EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE

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

EDITORIAL

• Project Management as a National Competency!
  How Modern Project Management can help
  organizations, industries and economies
  By David L. Pells

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• NGO Shark Feeding on Relief Projects!
  from Jaycee Krüger
  South Africa  

• On the Definition of “Project”
  from William R. Duncan

• On the Subject of the February Editorial
  Project Managementand Accountability
  from Sandra Sears
  Brookshire, Texas, USA

• Making Contact Again from Nepal
  from Suraj Dahal
  Kathmandu, Nepal

VIEWPOINTS

• If only we could do that again…
  Project Practice Grounds: Improving Project
  Performance in the 21st Century
  By Guy Giffin

• Why is a book on the brain in the top 25 of Amazon’s leadership books?
  By James Brown, PhD

• Great Project Work Unappreciated!
  By Michael O’Brochta, PMP

• Exploring the Role of Professional Codes of Ethics
  as Applied to Project Management in Helping to Fix
  the Global Financial Crisis
  By Paul D. Giammalvo, PhD

• Road Work Ahead! Five Solutions for Repairing the
  Nation’s Infrastructure
  By Barry B. LePatner

FEATURED INTERVIEWS

Featured Interview with
Paul C. Dinsmore
Part I – The Early Years of a
Project Life: How Projects & Project
Management led me to Brazil
President of Dinsmore Associations,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

FEATURED PAPERS

• Human Effort Dynamics and Schedule Risk Analysis
  By Pavel Barseghyan

• Synergy between PMBOK® and MS Project 2007®
  A Schedule Management Perspective
  By Satya Narayan Dash, PMP®, MCP®
  and Uttam Kumar Singh, PMP®, PAHM®

• Conformance Characteristic Curve for IT
  Project Quality Management
  By Senthil Kumaran

• Report from the Global Alliance for Project Performance
  Standards, Workshop #15, Pretoria, South Africa
  By Dr. Paul D. Giammalvo, CDT, CCE, MScPM

CASE STUDIES

• Tetra Pak Partners Achieves World Class
  Project Management
  By J. LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP

PM TIPS & TECHNIQUES

• Basic Guidelines for Commissioning Scheduling
  of Public Buildings
  By Florin Gheorghiu, PMP

• We Didn’t Do a Good Project Schedule
  By Lonnie Pacelli

• How to Successfully Execute IT Projects
  By Curt Finch, CEO, Journyx
  and Bruce McGraw, CEO, Cognitive Technologies

• When Passion Meets Recession
  Read complete paper in English | Spanish
  By Michelle LaBrosse, PMP®,
  Founder & Chief Cheetah, Cheetah Learning

SECOND EDITION

• The Power of Independent PM Reviews
  for Global Programs: The GTRI Example
  By David L. Pells, Wayne Abba, Russell Archibald,
  and Miles Shepherd

REGIONAL REPORTS

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

• Project Management Update from
  Washington D.C.
  By Ron Taylor

• UK Project Management Round Up
  By Miles Shepherd

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

• Ethiopia Today
  By Getachew Teklemariam Alemu

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

• Project Management News from South Africa
  By Jaycee Krüger, PMP

• Project Management News from Germany
  By Manfred Rieck, MBA, PMP

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

• Project Management Update from France
  By Thibaut Goupil
  Read complete report in English | French

• The Economic Slowdown and Projects in India
  By Raju Rao

• Project Management in Australia
  By Brenda Treasure

• Project Management News from Brazil
  By Peter Mello, PMP, PMI-SP

• Project Management Update from Finland
  By Jouko Vaskimo

• Project Management and Adding Value to
  the Business in Distress How Project Management
  Endures Tough Times in Romania
  By Florin Gheorghiu, PMP

• Project Management Update from Uruguay
  By Liliana Buchtik, PMP

• News from Projects and Project Management
  in Russia
  By Alexander Tovb

PM BOOK REVIEWS

• Dynamic Scheduling with Microsoft Office Project 2007
  By Rodolfo Ambriz, PMP, MCTS, MCITP
  Reviewed By Jeff Werner

• Cheetah Negotiations
  By Michelle LaBrosse and Linda Lansky
  Reviewed By Randy Gannoe

CALLS FOR PAPERS

• Call for Papers deadline for 3rd Annual UT-Dallas Project Management Symposium extended to 13 March

FUTURE PM EVENTS

• 3rd UT Dallas Project Management Symposium promoted
  at PMI Dallas Chapter 2009 Vendor Showcase

• Building a High Performance Projects-Driven Organisation

• DYNAMICS 2009 Project Management Conference
  to be in Istanbul, Turkey in April

• EVM World 2009 Project Performance Management
  Conference to be in Florida in May

• Randy England to lead Pre-conference workshop
  on 18 March at 1st Annual PMI Panama
  PM Symposium

• Steve Filipov to be opening Keynote Speaker for
  INFRA 2009 Conference in Sao Paulo

