Volume IX - Issue IV - April 2007
PM Community News
Harvey Levine to Teach Practical Project Management  IBC Conferences and Event Management Services Company Ltd of Shanghai, China has announced that Mr. Harvey Levine is scheduled to teach a “masterclass” on two dates in April 2007. Entitled “Practical Project Management & Portfolio Strategy", this exclusive masterclass will be different from other project management programs in that it will focus on simplified, pragmatic approaches to project management for implementation at any level, from small projects with limited personnel to major multi-project situations in large firms. Dates & Locations for the masterclass are as follows: April 16–17, 2007, The Regent Hotel, Shanghai Mr. Levine, who is also a Global Advisor for PMForum, has the following qualifications for teaching these courses: 
Additional information is at www.ibcchina.com.cn/projectmanagement. Additional information about Mr. Levine can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/advisors.htm. Professor Brané Semolic named  Professor Brané Semolic, PhD, has been named an International Editorial Advisor for PM World Today, the online eJournal published by PMForum.org. Professor Semolic is currently Senator and Head of the Project and Technology Institute in the Faculty of Logistics at the University of Maribor in Maribor, Slovenia. He is also Head of the European Master in Project Management at the University, and visiting professor of project management at the University of Bilbao, Spain. Professor Brané Semolic is also President of the Experts Council of Project Management Association of Slovenia (ZPM), and Chairman of the IPMA (International Project Management Association) Research Management Board. He is also a member of the EU Enterprise Policy Group – Professional Chamber, a member of the EU ECOLEAD Program Industrial Advisory Board, and liaison for ZPM cooperation with the Project Management Institute (PMI) in the USA. Brané Semolic has a BSc in Mechanical Engineering (technology), and a BSc, M.Sc.and Ph.D.in Economics and Business Administration (project management and informatics) from the University of Maribor. Professor Semolic has 30 years of working experience as an expert, researcher, consultant, manager and project manager in industry and for the Slovene government. He spent four year as Counselor to the Ministry of Science and Technology, Republic of Slovenia (1990 – 1994) and has been a member of the International Association for Project Management (IPMA) since 1982. He was previously a Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Electronics and Computer Sciences, Faculty of Civil Engineering, and Faculty of Logistics (University of Maribor); Dean of GEA College (Global Entrepreneurship Academy) in Ljubljana; Lecturer in the “European Project Manager” postgraduate education program (joint program with University of Bremen); Co-founder of the EU education program “European Master in Project Management”; IPMA Vice president (international events and R&D); President of the Slovenian Project management Association (ZPM); First IPMA foreign assessor in the PM Certification Program in Serbia and Montenegro; Project manager of the 14th IPMA (International Project Management Association) world congress in 1998; and President of scientific committee of 1st joint ICEC & IPMA Global Congress on Project Management and Cost Engineering in 2006. He has published more than 300 works on project management and other topics.  The University of Maribor was established in 1959. It currently has 13 Faculties and more than 20,000 students. The Faculty of Logistics has two educational programs – technical and business logistics. Project management is an integral part of the program curriculum. Research work performed by the Project and Technology Management Institute has strong links with Slovenian industry. The first international inter-faculty masters program, European Master in Project Management – EuroMPM, will start during the next academic year. The EuroMPM is being implemented by a consortia of European Universities (University of Zaragoza, University of Bilbao, University of Trondheim, ESC Lille/Paris, University of Dortmund, University of Friedberg and University of Maribor). The University of Maribor has a long tradition in the teaching of project management, which started in 1971. Additional information about the university can be found at www.uni-mb.si/.  With a population of 117,693 as of 2002, Maribor is the second-largest city in Slovenia. Maribor lies on the river Drava at the meeting point of the Pohorje mountain, the Drava valley, the Drava plain, and the Kozjak and Slovenske gorice hill ranges. It is the center of the Slovenian region of Lower Styria in Eastern Slovenia and its largest city. Maribor was first recognized as a town in 1254, near the castle of Marchburch. After World War II, the city capitalized on its proximity to Austria and its skilled workforce, and developed into the major transit, industrial and cultural center of Eastern Slovenia. With the second biggest international airport in Slovenia, Maribor is now known for its historic buildings, alpine skiing, the University of Maribor and the oldest grapevine in the world. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maribor.)  Professor Brané Semolic lives in Maribor, Slovenia and can be contacted at brane.semoli@siol.net.
