PMI- IT&T SIG Global Conference
  17-18 December 2008 in Cairo, Egypt

• Big event in Middle East - Arabian World Construction Summit
  in Abu Dhabi set for February 2009

• Citec signs on as Partner for 23rd IPMA World Congress
  on Project Management in Finland

• Oger Systems wins Middle East Project Management
  Company of the Year Award

• PMForum named Media Partner for Arabian World
  Construction Summit in Abu Dhabi

• NASA Announces new rules for Attending 2009 PM Challenge
  in February - no registration fee!

• TPG The Project Group expands into UK

• PMI Dallas 2009 Project Management Vendor Showcase
  set for 5 February

 

FASCINATING PROJECTS

• Shuttle Endeavor lands safely after 16 days in Space

• Early Completion of 2012 Olympic Venue Shows
  Programme on Track

• NASA and USAID inaugurate SERVIR-Africa
  Earth Observation system in Kenya

• Lesotho Highlands Phase II is on!

• Project Progress Reports on iTunes from NASA

• Project Success in Kenya - Geothermal Steam to provide
  East Africa with Electricity

• U.S. DOE announced $500 million new Isotope Beam Project
  at Michigan State University

• Major International Financial Institutions sign US$2.3 billion loan
  for Panama Canal Expansion

 

PM PUBLISHING NEWS

• New Program Management Toolkit for Software Developers
  available from Finland

• New ESI White Paper on Change Management available online

• SharePoint for Project Management: New book from O'Reilly

• Important new report recommends improvements in Federal
  Program Management in USA

• Wideman PM Website updates announced for January 2009

 

OTHER NEWS AFFECTING PROJECTS AND PM

• UN Funds Projects to help End Violence Against Women

• World Bank releases China Quarterly Economic Update

• Turkey & USA to cooperate on Global Energy Security

• Obama outlines Massive Spending Plan for US Infrastructure

• Beyond Yucca Mountain - US Energy Secretary calls for
  Second Repository for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level
  Radioactive Waste

• US DOE Announces $29.3 Million for Alternative Vehicle
  Technology Projects

• European Space Agency unexpectedly sets 10bn Euro Budget

• US Department of Energy announces broad Cooperation
  with China

• Results from Doha Forum on Development Finance indicate
  development to proceed despite economic downturn

• Conclusions Digest from the VII International Seminar on
  Government and Public Policies at Culiacan, México

• Relatoría del Séptimo Seminario Internacional sobre Gobierno
  y Políticas Públicas, Culiacán - México

• Important new report recommends improvements
  in Federal Program Management in USA

• IFC to increase Financial Support to Developing Countries

• Paris Club cancels US$8 Billion Iraqi Debt

 

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