Robert Van De Velde
Contributing Author

Robert Van De Velde, PhD, PMP is an experienced project manager with a significant track record completing projects on time and on budget.  He has delivered award-winning projects in financial services, natural resources, and telecommunications.  His articles have appeared in the Journal of Systems Management and People and Information.  Rob holds a Ph.D. and has earned certifications in project management and MS Project.  His current research interests include techniques for managing time-driven projects, automation of project status analysis and reporting, and the use of advanced features in MS Project.  Rob received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto.  He holds a B.Sc. from the University of Manitoba.  He resides in Toronto, Canada.  Rob operates a commercial Web Site that features plug-ins for MS Project.  See www.projectflightdeck.com for more information.  You can reach Rob via e-mail at info@projectflightdeck.com.

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Hubert Vaughan
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Professor Hubert Vaughan is a research Fellow at the China Academy of Management Science, a Professor at the Institute of International Engineering Project Management of Tsinghua University, Graduate School of China Academy of Science, Beijing Aeronautic and Astronautic University, and Nankai University teaching Innovation Management, Program Management, Project management, and Software Engineering. Hubert commenced his career in the field of computer technology in early 1972. The last 37 years had served a number of International Organizations including IBM, DEC, Unisys, Tandem, Bell Canada, Andersen Consulting, National Mutual, ANZ Banking Group and Bank of Montreal holding senior management positions in Technology related services. His career covered the five major continents around the world as Director, Assistant Vice President, and Vice President that spanned across software development, professional services, product development, technology consulting, project/program management, strategic planning as well as business development. Apart from his teaching engagements, Hubert is a Member of PMI’s Program Management Credentialing Committee (PgMPCC); a member of the International Society of Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM), a co-founder of First International Innovation Management Alliance (FiiMA), and an Editorial Advisor of e-journal PM World Today/PM Forum. Hubert is a Program Consultant to a number of States Owned technology Organizations in China. Professor Hubert Vaughan can be contacted at hubertvaughan@pm.tsinghua.edu.cn

Tsinghua University- Institute of International Engineering Project Managementt (IIEPM)

The Institute of International Engineering Project Management (IIEPM) at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, was founded on Nov. 9, 2001. It provides engineering management research, consulting service to governmental bodies and corporations. IIEPM aims to become a research, consulting and training base which will help advance project management standards in China and raise the competitiveness of China's industries and companies to international levels. Tsinghua University was established in 1911 and is recognized globally for academic excellence. At the end of 2000, Tsinghua University had eight colleges and 43 departments, 44 research institutes, nine engineering research centers, and 163 laboratories, including 15 national key laboratories. The university offers 37 bachelor's degree programs, 107 master's degree programs and 64 Ph.D. programs. The university's motto of "Self-discipline and Social Commitment" has inspired many generations of Tsinghua teachers and students to contribute toward the prosperity of China. Now, striving to build Tsinghua University into a world-class university by its 100th anniversary in 2011 has become the objective of each member of the teaching staff and the student body. http://pm.tsinghua.edu.cn

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Kunal Verma
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Kunal Verma, PMP, is presently a Project Manager in the Enterprise Solutions Practice of INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. He has over 7 years of experience in the IT industry and has focused on packaged applications for the last 4 years. During this time Kunal and his team have been involved in several consulting, roadmap definition for the enterprise, pre-sales, project management and project implementations, mainly on SAP products. Kunal has worked extensively in SAP CRM product development and SAP implementations for Automotive, Hospitality, High Tech and CPG Industries. Kunal has received awards for delivering projects and programs on-time, within-budget and with high customer satisfaction. Kunal started his journey in the packaged space from SAP Labs India where he worked on SAP CRM product development. Prior to working in packaged applications, he was involved in custom application development in the Financial Domain. Kunal holds a Bachelors Degree in Technology from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Kanpur. Kunal can be contacted at +1(469)279-1559 or e-mail: kunal_verma@infosys.com.