Adesh Jain, Chair of IPMA, is Named  Mr. Adesh Jain, M. Eng, CPP, MPD, immediate past president and current Chair of the Council of Delegates for the International Project Management Association (IPMA), has been named a global advisor for PMForum. Mr. Jain is also Managing Director of the Centre for Excellence in Project Management Ltd, President of PM Guru, Inc. (USA), Honorary President of Project Management Associates (India) and Chair of the IPMA Nation to Nation Forum. Adesh was named a Fellow of IPMA in 2006. Adesh received his BS in Mathematics and BS in Electrical Engineering from one of the foremost global institutes - the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Later he went to Canada where he received his MS in Control Systems at Carleton University, Ottawa. His thesis was under the supervision of renowned MIT Professor Dan George on the subject of 'A dynamic control of a system consisting of ship and ocean'. Adesh’s career includes nearly 40 years of project-oriented work, beginning with 2 state-of-the-art projects for Litton Industries in the early 1970s in the USA. His first project was related to automatic landing of a flying object and the second dealt with Artificial Intelligence for voice recognition. Adesh next became a project manager for Control Data Corporation, suppliers of the world's largest super computers. In 1973, Adesh returned to India to help the country embark on major computerization programs. As a foremost authority related to super and mainframe computers, he was placed as No. 2 in one of the largest steel plants in India in their management services department. In a short duration of 1½ years he introduced Process Automation in the steel plant using IBM Computers. In 1975, Adesh was asked by Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited, the largest Government of India engineering Undertaking, to head their IT and Project Management services. He was the youngest CEO ever to head a division there. He became the Chairman of the Heavy Engineering Group in 1982 comprising of 22 large Public Sector Undertakings. In 1991, the President of India honored him with a Fellowship award for laying a strong foundation for the IT industry in India and for bridging the gap between management decision-making and IT processes. He has since been conferred with 6 major awards in India, including the 'Gem of India' award.
 In 1992, Adesh started the Centre for Excellence in Project Management with a sole aim of strengthening project management in India and in the world. His belief that general management is a subset of project management was well accepted in 1995 when he gave a key presentation at the Project Management Institute (PMI®) Conference in New Orleans, USA. In 1993, Adesh founded Project Management Associates (PMA), India - a-not-for-profit registered society, and was its first President. He was one of 6 project management leaders elected to the Steering Committee for the Global Project Management Forum in Boston in 1996. Adesh received the 1997 Distinguished Contribution Award from PMI for laying a strong foundation of PM globally. He was the first non North American to receive this prestigious award. In January 1999, Adesh became the first non-European to become a Vice President of IPMA and was re-elected as Vice President two more times until December 2004. He was elected to serve as the President of IPMA for 2005 and later elected to be the Chair of IPMA for two years beginning January 2007.  Adesh Jain has addressed or trained over 50,000 people world wide. He has given more than 40 keynote presentations on varied topics of project management. He is author of the book “New Dimensions in Project Management” (1992) and over 50 articles. He is the originator of such breakthrough concepts as 'Project Mindset' and 'Project Thinking'. He has been invited to talk on Project Thinking at major International Conferences and Seminars, the first one in Stockholm, Sweden in August 1999. Since he first visited China in 1999, Adesh has contributed significantly to strengthening project management in China where he has trained over 2,000 professionals in IT project management and general project management. He has been deeply involved with the China Project Management Committee (CPMC), is Honorary Chairman of CPMC, and is the first non-Chinese to enjoy such a privilege. For many years, he was the chair of the Jury to assess International Outstanding Project Managers in China. In 2001, Adesh Jain was invited to give a keynote presentation in the Great Hall of China at a conference organized by UNIDO. His topic was the contribution of Project Thinking in smoothing Mergers and Acquisitions. For the 2005 Festival of Thinkers conclave organized in Abu Dhabi, he was invited from India to attend and speak on the imperatives of project management. Adesh was the organizer and manager of the 19th IPMA World Congress held in New Delhi from 13-16 November 2005. It was the largest IPMA congress ever held with over 1200 delegates from 70 countries and all 5 continents, 149 paper presentations, 8 major keynote speeches from captains of industry, and 4 social evenings for networking and fun. The Finance Minister for the country of India inaugurated the Congress, which also had heavy participation from the Government of India and over 100 Indian companies. During Mr. Jain's IPMA Presidency, there were significant changes in IPMA. In addition to the