Volume X - Issue IV - April 2008
PM Community News
APM elect new Hon Fellows Reported by: Miles Shepherd. in the UK The Association for Project Management (APM) in the United Kingdom (UK) has recognized four distinguished project practitioners in its award of Honorary Fellowship to David Hillson, Albert Lester, Geoff Reiss and David Shannon.
David Hillson (pictured right) is a world authority on risk management, is a former chair of APM’s risk management Specific Interest Group and is well known as an author. He is also known for his work in developing risk management within the Project Management Institute (PMI). David continues to support all APM activities and is also a prolific writer on risk management. "I have always tried to promote project management and the Association, and I hope that this honour will help me to do that more effectively,” he said, upon receiving this award.
Albert Lester (pictured left) has been tireless in his representation of the construction industry at a number of levels and this is one factor in his award. He has also been a stalwart of the British Standards Institute, where he was a member of the drafting team for BS 6079. This included his role as chair of the subcommittee for BS4079 Part 4 (Project Management in Construction). Albert has also produced a wide range of publications including Project Management, Planning and Control, currently in its 5th edition. "Perhaps one of the most satisfying experiences in one's professional life is to be respected and recognised by one's peers. Although it came as a complete surprise, the honour bestowed on me by APM is therefore very gratifying and greatly appreciated," he stated.
Geoff Reiss (pictured right) is the founder and current chair of the APM Specific Interest Group in programme management and has been heavily involved in the development of this area since its infancy. Geoff has authored the popular titles Project Management Demystified, Programme Management Demystified and One Project Too Many. A major developer of project management software in his early career, Geoff is also a major contributor to the APM Body of Knowledge. According to Geoff, "I was simultaneously very surprised and delighted to be invited to join the elite group of Honorary Fellows of the APM. This indeed is an honour to be proud of."
David Shannon (pictured left) has been closely associated with APM for many years. He was chair of the Professional Development Board and played a major part in APM’s certification development activities before fulfilling an extremely effective role as acting chief executive in 2000. David founded the APM Specific Interest Group on governance, which has produced the successful ‘Directing Change’ and the recent publication Co-directing Change. The honorary fellowship recognises David’s direct involvement with APM and its development over the last two decades. The Association for Project Management (APM) is the UK’s national body for professional project management. With over 15,000 individual and 390 corporate members throughout the UK and abroad, APM is one of the largest organizations of its kind in Europe. The organization develops and promotes project management across all sectors of industry and beyond. APM's published mission is: "To develop and promote the professional disciplines of project and programme management for the public benefit." APM is the UK member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). With headquarters in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, APM has twelve regional branches throughout the UK and one in Hong Kong. Additional information can be found at www.apm.org.uk. NASA's Ed Hoffman delivers inspirational keynote speech at International Project & Program Management Symposium in Tokyo Reported by PMForum from Tokyo Dr. Edward Hoffman, Director of the NASA Academy of Program, Project and Engineering Leadership in the USA, delivered an inspirational keynote speech at the International Project & Program Management Symposium Tokyo 2008 in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, March 10. The two day conference was being held at Tower Hall, Funabori in Tokyo. The sponsor of the two-day project management conference was the Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ).  Dr. Hoffman (pictured) presented a review of NASA missions, programs, projects and project management. According to Ed, “We live in a project world that is characterized by frequent change, complexity and virtual expertise. In such a world knowledge identification and sharing is a necessity. At NASA, all work is through programs and projects, but we are entering a new age of project management. Project leadership is key, and that means building and leading project teams. NASA engineering and project manager practitioners have developed a vibrant community of practice to share knowledge and spread mission excellence. We emphasize stories at NASA and have created a learning community for project management in order to share those stories. Experiences and lessons learned for successful program and project management are shared among executives, program and project managers, and new team members.” Ed emphasized the growing importance of global collaboration on all of their programs, and the need to keep up with changes in the project management profession while maintaining traditional capabilities. His speech was very inspirational, with slides and photos of NASA programs and projects including the International Space Station, plans for bases on the Moon, and future travel to Mars. His speech was on Monday morning to the 400+ attendees. Dr. Ed Hoffman is Director of the NASA Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership (APPEL), Dr. Hoffman is responsible for the development of program/project and engineering leaders and teams within NASA. This includes the development and maintenance of a comprehensive program/project management and engineering competency model, training curriculum, consulting services for project management teams, and knowledge sharing strategies. In this capacity, Dr. Hoffman works within NASA, as well as externally with leaders of industry, academia, associations, and other government agencies in order to establish priorities and enhance capabilities in program and project management.
 Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, Symposium Chair & Dr. Ed Hoffman Dr. Hoffman is an adjunct professor at the George Washington University and Webster University in the United State. He is a frequently invited speaker at conferences and associations worldwide, has authored numerous articles and presentations on program and project management. He co-authored the books entitled, “Project Management Success Stories: Lessons of Project Leaders” published in 2000 by Wiley and “Shared Voyage” published in 2005 by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Division. Dr. Hoffman holds a Doctorate, as well as a Master of Arts and a Master of Science degree from Columbia University in the area of social and organizational psychology. He received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Brooklyn College in 1981. The “International Project & Program Management Symposium Tokyo 2008 – “In pursuit of organizational project management value,” was held in Tokyo, Japan during 10-11 March 2008. The symposium was sponsored by the Project Management Association of Japan. The Program Director and Chairman for the IP&PMS Tokyo 2008 was Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, president of PMAJ. Mr. Tetsuhiro Yamane, PMP, was Project Manager.
The national Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ) was born in 2005 thorough the integration of the Japan Project Management Forum (JPMF – pioneer of Japan’s project management society) and Project Management Professionals Certification Center (PMCC). PMAJ has 3,000 individual and 110 corporate members from all branches of the Japanese industry and governmental agencies. PMAJ offers its own standard “The Guidebook of Project and Program Management for Enterprise Innovation – P2M” and P2M based certification system. For more information, visit http://www.pmaj.or.jp/. Richard Pharro provides PRINCE2 and MSP update at International Project & Program Management Symposium in Tokyo Reported by PMForum from Tokyo Richard Pharro, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The APM Group Limited based in the UK, delivered a major first day presentation at the International Project & Program Management Symposium Tokyo 2008 in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, March 10. The two day conference was held at Tower Hall, Funabori in Tokyo. The sponsor of the two-day project management conference was the Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ).  Mr. Pharro (pictured) provided an update to conference attendees on PRINCE2 (project management) and MSP (program management). According to Richard, “Successful Programmes and projects depend on a wide range of characteristics, not only the skill and capabilities of the project team, a powerful business case and clear understanding, but also an appropriate governance framework in which they are delivered. MSP and PRINCE2 are powerful governance methods developed by the UK government but now widely used throughout the world.” Highlights of Richard’s presentation included:
 Richard Pharro is CEO of The APM Group Ltd, the accreditation body for the UK Office of Government Commerce’s (OGC’s) Best Practice Portfolio, which includes PRINCE2 and MSP. He trained as a civil engineer and worked on projects in the UK and the Middle East, and was part of the Programme Management team responsible for the re-development of the London Docklands in the 1980s. In the past, he has been a member of the board of delegates for the International Project Management Association (IPMA) and Vice Chairman of the Association for Project Management (APM) in the UK. With colleagues, he has built APM Group into an international organization with offices on all continents specializing in accreditation and certification. Richards is co-author of the book The Relationship Manager and is a frequent speaker at conferences. For additional information about APM Group, PRINCE2 or MSP, visit www.apmgroup.co.uk or www.best-management-practice.co.uk The “International Project & Program Management Symposium Tokyo 2008 – “In pursuit of organizational project management value,” was held in Tokyo, Japan during 10-11 March 2008. The symposium was sponsored by the Project Management Association of Japan. The Program Director and Chairman for the IP&PMS Tokyo 2008 was Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, president of PMAJ. Mr. Tetsuhiro Yamane, PMP, was Project Manager.
