EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE

• Editor’s Perspective on the Current Edition
  By David L. Pells

EDITORIAL

• Deepwater Horizon: Lessons from the Recent
  BP Project Failure and Environmental
  Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico – Part I
  By David L. Pells

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• On the july PMWT Editorial about
  PMI & Bill Clinton

• On the June PMWT Editorial about Bill
  Clinton and PMI

• On the Tribute to John Fondahl and the
  passing of his student, Antonio Tansingco
  in The Philippines

• On the Passing of Rita Mulcahy

• On How Many Projects Can one Project
  Manager Handle?

COLUMNS

• In search of project leadership
  

• Project Oriented Leadership
  

• Planning Ahead: Schedule Framework
  Preparation
  

VIEWPOINTS

• The Birth of Project Intelligence
  By Peter Taylor

• What makes an organization and its employees
  best in class ‘forever’?
  By Kumar Sarma

• Solving the Project Execution Problem:
  Technology Alone Won't Do It!
  By Curt Finch, CEO
  and
  April Boland
  Resource Manager

FEATURED PAPERS

• Notes on Program/Project Benefits,
  Outcomes and Outputs
  By Alan Stretton, PhD

• The Need for a Chief Portfolio Officer (CPO)
  in Organisations
  By Professor Dr Pieter Steyn

• Let’s Build a “Program”
  By Bob Prieto

• Similarity of Projects: Methodology and
  Analysis with TRANSCALE Tool
  By Pavel Barseghyan, PhD

STUDENT PAPERS

• Sustainability in Project Management A
  case study on Enexis
  By By Lilian Grevelman
  and
  Michelle Kluiwstra

ADVISORY ARTICLES

• Important Aspects of Communications for
  Virtual Team
  By Michelle S. Vann, PgMP, PMP

• Hitting The Target First Time, Every Time
  By Dr David Hillson

• Total Transparency Breeds Accountability
  Which Breeds Responsibility
  By William Gindlesperger, CEO

• Leading Global Project Teams:
  The New Leadership Challenge
  By Jim Waddell, Independent Consultant
  Tim Rahschulte, Associate Professor, George Fox University
  and
  Russ Martinelli, Intel Corporation

• Leading Global Project Teams: Barriers
  & Challenges
  By Jim Waddell, Independent Consultant
  Tim Rahschulte, Associate Professor, George Fox University
  and
  Russ Martinelli, Intel Corporation

• Pinpointing BP’s Pitfalls: Eight Ways
  to Reconnect After a Disaster
  By Maribeth Kuzmeski

PM BOOK REVIEWS

• Project Management Circa 2025
  By David I. Cleland, Ph.D.
  and
  Bopaya Bidanda, Ph.D.
  Reviewer: Yi-Hsiu Jenny Chen

• Achieving Project Management Success in
  the Federal Government
  By Jonathan Weinstein, PMP®
  Timothy Jaques, PMP®
  Reviewer: Kathryn Phillips

• Delivering Project Excellence with the
  Statement of Work, 2nd Revised Edition
  By Michael G. Martin, PMP
  Reviewer: Buck Field

REGIONAL REPORTS

•   June 2010 in Austria
  By Claudia Weninger

•   Project Management Update from Sydney
  By Jürgen Oschadleus

•   Project Management News from Chile
  By Jaime Videla

•   Project Management Update from France
  By Emmanuel Laffineur

• Project Management Update from Jordan
  By Ammar Mango, PMP

• Project Management Update from Kigali
  By Isaac Nyarwaya

• Project Management Update from Slovenia
  By Prof. Andrej Skarabot

• Project Management News from Turkey
  By Ahmet Taspinar

• UK Project Management Round Up
  By Miles Shepherd

• Project Management Update from East
  Midlands
  By Philip Smelt

•   Project Management Update from Houston
  By Quang Ton, PMP

•   ZIMBABWE Project Management Round Up
  By Henry Mkhwananzi MBA, PMP

FUTURE PM EVENTS

• Corporate Sponsorships Available for 4th UT
  Dallas Project Management Symposium in Texas

• Jurgen Oschadleus to Deliver Major Speech at
  PMSA Conference in Johannesburg in September

• Early Registration continues through July 1 for
  August UT Dallas Project Management
  Symposium

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

• Dr Terry Cooke-Davies to deliver Keynote Speech
  at PMSA Conference in September

• APOGEP announces September Project
  Management Conference & Workshops in Lisbon

• IPMA 26th World Congress on Project
  Management to be in Athens in November 2012

PM COMMUNITY NEWS

• Jurgen Oschadleus to Deliver Major Speech at
  PMSA Conference in Johannesburg in September

• Dutch Students Grevelman & Kluiwstra win
  International Student Paper Award in Austria

• Dr Terry Cooke-Davies to deliver Keynote Speech
  at PMSA Conference in September

• NASA Appoints Constellation Program Managers
  in USA

• Maria del Roble Trevino named International
  Correspondent for PMForum & PM World Today
  in Monterrey, Mexico

• 2010 Student Paper Award Winners Announced
  at happy projects ’10 Conference in Vienna

• Major New Project Management Model Unveiled
  by ASU Prof Dean Kashiwagi at PM05 Conference
  in Greece