Certification Validation Management Board (CVMB), three major new boards were created: the IPMA Awards Management Board, IPMA Research Management Board and IPMA Young Crew Management Board. Two new forums were also created – the IPMA Nation-to-Nation Forum and the IPMA Academic Forum. During his term the IPMA competency Baseline (ICB) version 3 was released. Along with his colleagues, Adesh also brought significant changes to the strategic direction of IPMA. Adesh was a keynote speaker at the 20th IPMA World Congress held in Shanghai, China in October 2006. He was the keynote speaker at the Nordnet Conference in Stockholm, Sweden in November 2006. He was the keynote speaker at the 1st International Project Management Conference in Istanbul, Turkey in December 2006. He was the keynote speaker at an International Conference in Phuket, Thailand in February 2007 Recently, the Government of India has appointed Adesh as one of the 6 top most professionals to become a member of a high level task force to finalize a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 12 leading energy sector companies in India. In short, Adesh Jain is a legendary figure whose passion and dedication for strengthening project management is recognized worldwide. He is a visionary leader who has helped to shape the PM profession globally, who is known for his dedication and concern for the global community. Adesh's humanistic approach has made him very popular amongst all those who come in touch with him. Adesh lives in New Delhi, India, the capital of the country.  According to Wikipedia, New Delhi is an urban area within the metropolis of Delhi, and the capital city of the Republic of India, as well as the seat of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. The city lies in northern India, almost entirely in the Gangetic plains. Delhi has served as the political and financial centre of several empires of ancient India, most notably of the Mughal Empire. During the early 1900s, a proposal was made to the British administration to shift the capital of the Indian Empire from Calcutta to Delhi. New Delhi was laid out to the south of the Old City which was constructed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. However, New Delhi overlays the site of seven ancient cities and hence includes many historic monuments like the Jantar Mantar and the Humayun's Tomb. New Delhi is structured around two central promenades called the Rajpath, stretching from the Presedential Palace (Rashtrapati Bhavan) up to the the India Gate and the Janpath which begins from Connaught Circus and cuts the Shantipath at right angles. New Delhi is charachterised by its wide straight roads and numerous roundtanas. In 2003, the National Capital Territory of Delhi had a population of 14.1 million people making it the second largest metropolitan area in India after Mumbai. With an estimated net State Domestic Product (SDP) of 83,085 crores (830.85 billion) Indian rupee (INR) (for the year 2004–05), Delhi is an important commercial center in South Asia.
 Delhi has a per capita income of 53,976 INR which is around 2.5 times of the national average. The total workforce in all government (union and state) and quasi government sector was 620,000. In comparison, organised private sector employed 219,000. Delhi's service sector has expanded due in part to the large skilled English-speaking workforce that has attracted many multinational companies. Key service industries include information technology, telecommunications, hotels, banking, media and tourism. Delhi's large consumer market, coupled with the easy availability of skilled labour, has attracted foreign investment. Construction, power, telecommunications, health, community services, and real estate projects form integral parts of Delhi's economy. Delhi's retail industry is one of the fastest growing industries in India. The Republic of India, commonly known as India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second most populous country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world. India has a coastline of over seven thousand kilometres, bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east. India borders Pakistan to the west; People's Republic of China, Nepal and Bhutan to the north-east; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east.  Home to the Indus Valley Civilization and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four major world religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated here, while Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism, arrived in the first millennium CE and shaped India's variegated culture. Gradually annexed by the British East India Company from the early 18th century and colonised by Great Britain from the mid-19th century, India became a modern nation-state in 1947 after a struggle for independence marked by widespread use of nonviolent resistance as a means of social protest. With the world's fourth largest economy in purchasing power and the second fastest growing large economy, India has made rapid progress in the last decade, especially in information technology. Although India's standard of living is projected to rise sharply in the next half-century, it currently battles high levels of poverty, persistent malnutrition, and environmental degradation. A multi-lingual, multi-ethnic society, India is also home to a diversity of wildlife in a variety of protected habitats.