The national Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ) was born in 2005 thorough the integration of the Japan Project Management Forum (JPMF – pioneer of Japan’s project management society) and Project Management Professionals Certification Center (PMCC). PMAJ has 3,000 individual and 110 corporate members from all branches of the Japanese industry and governmental agencies. PMAJ offers its own standard “The Guidebook of Project and Program Management for Enterprise Innovation – P2M” and P2M based certification system. For more information, visit http://www.pmaj.or.jp/. Frank Schettini promoted to Vice President at PMI The Project Management institute (PMI) has announced that Frank Schettini of Thornton, Pennsylvania, USA, has been promoted to vice president of information technology at PMI. He is responsible for the institute-wide Enterprise Architecture, technology infrastructure, application development and the creation of the web-based content and social networking strategy to support collaboration across PMI communities.
Mr. Schettini was director of information technology prior to his promotion. Before joining PMI in 2006, he was business project director for CIGNA Group Insurance in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Frank Schettini has 25 years of technology and management experience in the defense, pharmaceuticals, finance, insurance and telecommunications industries. In addition to Cigna, Frank was the chief information officer for RMH Teleservices and has worked for or provided consulting services for Verizon, JP Morgan Chase, IMS Health, Wachovia Bank (First Union), McNeil Pharmaceuticals, and Boeing (McDonnell Douglas). He also has played key leadership and technology roles in several start-up companies. Frank holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He also holds a master’s degree in business administration with an emphasis on international business and finance at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, USA.
With more than 270,000 members in 173 countries, the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) is the leading membership association for the project management profession and the largest association dedicated to project management in the world. As the leading advocate for the profession, PMI is actively engaged in setting professional standards, providing a professional career path for project managers and maintaining a family of globally-transferable professional credentials: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®), Project Management Professional (PMP®) and Program Management Professional (PgMP®). Additionally, the Institute provides members with access to the knowledge, skills, educational support and networking opportunities needed to drive business results through project management, program management and portfolio management. PMI is highly regarded for its extensive research capabilities. PMI was founded in 1969. Please visit PMI.org for more information or contact Joe Patterson at joseph.patterson@pmi.org. PMForum International Correspondents Cover the Show! Report from PMI Global Congress 2008 - Asia Pacific in Sydney Reported by: Rob Posener from Sydney PMForum was well represented at the PMI Global Congress 2008 – Asia Pacific project management conference in Sydney, Australia during 3-5 March 2008. Attending the conference were PMForum international correspondents Carol Dekkers (Florida, USA), Theofanis Giotis (Athens, Greece), Rob Posener (Sydney, Australia), Raju Rao (Chennai, India), and Brenda Treasure (Melbourne, Australia).
According to Raju Rao, PMForum correspondent from Chennai, India (second from left in photo), “Having attended all the PMI Asia Pacific Congresses so far i.e. Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong and now Sydney, I can see growing interest in India among the participants. This matches with the keynote speaker Robyn Meredith's description of India as the Elephant which is slowly trudging on as compared to China as the Dragon which has already made its presence felt.” According to Carol Dekkers, PMForum correspondent from Florida (second from right in photo), “The world of project management is well and thriving here in Asia. Like Raju, I have attended all of the PMI Asia Pacific congresses, and I thoroughly enjoy the energy, positive outlook, and passion that is alive with project management in this part of the world. For anyone who has yet to attend an Asia Pacific congress, it is time to wake up and discover that the practical application of project management to make the world a better place is in full swing in Asia. I will definitely apply to speak again here next year. Thank you to the Australian organizers including our own PMForum correspondents Brenda Treasure and Robert Posener, and all of their peers, for the hospitality and friendship that made this year's congress another grand success!" According to Theofanis Giotis, PMF correspondent from Athens, (far left in photo), “It was my first time ever travelling to Australia and my first time to PMI Asia Pacific Global Congress. I was impressed by the number of people attending the Congress, about 800, doubled than last year in Hong Kong. The Congress was very well organized at the Hilton Hotel at Sydney and I have enjoyed the hospitality of the people. The passion for project management was clear in all attendees’ eyes. The keynote speech of Robyn Meredith passed the message across about the importance of the Elephant, India and the Dragon, China. There were plenty of excellent sessions to choose to attend. Next year I will apply to be a speaker at the Congress!” The PMI Global Congress – Asia Pacific is one of four global congresses organized each year by PMI®, along with congresses in the Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA), Latin America and North America regions. The PMI Global Congresses are some of the largest project management-related events in the world and include educational seminars, professional paper presentations, vendor exhibitions, networking events, and professional meetings. PMI also conducts regional leadership meetings in connection with each Global Congress, at which leaders of PMI components, committees and operations staff meet on PMI business. For more information about Global Congresses, visit http://congresses.pmi.org/.
