EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE

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

EDITORIAL

Project Management in the Ring of Fire!
By David L. Pells

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• On the March Editorial on PM Education and Training

• Re “The Power of the WBS” by Florin Gheorghiu
  in February 2011 Edition of PM World Today

COLUMNS

• Can we Satisfy Project Stakeholders?
  By Darren Dalcher, PhD

• What Does the Project Stakeholder Value?
  By Pernille Eskerod and
  Anna Lund Jepsen

• Comprehending Precedence Diagramming
  Method Logic and Precedence Scheduling
  By Earl Glenwright

VIEWPOINTS ARTICLES

• Agile: To Be or Not to Be
  By James Brown, PhD

• The Value and Nature of Project Sponsorship
  By David West

• Leadership Lessons from the Recent changes
  worldwide!
  By Kumar Sarma

FEATURED PAPERS

• Continuous Alignment in Engineering & Construction
  Programs Utilizing a Program Management Approach
  By Bob Prieto

• U.S. Federal Project Management: Understanding
  FAC-P/PM and Competency
  By Michael O’Brochta

• Organisational Culture as a Factor Affecting Human Resources in the Construction Industry
  By Dr. Dimitrios P. Kamsaris
  and
  Angeliki Trachana, MSc

• Earned Schedule Application to Small Projects
  By Walt Lipke

• Some longer-term movements in the general and
  project management literatures
  Alan Stretton

ADVISORY ARTICLES

• Critical Skills for Leading Global Project Teams
  By Jim Waddell
  Tim Rahschulte
  and
  Russ Martinelli

• Project portfolio management focused on
  strategic corporate performance targets
  By Christian Vaillancourt

• Have You Earned the Right to Lead? Ten Deeply
  Destructive Mistakes That Suggest the Answer Is
  No (and How to Stop Making Them)
  By John Hamm

• No Cost Leadership Skills Gained by Volunteering
  By Tom Sheives, PhD

• The Brain on Multitasking: Handling Tasks in a
  Busy World
  By Bill Balcezak

• Top 10 Features of a Great PMP Exam Simulator
  By Cornelius Fichtner, PMP

• Show Some Appreciation
  By Margaret Meloni, MBA, PMP

• Entrepreneurship & Project Management – the
  Missing Link
  By Mounir Ajam

• Value Focused Supply Management -- the 21st
  Century Solution for Project Managers
  By William Gindlesperger

PM BOOK REVIEWS

• Complexity Theory and Project Management
  By Wanda Curlee and Robert L. Gordon
  Reviewer: Earl W. Crisp, D. P. A.

• A User’s Manual to the PMBOK (R) Guide
  By Cynthia Snyder Stackpole
  Reviewer: Rahayu S. Arifin

• Polaris – Lessons Learned in Risk Management
  By Dr. John J. Byrne, PMP
  Reviewer: Aravind Arthanari

REGIONAL REPORTS

•   Project Management News from Argentina
  By Ana Maria Rodriguez

•   March 2011 in Austria
  By Claudia Weninger

•   Project Management Update from Sydney
  By Jürgen Oschadleus

•   Project Management News from Montreal
  By Alcides Santopietro, PMP

• Project Management News from Chile
  By Jaime Videla

• Project Management News from Ecuador
  By Irvin J. Franco, PMP

• Project Management Update from Dublin
  By Ed Naughton

• Project Management Update from Nepal
  By Suraj Dahal

• Project Management Update from Romania
  By Florin Gheorghiu PMP

• Project Management Update from Kigali
  By Isaac Nyarwaya

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

• Project Management in Spain: Monthly
  Report
  By Alfonso Bucero

•   Project Management Update from Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
  By Philip Smelt

•   Project Management Update from Omaha
  By Ted Koval
  

•   Project Management Update from Houston
  By Quang Ton, PMP
  

CALLS FOR PAPERS

• Call for Papers for Special Edition of Journal of Project, Program and Portfolio Management

FUTURE PM EVENTS

• PMForum named Media Partner for IRNOP 2011 Conference in Montréal

• happy projects '11 conference in Vienna PROJECTS & VALUES

• DYNAMICS 2011 Conference in Istanbul during 1-2 April expected to be Turkey’s biggest Project Management Event in 2011

• Australian Futurist Morris Miselowski to keynote 25th IPMA World Congress in Brisbane in October

• Early Registration Open for 5th Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium in August

• Project Management Companies Invited to Participate in 25th IPMA World Congress in Australia

• PMUni Research Workshop to precede happy projects '11 conference in Vienna, Austria on 11 May

• Dr. Louis Klein to Deliver Keynote Speech at Project Management Association of Nepal’s 1st International Conference in May

• Results of PM GiveAways Drawing for Two FREE passes to happy projects ’11 conference in Vienna announced

PM COMMUNITY NEWS

• Miles Shepherd, Advisor & Correspondent for PMForum in the UK, nominated ISO/TC 258 Chairman

• UT Dallas Project Management Program Director James Szot named to PMI's Global Accreditation Center Board

• Results of PM GiveAways Drawing for free copies of Project-Oriented Leadership book by Müller & Turner announced