Ed Naughton Named International Correspondent Mr. Ed Naughton, BE, C. Eng., F.I.E.I, IPMA-a, PMP, has become an International Correspondent for PMForum in Dublin, Ireland. Ed Naughton is also the founder and current Director General of the Institute of Project Management of Ireland. The organization was set up in 1989 to develop and further the discipline of project management in Ireland. It is now the leading authority on the profession in Ireland.  Ed is a former Vice President, Marketing for the International Project Management Association (IPMA) and is currently the Co-chair of IPMA’s “Nation to Nation” Project Management Forum. The IPMA is a global federation of 43 national project management societies and a worldwide professional association with more than 70,000 certified professionals in almost 40 countries. Its outputs include a globally recognized certification program, global standards and the active promotion of the project management profession in both the business and government sectors. Ed has researched, published and presented many articles and papers on the continuously evolving state of project management. He is the author of the Irish Project Management Competence Baseline and is responsible for the design of all of the Institute’s academic programmes. During his thirty year career, Ed has worked as a project manager and/or project management consultant on a large variety of high profile domestic and international assignments. Ed Naughton is a graduate of University College Dublin where he read for a BE (civil). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers of Ireland; a Chartered Engineer (Ireland); a Professional Engineer in Canada (Province of British Columbia); holds IPMA Level A certification; and is former editor of the quarterly international publication “Project Management Practice”. According to Wikipedia, Dublin is the capital and largest city in Ireland, near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. Founded as a centre of Viking settlement, the city has been Ireland's capital since mediæval times. The population of the the Dublin Region population is 1,186,159, and the Greater Dublin Area 1,661,185. Dublin is the primary centre of education in Ireland, with three universities and several other higher education institutions. There are 20 third-level institutes in the city. The University of Dublin is the oldest university in Ireland dating from the 16th Century. Its sole constituent college, Trinity College, was established by Royal Charter under Elizabeth I.  The national parliament of the Republic of Ireland, the Oireachtas, consists of the President of Ireland and two houses, Dáil Éireann (Chamber of Deputies) and Seanad Éireann (Senate). All three are based in Dublin. Dublin is the centre of both media and communications in Ireland, with many newspapers, radio stations, television stations and telephone companies having their headquarters there. Dublin is at the centre of Ireland's transport system. Dublin Port is the country's most important sea port. Dublin Airport is the busiest airport by far on the island, registering over 21 million passengers in 2006, making it the 14th busiest airport in Europe. The Irish Government has launched a national transport plan, which is expected to cost €34.4 billion over the next 10 years.  Dublin is at the centre of Ireland's economy, and in 2004 the Greater Dublin Area contributed over €69.6 billion (US$92 billion) to the total Irish GDP, or around 45%. Banking, finance and commerce are also important in the city. In 2005, around 800,000 people were employed in the Greater Dublin Area, of whom around 600,000 were employed in the services sector and 200,000 in the industrial sector. Probably the most famous industry in Dublin is brewing: Guinness has been brewed at the St. James's Gate Brewery since 1759. Many international firms have established major headquarters in the city. During the Celtic Tiger years of the mid to late nineties a large number of pharmaceutical and information technology companies have located in Dublin and its suburbs and there are many Information and Communications Technology companies operating in and around the city. Microsoft's EMEA Operations Centre is located in Sandyford Industrial Estate to the south of the city and Google and Amazon have established operational bases in the city. Intel and Hewlett-Packard have large manufacturing plants in Leixlip, County Kildare, a suburb to the west of Dublin. Google, Yahoo! and PayPal (among others) also have their European headquarters in Dublin. Dublin is internationally recognised for its large amount of high-tech industrial estates, business centres and financial centres — which have led it to be known as the "Silicon Valley of Europe".  The Republic of Ireland (more commonly known as “Ireland”) is a country in north-western Europe and occupies five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned in 1921. Ireland is bordered by Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom) to the north, by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and by the Irish Sea to the east. It is a member of the European Union, has a developed economy and a population of slightly more than 4.2 million. The economy of Ireland has transformed in recent years from an agricultural focus to one dependent on trade, industry and investment. Economic growth in Ireland averaged an exceptional 10% from 1995–2000, and 7% from 2001–2004. Industry, which accounts for 46% of GDP, about 80% of exports, and 29% of the labour force, now takes the place of agriculture as the country's leading sector. Exports play a fundamental role in the state's robust growth, but the economy also benefits from the accompanying rise in consumer spending, construction, and business investment. On paper, the country is the largest exporter of software-related goods and services in the world. In fact, a lot of foreign software, and sometimes music, is filtered through the country to avail of the state's non-taxing of royalties from copyrighted goods.  The state joined in launching the euro currency system in January 1999 (leaving behind the Irish pound) along with ten other EU nations. The 1995 to 2000 period of high economic growth led many to call the country the Celtic Tiger. Ireland has the fourth-highest GDP (based on PPP) per capita in the world after Luxembourg, Norway and the United States, and lies fourth in the 2006 UN Human Development Index, which counts GDP per capita as a factor. The Economist Intelligence Unit's Quality of Life Index placed Ireland first in its "World in Review 2005" survey. More information about Dublin and Ireland can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin.
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