And the winners of the IPMA Research Awards 2008 are…
The aim of the IPMA Research Awards is to give visibility to excellent researchers and research teams, who put the project management discipline and profession forward. The Young Researcher Award is awarded to an individual researcher up to the age of 30 years. The Research Award is awarded to an individual researcher or a team. In addition to the award winners, the jury may also recognize further outstanding research contributions in each category with the honour IPMA Outstanding Research Contributions.
The IPMA Research Awards 2008 were presented at the IPMA Word Congress in Rome in November to the most excellent researchers in project management.
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Martina Huemann, PhD
PM World Today Correspondent
Dr. Martina Huemann is an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today in Vienna, Austria. Martina is also a member of the faculty of the PROJEKTMANAGEMENT GROUP, Vienna University of Business Administration, Austria and an Adjunct Professor for Project Management at ESC Lille, France. She is a network partner of ROLAND GAREIS CONSULTING, board member of Project Management Austria, and member of the IPMA Research & Development Management Board. She is also Chair of the IPMA Research Awards Committee. Martina holds Magister and Doctoral degrees from Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. An experienced project manager, Martina advises companies, teaches project management and conducts research in project-oriented companies, project and program auditing, and maturity of project-oriented companies, industries and nations. Additional information about
Martina can be found at: http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm.
Martina can be contacted at Martina.Huemann@wu-wien.ac.at
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Results from Cono Sur Tour
Project Management Institute
By Ana Maria Rodriguez, MSE, PMP
With the cooperation of
José Carlos Machicao, PMP
    
The Cono Sur Tour is organized every year by the Chapters of the Region 13 Sur of the Project Management Insititute. This year’s tour has just ended, with a total success. Project Managers in the region attended the four events that were hold on Montevideo (Uruguay), Santiago (Chile), Mendoza (Argentina) and Lima (Perú). Speakers from these host countries and also from USA, Costa Rica, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil shared their experiences with an enthusiastic audience always willing to learn more on the practice of the Project Management Profession. Mr. Martin Van Der Schow, Director-at- Large from PMI’s Board of Directors, was present at the tour not only lecturing about PMI’s recent research on the value of Project Management but also holding meetings with leaders of the government, construction, energy and education in our region. Ms. Liliana Butchik, former PMI Mentor for the region and actual member of the PMI Component Mentor Program Member Advisory Group was also part of the Tour. Mr. Victor Villar, Actual PMI Mentor for the Region was a main support for the organization of the Tour and was also present in all its events.
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Ana Maria Rodriguez, PMP
PM World Today Correspondent
Ana Maria Rodriguez, PMP is an International Correspondent for PMForum in Argentina. Ms. Rodriguez is also a Project Management Consultant to the Engineering and Construction Industry in Rosario, Argentina, and an adjunct professor of project management at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Colombian by birth, Ms. Rodriguez graduated with a Civil Engineering Degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota and from the University of Texas at Austin, USA with a Masters Degree in Construction Engineering and Project Management (MSE). Ms Rodriguez has implemented project management best practices and managed projects both in the government sector and in the engineering and construction private sector. Ms. Rodriguez is an active member of PMI in Argentina. Additional information about Ms. Rodriguez can be found at www.pmforum.org/pm forum team
Ms. Rodriguez can be contacted at
arodriguezdev@gmail.com
Jose Machicao
PM World Today Correspondent
Jose Machicao, PMP, is an International Correspondent for PMForum.org in Lima, Peru. Mr. Machicao is also an Organizational Project Management consultant, working in the public and private sectors in Peru. Mr. Machicao has a Masters Degree in Energy from the University of Cardiff, Wales, UK, and a Mechanical Engineering degree from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. He is a member of the Colegio de Ingenieros (Peruvian Association of Professional Engineers), the World Energy Council, the Association of Energy Engineers, and the Project Management Institute (PMI®). He is currently Education Director for the PMI GovSIG®. Additional information about Jose Machicao can be seen at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#5. Jose Machicao can be contacted at jcmachicao@gmail.com, and http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/jcmachicao.