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Lev Virine, PhD
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Rainer Volz has been an IT architect and manager for over 10 years, mainly in the airline and financial services industries. He specializes in technology and management consulting for virtual organizations, and edits the "Virtual Projects" website (www.vrtprj.com / www.vrtprj.de) to provide more information about collaboration and distributed project management.

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Rainer Volz
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Rainer Volz has been an IT architect and manager for over 10 years, mainly in the airline and financial services industries. He specializes in technology and management consulting for virtual organizations, and edits the "Virtual Projects" website (www.vrtprj.com / www.vrtprj.de) to provide more information about collaboration and distributed project management.

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Maria Voropajev-Cates
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Maria (Masha) Voropaeva – Cates is a head of projects for Lenovo web design company.  Ms. Cates was born, raised and studied fine arts in Moscow before moving to North Carolina in 1993.  Since that time, she has been a fine artist, graphic artist, web designer, web-based training developer, interactive media developer, and director or member of various web design projects for customers and organizations worldwide.  Masha has a Fine Arts Degree from V.I. Surikov Art School (1978-1984) and a Master's Degree in Fine Arts & Graphic Arts from the Academy of Arts, Moscow State Arts Institute (1985-1991).  She has Certificates in Computer Art and 3D Computer Animation from the School of Communication Arts, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA (1997-99). Ms. Cates is currently completing an Masters Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management at Strayer University in Raleigh. Masha Cates can be contacted at mcates@us.lenovo.com.

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Professor Vladimir Voropajev, Ph.D.
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Professor Vladimir Voropajev, PhD. is President and Chairman of the Board of the Russian Association of Project Management, SOVNET. Dr. Voropajev is professor of Project Management at the State University of Management, Moscow, Russia.  He is also Head of the Program and Project Management Faculty for the Russian State Academy's Program for Professional Retraining and Professional Skill Development for Executives and Specialists in Investment Fields.  He is a full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences on Information Science and Cybernetics, and of the International Academy of Investments and Economy in Construction. From 1991 to 2001, he was Vice-president and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Project Management Association (IPMA), the global federation of national PM associations based in Zurich, Switzerland. He is an honorary Fellow of the Indian Project Management Association and a past member of the Global Project Management Forum Steering Committee.  During his 40 years of engineering, scientific, teaching and consulting activities, he has published over 250 scientific research works including 7 monographs and 5 textbooks about the organization and planning of construction, information systems, and project management.  Vladimir serves on the editorial boards of several international project management journals, is a frequent participant in PM conferences worldwide, and provides ongoing counsel and support to PM professional leaders in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Yugoslavia and other countries.  Professor Voropajev can be reached at voropaev@sovnet.ru

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Jim Waddell
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Jim Waddell is an independent consultant specializing in program management and mergers and acquisitions.  He is the former Director of Program Management for Tektronix Inc. where he established and led Tektronix's first worldwide Program Management Office.  Additionally, Jim is an adjunct professor at the Oregon Graduate Institute, a founding member of the Program Management Forum in Portland, and the co-founder of the Program Management Academy.  Jim has held a wide range of managerial and operational roles ranging across engineering, marketing, systems and manufacturing in the high tech and energy industries. Contact Jim at:  mailto:jim.waddell@programmanagement-academy.com

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Patrick Weaver
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Patrick Weaver, PMP, FAICD, FCIOB, is the Managing Director of Mosaic Project Services Pty Ltd, an Australian project management consultancy specialising in project control systems and a PMI Registered Education Provider.  Patrick is also the business manager of Stakeholder Management Pty Ltd. He is a Fellow and Regional President of the Chartered Institute of Building, Australasia (FCIOB) and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD). He is a member of the PMI College of Scheduling, College of Performance Management and the PMI Melbourne Chapter (Australia), as well a full member of AIPM and the APM (UK).  Patrick has over 35 years experience in Project Management.  His career was initially focused on the planning and managing of construction, engineering and infrastructure projects in the UK and Australia. The last 25 years has seen his businesses and experience expand to include the successful delivery of project scheduling services and PMOs in a range of government, ICT and business environments; with a strong focus on project management training.  His consultancy work encompasses: developing and advising on project schedules, developing and presenting PM training courses, managing the development of internal project control systems for client organisations, and assisting with dispute resolution and claims management.  He is a qualified Arbitrator and Mediator.  In the last few years, Patrick has sought to ‘give back' to the industry he has participated in since leaving college and has sought to contribute to the development of the project management profession.  In addition to his committee roles he has presented papers at a wide range of project management conferences in the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia, has been part of the organising committee for two PMI Congresses in the Asia-Pacific region, and has an on-going role with the PMOZ conference in Australia and World Project Management Week.  Patrick can be contacted at patw@mosaicprojects.com.au or at www.mosaicprojects.com.au.

