EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE

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

EDITORIAL

• State of the World of Project Management - PM Education
  and Training
  By David L. Pells

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• On the February Editorial on the Political Upheaval
  in North Africa and the Middle East

• On the February Editorial on the Political Upheaval
  in North Africa and the Middle East

• On the February Editorial on Tunisian Winds of Change
  - Political Upheaval in North Africa and the Middle East

COLUMNS

• Comprehending Precedence Diagramming
  Method Logic and Precedence Scheduling
  By Earl Glenwright, PE, PSP

VIEWPOINTS ARTICLES

• The Functional Nature of Quality
  By Antonio Gordilho - MC, MBA

• Global Project Management and the Generational
  Divide
  By Curt Finch

• Is Likability an Essential Element of Leadership
  and Management?
  By Rebecca Winston, JD

• Trends and Truths
  By James Brown, PhD

• Personal reflection on the development of Standards
  and Guides in Project Management in general
  By Michel Thiry

FEATURED PAPERS

• Program Management Dashboards
  By Bob Prieto

• Matching the Right Project Managers with the
  Right Project Types
  By Alan Stretton, PhD

• Six Degrees of Separation, Chaos/Complexity
  Theory, Social Networking and Project Management
  By Robert Gordon & Wanda Curlee

• Why Should CPI = 1?
  By Walt Lipke

ADVISORY ARTICLES

• Flexible Project Management: Building a Flexibility
  Toolbox
  By Preston G. Smith and Jeff Oltmann

• The Pain of Change: Excuses or Roadblocks
  By Ty Kiisel

• PPM: Creating Dashboards that meet
  Strategic Corporate Performance Targets
  By Christian Vaillancourt

• Can You Manage Murphy?
  By Donald A. Pillittere

• Read the Signs Before it is Too Lates
  By Sujit Mishra

• Ticking the Right Boxes
  By Dr David Hillson

SECOND EDITION

• Economic Crisis and opportunities! Athens
  Municipality is establishing a Strategic PMO.
  By Panayotis Agrapidis

PM BOOK REVIEWS

• Management of Portfolios (MoP)
  By Multiple
  Reviewer: Michel Thiry

REGIONAL REPORTS

•   Project Management Update from Sydney
  By Jürgen Oschadleus

•   Projects and Project Management in Germany
  By Reinhard Wagner

• Project Management Update from Dublin
  By Ed Naughton

• Project Management Update from Italy
  By Antonello Bove

• Project Management News from Mexico
  By Maria del Roble Treviño

• Project Management News from Kosovo
  By Kushtrim Mehmetaj

• Project Management News from Spain
  By Alfonso Bucero

• UK Project Management Round Up
  By Miles Shepherd

• Project Management Update from Houston
  By Quang Ton, PMP

•   Project Management Update from Zurich
  By Rüdiger Geist

CALLS FOR PAPERS

• Final Call for Papers for 25th IPMA World Congress in Australia

• Final Call for Papers for 5th Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium

• Call for Papers - 1st Annual Project Management Association of Nepal International Conference in May 2011

• PMOz Announces Call for Papers

FUTURE PM EVENTS

• Registration Open for DYNAMICS 2011 Project Management Conference Announced in Istanbul

• PMForum named Media Partner for 1st International Project Management Conference in Nepal

• LinkedIn Europe's Kevin Eyres to Keynote PMI Global Congress 2011 - EMEA in Dublin on 9 May

PM COMMUNITY NEWS

• Results of PM GiveAways Drawing for free copies of Leadership Principles for Project Success by Thomas Juli announced

• PMForum names respected Project Management Leader Klaus Pannenbacker a Global Advisor in Germany

• Misr Hora....... Mubarak Bara (Egypt is Free.... Mubarak Out)

• Saad Hegazy named International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today in Volatile Middle East, to Report on Events Unfolding in Egypt and the Region

PM RESEARCH NEWS

• IRNOP 2011 Conference Receives Papers from 30 Countries

PM EDUCATION NEWS

• South Africa's Cranefield College introduces Advanced Certificate in Project Management

• CMAA Partners with Indonesia-Based PTMC to Deliver Standards-Based Construction Management Training

• PMI’s GAC Chair John Cable Meets with Four Universities & Industry Leaders in India to Discuss Accreditation of Project Management Education Programs

• New School of Project Management announced in Baku, Azerbaijan by BP, ESI and GWU

PM PROFESSION NEWS

• PMAJ New Years Project Management Seminar Concludes Successfully in Tokyo

• IPMA Expert Seminar in Zurich focuses on Future Trends in Programme, Portfolio and Project Management

PM INDUSTRY NEWS

• KBR to Provide Program Management Services for 30 Major Roads Projects in Qatar

• Project Management in the UK - Survey Results Released by Arras People

• Free Project Planning Software Available from Belgium Company

• CapGemini Publishes Microsoft EPM 2010 Functional Review - Available for Download

• KBR wins big Project Management Services Contract for Jazan Refinery and Marine Terminal Project in Saudi Arabia

• Report on Project Management Software Systems Available

• Big Project Management Contract Awarded in Adelaide

• New School of Project Management announced in Baku, Azerbaijan by BP, ESI and GWU

• US Government's Global Threat Reduction Initiative wins PMI Distinguished Project Award for Innovative IT Project

FASCINATING PROJECTS

• Chinese Company Completes 2.9MW Solar Power Project in Germany

• Project Success: New Health Center opens in Tanzania to Fight HIV/AIDS

• Discovery's Last Mission - NASA's STS-133 Team of Astronauts Head for International Space Station

• Porce III Hydroelectric Project Success Means more Renewable Energy in Colombia

• Project to help Reduce Childhood Anemia in El Salvador receives IDB Funding

• Deep Core Project Success in Antarctica - will Help Climate Scientists Worldwide understand the Past

• U.S. Government's National Archives IT Project in the Ditch - Problems attributed to Weak Earned Value Management

• US Government Officials launch 'Build Week' Tour to highlight Transportation Projects that reflect Obama's Goal to 'Win the Future'

• US Government's Global Threat Reduction Initiative wins PMI Distinguished Project Award for Innovative IT Project

PUBLISHING NEWS

• Project Management for Healthcare Information Technology, new book by Coplan and Masuda published by McGraw-Hill

• New Book by Todd Williams explains how to Rescue the Problem Project

• Results of PM GiveAways Drawing for free copies of Effective Project Management by Robert Wysocki announced

• Political Upheaval in Egypt, North Africa & The Middle East – What it Means for Projects & Project Management

• Free Project Management Books - Drawing for 10 free copies of Government Program Management by Bruce Barkley announced for PM GiveAways Program™

• Report on Project Management Software Systems Available

• The Project Management Answer Book by Jeff Furman Published by Management Concepts

OTHER NEWS AFFECTING PROJECTS AND PM

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

• UN Team Recommends Path for Transition to Democracy in Tunisia

• Energy Efficiency Projects in Slovak Republic Get Boost from EBRD

• Middle East 2.0 Lessons Unlearned! & The Egyptian Effect

• UN Special Envoy Calls for Overhaul of Education System in Haiti

• Political Upheaval in Egypt, North Africa & The Middle East – What it Means for Projects & Project Management

• Operation 11022011 Completed! Two Fall Down - Twenty Remain!

• US President Obama Honors Demonstrators in Egypt and Pledges American Support for Democratic Change

• Egypt Without Mubarak: The last 24 hours of Mubarak's Regime

• Historic Change in Middle East as Egyptian Pro-Democracy Demonstrations bring President Mubarak Down - The first electronic revolution in the world Mubarak Down through Facebook

• Global Food Prices Continue to Rise