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Project Management
in Spain
Reported by
Alfonso Bucero, DEA, PMP
Looking for Project Management Synergy in Spain
Since the last PMI EMEA 2008 Congress celebrated in Malta by last May, all PMI Spain Chapter Leaders (from Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid) were looking for ways to get a national project management event organized in Spain by 2009. Their objective is to make it happen by the last quarter of 2009.
The Spanish Chapters’ membership growth, mainly observed at Madrid Chapter, is generating the need of a Congress where more than seven hundred people and project managers may attend. The Congress team will have representatives from all the Board of Directors from the three PMI Spanish Chapters.
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Alfonso Bucero
PM World Today Correspondent
Mr. Alfonso Bucero, PMP, is an International Correspondent for PMForum.org in Madrid, Spain. Mr. Bucero is also founder and Managing Partner of BUCERO PM Consulting. He previously managed the office in Spain for the International Institute for Learning (IIL) for two years, and was a Senior Project Manager at Hewlett-Packard Spain (Madrid Office) for thirteen years. Alfonso is an active member of the Project Management Institute (PMI®), of the ALI (Asociación de Licenciados, Ingenieros y Doctores en Informática), and of the Spanish Project Management Association, AEIPRO (afíliate member asociación of the International Project Management Association, IPMA). Alfonso was the founder, sponsor and President of the PMI Barcelona, Spain Chapter until April 2005, and he is an IPMA Assessor. He belongs to the LIAG (Leadership Institute Advisory Group) of PMI. Alfonso has a Computer Science Engineering degree from Universidad Politécnica in Madrid, and is now studying for his Ph.D. in “Project Management”. He has 28 years of practical experience and has managed and consulted on projects in different countries throughout Europe. Mr. Bucero can be contacted at alfonso.bucero@abucero.com.
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Project Management News – Perúvian Update
By José Carlos Machicao
APEC 2008 Forum And More Thinking about the Future of Peru
Lima was challenged by one of the most important summits in the history of Peru: the APEC Forum Summit. Running on the city highways, 21 delegations of the APEC countries were crossing from the airport to the meetings venues and backwards, during all weekend between 21 and 23 November. Including the preparation, it was really a busy month for the country, but finished successfully with important conclusions about the consolidation of a free market economy to fight against the current financial crisis.
Even when the topic originally planned for the event was the fighting against poverty, obviously the global crisis replaced it as the main topic, but at the same time helped to understand how different and urgent scopes can join important and non-urgent scopes, if the general view as a policy construction is taken as a main methodology. Maybe this is why Peru, further than being the host country for the APEC Forum, has been the focus of many debates on how to use the way in which Peru has grown economically in order to make successful other experiences in the developing World.
Jose Machicao
PM World Today Correspondent
Jose Machicao, PMP, is an International Correspondent for PMForum.org in Lima, Peru. Mr. Machicao is also an Organizational Project Management consultant, working in the public and private sectors in Peru. Mr. Machicao has a Masters Degree in Energy from the University of Cardiff, Wales, UK, and a Mechanical Engineering degree from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. He is a member of the Colegio de Ingenieros (Peruvian Association of Professional Engineers), the World Energy Council, the Association of Energy Engineers, and the Project Management Institute (PMI®). He is currently Education Director for the PMI GovSIG®. Additional information about Jose Machicao can be seen at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#5. Jose Machicao can be contacted at jcmachicao@gmail.com, and http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/jcmachicao.
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Current Events Affecting Projects & Project Management in Nigeria
By O. Chima Okereke, PhD
Programs for Infrastructural Development
Both the Nigerian Federal Government and the Lagos State Government in separate news conferences publicised their initiatives for infrastructural development of the country and the Lagos State respectively.