With more than 270,000 members in 173 countries, the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) is the leading membership association for the project management profession and the largest association dedicated to project management in the world. As the leading advocate for the profession, PMI is actively engaged in setting professional standards, providing a professional career path for project managers and maintaining a family of globally-transferable professional credentials: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®), Project Management Professional (PMP®) and Program Management Professional (PgMP®). Additionally, the Institute provides members with access to the knowledge, skills, educational support and networking opportunities needed to drive business results through project management, program management and portfolio management. PMI is highly regarded for its extensive research capabilities. PMI was founded in 1969. Please visit PMI.org for more information or contact Joe Patterson at joseph.patterson@pmi.org. Dr. Harry Stefanou promoted to Vice President at PMI The Project Management institute (PMI) has announced that Harry Stefanou, PhD, of Strafford, Pennsylvania, USA, has been promoted to vice president of market and business development at the Project Management Institute (PMI®). He is responsible for developing PMI’s business and government, practitioner and academic/educational markets as well as new product development. Dr. Stefanou is also responsible for PMI’s research programs that include market research, a university grant program funding research in the profession of project management, and environmental scanning for business and strategic planning. He was director of market and business development at PMI prior to his promotion. Before coming to PMI in 2002, Stefanou held management positions in research and development with Arco Chemical and Bayer Chemical. A native of New York, New York, USA, Stefanou graduated from City College of New York with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. He earned his doctorate in physics at City University of New York and post-doctorate work at Princeton University.
With more than 270,000 members in 173 countries, the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) is the leading membership association for the project management profession and the largest association dedicated to project management in the world. As the leading advocate for the profession, PMI is actively engaged in setting professional standards, providing a professional career path for project managers and maintaining a family of globally-transferable professional credentials: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®), Project Management Professional (PMP®) and Program Management Professional (PgMP®). Additionally, the Institute provides members with access to the knowledge, skills, educational support and networking opportunities needed to drive business results through project management, program management and portfolio management. PMI is highly regarded for its extensive research capabilities. PMI was founded in 1969. Please visit PMI.org for more information or contact Joe Patterson at joseph.patterson@pmi.org. Getachew Alemu named International Correspondent PMForum is happy to welcome Mr. Getachew Teklemariam Alemu as an International Correspondent in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mr. Alemu is also an Infrastructure Projects Expert in the Development Projects Department of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, government of Ethiopia. This department is responsible for studying and controlling the project planning and management system at the federal level in the country.
Getachew is responsible for monitoring, appraising and reporting on public sector infrastructure projects financed by the Ethiopian government or bilateral and multilateral donors. In particular, he:
Mr. Alemu has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection from Mekelle University in Ethiopia. He has also recently attended the following workshops:
Getachew Teklemariam is committed to helping the project management profession grow in his country. Based in Addis Ababa, Getachew speaks Amharic and English. He can be reached at getdam2006@yahoo.com.
Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city in Ethiopia and the center for economic, educational, financial, industrial and political activity in the country. Addis Ababa is also capital of the African Union. With a Population of 3,627,934 in 2007, Addis Ababa is the world's largest city in a landlocked country. As a chartered city, Addis Ababa has the status of both a city and a state. The city has as many as 80 nationalities speaking 80 languages, and Christian, Muslim, and Jewish communities. The economic activities in Addis Ababa are diverse. According to official statistics from the federal government, some 119,197 people in the city are engaged in trade and commerce; 113,977 in manufacturing and industry; 80,391 homemakers of different variety; 71,186 in civil administration; 50,538 in transport and communication; 42,514 in education, health and social services; 32,685 in hotel and catering services; and 16,602 in agriculture. The city has recently been in a construction boom with tall buildings rising in many places. Also, various luxury services have become available and the construction of shopping malls has recently increased. Some people have labeled the city, "the spa capital of Africa." Presently there are no rural parts to the city; 100% of the inhabitants are considered urban dwellers. Addis Ababa contains 24% of all urban dwellers in Ethiopia. With an estimated area of 530.14 square kilometers (204.69 sq mi), the city has an estimated density of 5,607.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (14,524.5 /sq mi). According to Wikipedia, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa that borders Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Djibouti to the northeast, and Somalia to the east. Ethiopia is one of the oldest nations in the world and Africa's second-most populous nation. It has yielded some of the oldest traces of humanity; recent studies claim that the vicinity of present-day Addis Ababa was the point from which human beings migrated around the world.
Ethiopian dynastic history is traditionally held to have begun with the reign of Emperor Menelik I in 1000 BC. The roots of the Ethiopian state are similarly deep, dating with unbroken continuity to at least the Aksumite Empire (which adopted the name "Ethiopia" in the 4th century) and its predecessor state, D`mt (with early 1st millennium BC roots). Having converted during the fourth century AD, it is also the second-oldest country to become officially Christian, after Armenia. Since 1974, it has been secular and has also had a considerable Muslim community since the earliest days of Islam. Today, Ethiopia has a population exceeding 75 million, with over 80 diverse ethnic groups. The country’s population is very poor. At 435,071 square miles (1,127,127 km²), Ethiopia is the world's 27th-largest country. Historically a relatively isolated mountain empire, Ethiopia by the mid 20th century became a crossroads of global international cooperation. It became a member of the League of Nations in 1923 and was one of the fifty-one original members of the United Nations (UN). The headquarters of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is in Addis Ababa, as is the headquarters of the African Union (formerly the Organisation of African Unity), of which Ethiopia was the principal founder. (For more information about Addis Ababa and Ethiopia please visit http://en.wikipedia.org) Established in 1995, www.pmforum.org was the world’s first website devoted to professional project management and continues to be one of the world’s most popular sources of project management news and information. PMForum is an organization formed to operate and administer the pmforum.org website. PMForum also produces the monthly PM World Today eJournal where articles, papers, stories and viewpoints by leading PM authorities from around the world can be found; free subscriptions are available at www.pmworldtoday.net. PMForum’s global network of International Correspondents provides news and information from around the world of project management. More information about this program can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#5. Mounir Ajam to discuss famous UAE mega projects at MegaProjetos 2008 International Symposium in Sao Paulo Projectlab has announced that Mounir Ajam, a leading project management expert who resides in Dubai and is an international correspondent for PMForum in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will be a featured keynote speaker at the April MegaProjetos 2008 Symposium in Sao Paulo. The MegaProjetos 2008 International Seminar and Exhibition will be held at the Frei Caneca Convention Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil during 3-4 April 2008.
Mounir Ajam (pictured) is a certified PMP – Project Management Professional - and Master of PMI´s Leadership Institute, as well as member of PMI’s 2008 EMEA Congress Project Action Team (CoPAT). He is an international correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today, and author of numerous articles on project management in the fields of engineering, construction, and oil & gas, where he has more than 20 years of experience as an engineer and project manager. Speaker at international events in Europe, USA, Asia and the Middle East, he is the founding president of GPPMA - Global Project and Process Management Association (www.gppma.org), based in Dubai, UAE. He is a co-founder and the CEO of SUKAD FZ-LLC, an Innovation Center, which operates across the Middle East.
Mounir will review some of Dubai’s world famous mega projects, including Burj Dubai, the tallest tower in the world, the famous Palms project (three projects), Dubai Metro, Dubailand, Cultural Village, Masdar Zero Emission City, among many other interesting projects that might not be as famous as Burj Dubai (pictured). Some of the projects mentioned above, the Palm Projects, the World, Burj Dubai have clearly generated a great deal of global interest but the question is this what Dubai is all about? The speaker will provide a brief history of this small Emirate (State) that is part of the seven emirates constituting the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The speech will include the above projects and some of the challenges and opportunities that they present to the developers and the community. However, the speaker will not stop here. Behind the glamour, history is being made in Dubai. The speech will not stop at mentioning the tallest, largest, biggest, or all of –est famous projects; rather we will present how this small almost void of natural resources is transforming into an all well round community to work, live, shop, and play in.