• Dr. Louis Klein to Deliver Keynote Speech at Project Management Association of Nepal’s 1st International Conference in May

PM RESEARCH NEWS

• PMUni Research Workshop to precede happy projects '11 conference in Vienna, Austria on 11 May

• IPMA Invites Applications for 2011 Project Management Research Awards

PM EDUCATION NEWS

• UT Dallas Project Management Program Director James Szot named to PMI's Global Accreditation Center Board

• Project Management Degree Programs at Three Universities Awarded PMI Accreditation

• Drawing for FREE pass to 5th UT Dallas Project Management Symposium in Texas announced for PM GiveAways™ Program

PM PROFESSION NEWS

• PMI Introduces New Tools for Organizations - PMI Standards Benchmark™ and PMI Standards Navigator™

• DYNAMICS 2011 Conference in Istanbul during 1-2 April expected to be Turkey’s biggest Project Management Event in 2011

• PMI Research Study Indicates Strong Project Management and Other Common Success Factors Drive U.S. Federal Government Savings

• PMI Dallas Vendor Showcase Draws Big Crowd of Project Management Professionals for Festive Event

• PMI Launches Agile Project Management Certification

PM INDUSTRY NEWS

• PMI Introduces New Tools for Organizations - PMI Standards Benchmark™ and PMI Standards Navigator™

• Canada's Websystems Pledges $100k Worth of Project Management Software Licenses to Japan

• ARCADIS Appoints Thomas Hessling Vice President and National Market Leader for Alternative Project Delivery in USA

• Project Management Companies Invited to Participate in 25th IPMA World Congress in Australia

• Egyptian Company OCI Wins US$146 Million Project in Abu Dhabi

• Australia's Lend Lease to Manage 7-Eleven's Portfolio of 500+ Construction Projects in Canada and USA

• SPX Acquires New Zealand's B. W. Murdoch to Strengthen Engineering and Project Management Capabilities in the Dairy Industry and in Asia Pacific Regio

• PMI Dallas Vendor Showcase Draws Big Crowd of Project Management Professionals for Festive Event

• Project Management Association of Nepal announce Sponsorship Opportunities for 1st International Project Management Conference in Kathmandu in May

• Project Management for Skype Relocation

FASCINATING PROJECTS

• Two Projects to Develop New Flu Vaccine Technology Announced as Part of National Pandemic Preparedness Program

• Sault Area Hospital Project Creates One of Canada's Most Advanced Digital Hospitals

• Deepwater Who Dat Project to Proceed in Gulf of Mexico

• Colombia to Receive $10M for Project to Improve Legal Systems, Increase Transparency and Reduce Corruption

• IceBridge Project to Survey Changes in Arctic Polar Ice

• Soyuz Spacecraft with American and Russian Astronauts Lands Safely in Kazakhstan

• Australia's Lend Lease to Manage Major Airport Terminal Expansion Project in New York

• Space Shuttle Discovery Returns to Earth after Final Mission

• Skyscraper Project in Poland Selects Project Manager

• Blue Sky - NASA Astronauts receive 1st Live Concert at Mission Control before Coming Home

PUBLISHING NEWS

• Plant Project Engineering Guidebook - new book by Morley Selver published by Multi-Media Publications

• The History of Project Management - major new book by Mark Kozak-Holland published by Multi-Media Publications

• PMOSIG Program Management Office Handbook announced by J. Ross Publishing in USA

• The Project Risk Maturity Model: Measuring and Improving Risk Management Capability - new book by Martin Hopkinson published by Gower

• APICS Publishes Project Management-Focused Issue of Production and Inventory Management Journal

• Free Project Management Books – Drawing for Complexity Theory and Project Management by Curlee & Gordon announced for PM GiveAways Program™

OTHER NEWS AFFECTING PROJECTS AND PM

• NASA Extends Crew Flight Contract with Russian Space Agency through 2016

• UN Security Council Authorizes ‘No-Fly Zone’ over Libya and ‘All Measures’ to Protect Civilian – Qadhafi Declares Military Cease Fire

• Program to Save the Bees! UN Report Calls for Global Action

• IDB President Says Support of Private Sector Projects in Latin America and Caribbean Region to Increase

• IMF and Multilateral Development Banks Issue Joint Statement in London on Global Economic Issues

• US State Department Provides Website for Contributions to Disaster Relief and Support to Japan

• National Disaster in Japan from Massive Earthquake and Tsunami, now Possible Nuclear Crisis

• IDB to provide $500 Million to help Latin America and Caribbean Prepare for Natural Disasters

• EPA identifies 25 new Hazardous Waste Sites for Cleanup Projects in the United States

• US Government Increases Funding for Humanitarian Assistance Programs for Libya

• UN Ramps up Humanitarian Aid in Libya

• Feed the Future Program Helps Countries Cope with Rising Food Prices

• $1 Billion for Projects to Stimulate Russian Economy Announced

• NASA Announces Three New Program Offices & Three Space Technology Solicitations

• Devastation, Heartbreak and Heroism – Earthquake Aftermath and Update from Christchurch, New Zealand