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Francis D. Wega
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Francis D. Wega, MPM, PMP is a Senior Project Management Consultant and Engagement Manager with Project Assistants, Inc. a project management consulting firm based in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. For more than ten years, he has provided project management solutions for dozens of companies in multiple industries (Telecommunications, Pharmaceutical, IT, Manufacturing, State and Federal Government, Financial, Construction, Non-profit). Francis has led numerous project management maturity assessments and health-checks, and has developed strategic and tactical plans for capacity improvement. He also led the development and institutionalization of Project Management Offices (PMO) for multiple organizations, and helped develop and deploy project management processes and methodologies. He led multiple Enterprise Project Management (EPM) systems planning, implementation and training, and provided Project Management training, mentorship and coaching to project practitioners. Francis is also specialized in issues concerning project management for developing countries in Africa.  Francis Wega has been a PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2001 and holds a Masters degree in Project Management with honor from Devry University, Keller Graduate School of Management in the USA. As the sponsor of the PMI Grand Centre Cameroon potential chapter, Francis has been a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) since 1998, a member of the American Society for the Advancement of Project management (ASAPM), and member of the Microsoft Project Association (MPA – since 1998). Francis can be reached at francisdw@msn.com.

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Colin Wheeler
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Colin Wheeler has over two decades of experience in the field of Risk Management and is now Technical Director with Istria Risk Management Solutions.  He is a leading member of the UK Risk Management community, acting as the UK Risk representative of the Programme Management Institute and a Subject Matter Expert for the rewrite of the OGC's Management of Risk Module.  Colin has extensive experience of conducting risk management consultancy and training in both the public and private sector.  Previous clients include the Ministry of Defence, the UK Passport Office, the National Health Service, British Telecom, DHL and Transport for London.  Mr. Wheeler played a major role in creating the leading edge risk management software, IRIS, a user friendly tool that uniquely combines qualitative and quantitative techniques into a single application that facilitates decision making, automates processes and provides a secure audit trail of risk management activity. Email colin.wheeler@istria-ltd.com or visit www.istria-ltd.com.

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Scott Whitney
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Scott Whitney is IT Manager for Journyx. Scott has worked professionally in IT in some capacity for 20 years, most recently specializing in helping small businesses make technology work for them, not vice versa. He can be reached at swhitney@journyx.com.

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Max Wideman
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Max Wideman is an engineer and professional project manager with experience in systems, social and environmental projects, as well as design and engineering projects. He is a Fellow of the Project Management Institute, of which he is past president and chairman, and for whom he developed the 1987 version of the Project Management Body of Knowledge. He is also a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), the Engineering Institute of Canada, and the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering. His web site is at http://www.maxwideman.com

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Rebecca Winston
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Rebecca Winston, Esq. Active in PMI since 1993, Rebecca Winston helped pioneer PMI's Specific Interest Groups (SIGs), including the Project Earth and Government SIGs, the latter of which she was a founding member. She also initiated the SIGs involvement with the PMI Board of Directors, and was founder and first co-chair of Women in Project Management. Winston currently serves as a consultant to organizations such as the National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security on topics ranging from Program and Project Management to project reviews and assistance in risk management and vulnerability assessments. Rebecca served on the PMI board of directors during 1998-2002, served as Chair of the PMI board in 2002, and was elected a Fellow of PMI in 2005.”

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