Dubai mega projects include an industrial city, a major logistical city with a huge airport, and port facilities that will help make Dubai an export hub rather than just re-export. Dubai is building a healthcare city that includes major global pharmaceuticals and medical institutions such as Harvard. Dubai is working on infrastructure and investing more than 26 billion dollar in new roads, metro system, and water ways. Dubai is building cultural village, sport city, Studio City, Smart City, and the list goes on. The speaker will conclude with a visioning of the future and Abu Dhabi, Dubai’s big sister and oil rich but that is building a zero emission city and that has brought the University de Sorbonne and the Louvre Museum, among other ventures and their own mega projects. A mega-project is a special type of project, generally defined as a very large enterprise that requires an investment of over a billion dollars. These projects attract a high level of public attention and political interest due to their strong direct and indirect impact on the community, on the environment and on public and private budgets. More and more mega projects are being developed throughout the world in various industries, like transportation, infra-structure, energy, oil and gas, telecommunications, information technology, aerospace, automotive, heavy construction, international events, defense, research & development, among others. The International Seminar MegaProjetos 2008 will be the first event in Brazil that brings a wide view of key issues that are involved in major projects. Topics of great relevance to the success or failure of such projects such as management, environmental, financial, technological, organizational, communications, and political aspects will be discussed. Case studies of finished and on-going mega projects from Brazil and abroad will be presented and critical factors involved will be analyzed from the perspective of promoters, contractors, financiers, suppliers, managers, and other stakeholders. Anyone with an interest in such issues should plan to attend.
The MegaProjetos 2008 International Seminar & Exhibition will be conducted on April 3rd and 4th, 2008 (Thursday and Friday) at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, Rua Frei Caneca, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event promoter is Projectlab. For more information, visit www.megaprojetos2008.com.br. Contact info@megaprojetos2008.com.br if your company would like to participate, sponsor or provide support to the event. PM Ambassador Michel Thiry to deliver Workshop in Bucharest Reported by Florin Gheorghiu in Bucharest For two days, between 15th and 16th of April, PM Ambassador™ Michel Thiry, a reputed keynote speaker for major international Project Management events and well known seminar leader will hold a workshop in Bucharest focused on strategic roles that PMOs, Portfolio and Program Management can play within the broader framework of organizations’ aim to generate benefits for the business itself and for their customers.
Michel Thiry (pictured) has over 30 years’ professional experience and is founder and Managing Partner of Valense Ltd, a company that provides consultancy services and educational support for the Project-based organizations. He is a PMI Fellow in good standing since 2006 thanks to his many significant contributions, while one year later he gained the same recognition from the Association for Project Management (APM) in UK. Mr. Thiry is also a prominent author and contributor to numerous book articles such as “Value Management Practice” or Gower’s “Handbook of Project Management”. He is also known for his contributions in publishing PM Network magazine in which he publishes the “Executive Speak” quarterly column. The Romanian audience will have a great opportunity to meet with a highly ranked professional in the field and more than that, to interactively exchange opinions and concepts with him. The workshop is structured to last for two days and the organizing sponsor CODECS has highlighted that seats are very limited. It was Mr. Thiry’s desire to confine the audience to a limited number of participants in order for all to better benefit from face-to-face interactions, groups practice and interactive dialogue. These things would not be possible in a larger group of auditors.
Alexander Tovb becomes International Correspondent PMForum is happy to welcome Mr. Alexander Tovb as an International Correspondent in Moscow, Russia. Mr. Tovb is an experienced project management (PM) professional with more than 30 years experience in a variety of organizations and industries, primarily associated with information technology (IT) projects. He is currently a vice president of the Russian Project Management Association SOVNET, for which he has also been a team leader for annual PM conferences and other event and deputy chief editor of Project and Program Management Journal. He is an experienced project director, executive and consultant.