PM RESEARCH NEWS

• Stanford University Professor Kathleen
  Eisenhardt to keynote PMI Research and
  Education Conference 2010 in July

• Harvard Psychologist Lisa Lahey to keynote PMI Research and Education Conference 2010 in July

• Share your experience - Participants sought for
  International Research on Achieving Business
  Value in IT Projects

• IPMA-PMI EURAM Best Paper Prize Announced at
  EURAM Conference in Rome
  

• Report from PMUni Research Workshop in
  Vienna, Austria on 26 May 2010

• PM World Tomorrow - New Refereed Project
  Management Journal Announced at PM05
  Conference in Greece
  

PM EDUCATION NEWS

• GAC Academic Forum to preceded PMI Research
  and Education Conference 2010 in Washington,
  DC on 11 July

• Specialist Teaching Group Goes International

• Croatia puts focus on project management at the
  universities

• HyperSquare Polska offers Discount for PMP©,
  Exam HyperSimulator to PMForum Readers

• HyperSquare Polska joins PMForum Partners
  Program - Subscribers to receive discounted
  pricing on Products & Workshops

PM PROFESSION NEWS

• Zimbabwe now has a National Project
  Management Association

• Croatia puts focus on project management at
  the universities

• Zemgale Regional Division of the Latvian M
  National Project Management Association
  Established

• PPSO SIG to Host 10th Birthday Conference –
  “Back 10 The Future”

• First Project Management Exchange held in
  Harare, Zimbabwe

• Final Report from PMI Global Congress
  2010 – EMEA in Milan

• 2010 Student Paper Award Winners Announced
  at happy projects ’10 Conference in Vienna

• Report from May happy projects ’10 in Vienna

• IPMA 26th World Congress on Project
  Management to be in Athens in November 2012

• Project Zone 2010: a successful and unique
  summit gathers interest and experts from all
  over the world in Budapest

• IPMA Executive Board Front and Center at PM05
  Conference in Greece

• PM05 Project Management Conference Successfully Concludes in Greece

PM INDUSTRY NEWS

• Corporate Sponsorships Available for 4th UT
  Dallas Project Management Symposium in Texas

• PMForum named Media Partner for PMI Research
  & Education Conference 2010 in Washington, DC
  in July

• ARCADIS wins US$54M Project Management
  Contract for large Wastewater Treatment Project
  in Brazil

• Turner Construction Company Establishes
  Construction Management Academy at York
  College in New York

• HyperSquare Polska offers Discount for PMP©
  Exam HyperSimulator to PMForum Readers

• HyperSquare Polska joins PMForum Partners
  Program - Subscribers to receive discounted
  pricing on Products & Workshops

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Awards
  $115M Program Management Contract

• US$4B Design Build Contract Awarded for Base
  Construction to move U.S. Marines from Japan
  to Guam

• Hill International Acquires Australia's McLachlan Lister

• PMForum Shares Center Stage with IPMA at
  PM05 Conference in Greece

• Major New Project Management Model Unveiled
  by ASU Prof Dean Kashiwagi at PM05 Conference
  in Greece

• US$80 Million Project Management Contract Awarded for $2.8 B Project in Brazil

FASCINATING PROJECTS

• EBRD to Fund Wastewater Treatment Plant
  Project in Croatia

• Phase One of Gautrain Rail System between OR
  Tambo International Airport and Sandton Opens
  for FIFA Soccer World Cup in Johannesburg

• NASA ICESCPAPE Project Sets Sail on June 15

• US$80 Million Project Management Contract Awarded for $2.8 B Project in Brazil

PUBLISHING NEWS

• IT Project Management: On Track from Start to
  Finish, Third Edition by Joseph Phillips Published
  by McGraw-Hill

• New book on Agile Project Management by John
  Goodpasture available from J. Ross Publishing
  in USA

• Bill Clinton and Project Management – PM World
  Today Editorial discusses importance of Clinton
  Speech to PMI in October

• Free Project Management Book – The 7 Steps to
  Recover a Project – available in Spanish

• PM World Tomorrow - New Refereed Project
  Management Journal Announced at PM05
  Conference in Greece

OTHER NEWS AFFECTING PROJECTS AND PM

• IMF Managing Director Welcomes G-20 Actions to
  Secure a Strong and Sustained Global Recovery

• Obama proposes $100 Million Increase for US
  Aerospace Industry

• UN Report Predicts Possible 40% Increase in
  Global Food Prices in Next Decade

• UN Official invites Russia to Invest more in Africa

• Global Environmental Facility to receive $4.25
  Billion for Environmental Sustainability in
  Developing Countries

• IMF Approves US$3.46 Billion Credit Line for
  Colombia

• Colombia and USA announce Science &
  Technology Cooperation Agreement

• Two Natural Disasters Strike Guatemala – UN Aid
  Agencies Appeal for Help

• New Public-Private Project to Boost Agriculture in
  Vietnam

• Highlights of Chilean Financing Plan of
  Reconstruction and Growth
  

• UN Announces Action Plan to Expand Global
  Broadband Access

• NASA Announces Earth Venture Research
  Projects

• $80 Million Announced for High-Speed Rail
  Projects in USA, including Funds for Program
  Management