• Tom Sheives to lead second Pre-conference
  workshop on 18 March at 1st Annual PMI Panama
  PM Symposium

PM COMMUNITY NEWS

• An update on the wildfires in Australia

• Liliana Buchtik, PMP named International Correspondent
  for PMForum & PM World Today in Uruguay

• Michael Meagher to speak about Project Opportunities
  in China at INFRA 2009 Conference in Brazil

• Professor Pieter Steyn in South Africa named
  International Advisor for PMForum & PM World Today

• PM World Today Editorial Aimed at US Government's
  Economic Stimulus

• Randy England to lead Pre-conference workshop on
  18 March at 1st Annual PMI Panama PM Symposium

• Tom Sheives to lead second Pre-conference workshop
  on 18 March at 1st Annual PMI Panama PM Symposium

PM RESEARCH NEWS

• Archibald & Prado release first results for the
  Project Management Research 2008 in Brazil

• IPMA Announces International Jury for
  2009 Research Awards

PM EDUCATION NEWS

• 3rd UT Dallas Project Management Symposium
  promoted at PMI Dallas Chapter 2009
  Vendor Showcase

• Call for Papers deadline for 3rd Annual
  UT Dallas Project Management Symposium
  extended to 13 March

• ESC Lille to Host Special EDEN Doctoral Seminar
  on Project Management in August

• Professor Pieter Steyn in South Africa named
  International Advisor for PMForum
  & PM World Today

PM PROFESSION NEWS

• 400+ turn out for PMI Dallas Chapter 2009
  Vendor Showcase on 5 February

• Building a High Performance Projects-Driven Organisation

• Iranian Project Management Excellence Award 2009
  Announced

• PMI changes its support strategy for PMI events
  in Latin America

PM INDUSTRY NEWS

• 17 Companies Participate in PMI Dallas Chapter's
  2009 Vendor Showcase

• Braskem wins award for green plastic project

• Catalyst Lend Lease in PPP to Develop £1.2 billion
  Birmingham Schools Program in UK

• Ecobuild and Futurebuild 2009 in London early March

• Eigasoft named new Bronze Partner for 23rd IPMA
  World Congress on Project Management in Finland

• Hill International to Manage Water and Wastewater
  Infrastructure Programs in Romania

• International SAP & Portfolio Management
  Conference in Spain

• Midwest Business Advocate and Project Management
  Leaders Urge Best Practices for Managing
  Stimulus Funds

• Midwest, USA Company Sees Benefits from
  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contract Awards

• PMForum named Media Partner for April DYNAMICS
  2009 Project Management Conference in Istanbul

• PMForum named Media Partner for happy projects '09
  project management conference in Vienna, Austria

• Transsystem Group named Partner for 23rd IPMA
  World Congress on Project Management in Finland

• URS Wins Potential $500M Contract with
  US Army Corps of Engineers

FASCINATING PROJECTS

• Disaster Recovery Projects Continue 5 Months after
  Hurricane Ike in Texas

• GTRI presented as example of large and well
  managed U.S. Government Funded Program
  on PM Manifesto Website

• Kansas Site Chosen for Bio and Agro-Defense Facility

• Russia Cuts Budget for Sochi 2014 Olympics Projects
  & Announces Partnership with Rosneft

• Vuosaari Harbor project completes within schedule
  and budget, new harbor complex now fully functional

• Work Continues on Omaha's $300 Million
  Midtown Crossing Project

PM PUBLISHING NEWS

• New Book by Powell and Buede published
  by Management Concepts

• Project Management and Accountability -
  PM World Today Editorial Aimed at US
  Government's Economic Stimulus

• SOVNET PM Journal NO4 2009 published in Moscow

• Wideman PM Website updates announced
  for March 2009

OTHER NEWS AFFECTING PROJECTS AND PM

• $787 Billion Economic Stimulus Law Signed
  by Obama in US

• 40.000 New Jobs During Crisis in Brazil

• Concern Over Lack of Controls in Stimulus May Explain
  Increased Support for PM Manifesto

• El Banco Mundial aprueba programa de US$330
  milliones para los Programas de Ambiente en Peru

• EPA Administrator Supports Stimulus Act & Describes
  Green Jobs and Environmental Programs to be
  Funded in USA

• Global Cooperation Project announced at World
  Economic Forum

• Gordon Brown expects a Global Grand Bargain to
  help save World Economies

• Green Revolution needed for Food Production, not just Energy Programs

• IMF Deputy Managing Director visits Ethiopia -
  pledges support for projects in Africa

• Regional Integration Recognized by African Leaders as
  Key to Infrastructure Development

• Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood

• UN calls for $604M for 112 Projects in Afghanistan

• US$515 Billion needed Yearly in Green Investments!
  World Economic Forum calls for more Projects

• World Bank approves US$330 Million for
  Environmental Programs in Peru