Alexander has the equivalent of a master’s degree in computer control systems engineering from the Moscow Aircraft University. He has taken post-graduate courses in computer science and management at the Moscow National Economic Academy and several other Russian institutions, along with a variety of courses in Austria, Belgium, Russia and the UK. Over the last 15 years, he has completed numerous training courses on various PM applications, methodologies and tools. (2005-2007) Chief Expert and Head of Department for Programmes, Projects & Portfolio Management for the IT subsidiary of SIBINTEK, YUKOS oil & gas company (2003-2004) Operations Director for FB Consult, a company specialized in SRM solutions (2002-2003) Senior Project Manager for IBS, Moscow,
Senior Project Manager for IBM East Europe/Asis, Ltd., 
Alexander Tovb is a Certified Project Manager (IPMA Level B01) and an International Project Management Association (IPMA) assessor for professional PM certifications in Russia. He is a member of SOVNET, IPMA and the Moscow Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®). Alexander was elected a Member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA) Award Management Board. He was the chairman of the Organizational Committee for the International Symposiums on Project Management held in St. Petersburg, Russia in May 2005 and Nizhniy Novgorod in February 2007. Since 2005, Mr. Tovb has been a Deputy Team Leader and project manager on the European Union funded Projects “Land and Property Policy Reform I and II” of the EU-Russia Cooperation Program (TACIS), Moscow, Russia. He also conducts PM consulting services, workshops and seminars on project management. He has published numerous articles on project management in the Russian Chief Information Officer (CIO) magazine and presented papers at professional conferences, seminars and events in Russia, Europe and Asia. He is the co-author, with G. L. Tsipes, of the books “Project Management: Standards, Methods, Experience” (Olimp-Business, Moscow, 2003) and “Project Management in practice of a modern company” (Olimp-Business, Moscow, 2006).
Moscow is the capital and largest city in the Russian Federation and the center for economic, educational, financial, industrial and political activity in the country. It is considered one of the world’s major global cities. With a population of 10.4 million, Moscow is the most populated city in Europe, an international transport hub and a popular tourist destination. The Kremlin (pictured), seat of the Russian government in Moscow, is one of the oldest, most beautiful and famous centers of political power in the world.
With an area of 17,075,400 square kilometers, Russia is the largest country in the world by land mass. With approximately 143 million inhabitants, Russia has the world's eighth largest population. Russia is officially a federation of 21 semi-autonomous republics, 48 oblasts (provinces), 7 krais (territories), 9 autonomous okrugs (autonomous districts), 1 autonomous oblast, and two federal cities (Moscow and St. Petersburg). The country has an annual GDP of approx $1.6 trillion (10th in world), and significant global power and influence due to its nuclear arsenal, natural resources and history. Russia was the dominant constituent of the USSR, which dissolved in 1991. The country has modern industries, a growing economy and a positive trade balance due to its massive oil & gas wealth. (Moscow and Russian facts courtesy of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org ) PMI Athens Chapter selects new Board - Giotis elected President A new Board of Directors (BOD) has been announced for the Athens, Greece Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®). According to news received by PMForum, Theofanis Giotis was named president of the PMI Athens, Greece Chapter on Thursday, 27th March 2008.
Theofanis Giotis is CEO of ITEC Total Solutions SA, an Information Technology Solutions company, and managing director for ITEC Training Services SA, an IT, Project Management and Management Training company. He has an MS degree in Operations Research from the University of Lancaster (UK) and a BA in Economics from the University of Athens, Greece. Theofanis has 20 years’ experience in Management, Finance, IT, Security and PM. He is a co-founder of the PMI® Greece Chapter and a member of the Greek Computer Society, Greek Operations Research Society, Hellenic Management Association, and several other Greek and international professional organizations. Theofanis is also an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today. Theofanis can be contacted at Theofanis.Giotis@ITEC.edu or Theofanis.Giotis@PMI-GREECE.org. Other newly elected members of the PMI Athens Chapter include:
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