President YarAdua Launches the ICRC Board
On Thursday, November 27th, President Umaru YarAdua inaugrated a high-powered board led by a former head of state, Chief Ernest Shonekan. ( For purposes of historical accuracy, his proper designation when Chief Shonekan ruled in the interregnum between General Babaginda and general Abacha was Head of Interim National Government.) The Board of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) is made up of a 12-man team which includes the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Attorney-General of the Federation, Minister of Finance, and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria.
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O. Chima Okereke, PhD
PM World Today Correspondent
Dr. O. Chima Okereke, Ph.D. is an International Correspondent for www.pmforum.org in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Dr. Okereke is also Managing Director of Total Technology Consultants, Ltd., based in the UK. A registered engineer in Nigeria, Dr. Okereke has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Lagos, and a Ph.D. and MBA from the University of Bradford. Chima is also sponsor and president of the potential chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) in Port Harcourt.
Additional information about Dr. Okereke can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#5.
Chima can be contacted at OkerekeOC@aol.com.
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UK Project Management
Round Up
By Miles Shepherd
Blow to Zero Carbon Housing Project
According to figures released by the Treasury last week, a £15 million project to build hundreds of new zero-carbon houses has failed after only 15 houses qualified under the Government scheme. The project was announced by Mr Brown, UK Prime Minister in his last Budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Under the scheme, Stamp Duty, a Government tax on house sales applied on a sliding scale to properties costing more than £175,000, would be waived for houses meeting Government criteria. Property buyers could save up to £7500 on £250,000 home. The building industry claims the Government specification is simply not practical.
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Miles Shepherd
PM World Today International Correspondent
Based in London, UK
Mr. Miles Shepherd is an International Correspondent for www.pmforum.org based near London, England, UK. Miles has over 30 years experience on a variety of projects in UK, Eastern Europe and Russia. His PM experience includes defence, major IT projects, decommissioning of nuclear reactors, rail and business projects for the EU. Past Chairman of the Association for Project Management (APM), Miles is also past president and chair of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). Additional information about Mr. Shepherd can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm forum team. Miles Shepherd can be reached at miles.shepherd@msp-ltd.co.uk.
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Project Management News from Argentina
By Ana Maria Rodriguez, PMP
News From the Project Management Profession
The most important event of the month of December is, without doubt, the Board of Directors elections at the PMI Buenos Aires Chapter. Since the chapter includes now the Mendoza Branch (in formation), the Cordoba committee and some members in Rosario, the matter does not only interest to professionals in Buenos Aires but in all the country. It is sure that this election is a possibility for obtaining representativeness for sectors and regions in the conduction of the chapter.
During the last weeks the chapter has sent communications to its members notifying the advance of the election process. As a means to clarify it, a summary of the procedures established by PMI and followed by its chapters comes next:
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Ana Maria Rodriguez, PMP
PM World Today Correspondent
Ana Maria Rodriguez, PMP is an International Correspondent for PMForum in Argentina. Ms. Rodriguez is also a Project Management Consultant to the Engineering and Construction Industry in Rosario, Argentina, and an adjunct professor of project management at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Colombian by birth, Ms. Rodriguez graduated with a Civil Engineering Degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota and from the University of Texas at Austin, USA with a Masters Degree in Construction Engineering and Project Management (MSE). Ms Rodriguez has implemented project management best practices and managed projects both in the government sector and in the engineering and construction private sector. Ms. Rodriguez is an active member of PMI in Argentina. Additional information about Ms. Rodriguez can be found at www.pmforum.org/pm forum team
Ms. Rodriguez can be contacted at
arodriguezdev@gmail.com
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Project Management Profession News from Romania
By Florin Gheorghiu, PMP
Gone with the Wind at 600MW Speed Green Energy Projects from Sustainable Sources are Speeding Up
Coping with the dramatic and cruel reality of fossil fuel troubles, as they become more and more expensive, hard to find and obtain commercially, and harmful for the environment, municipalities and companies and lately the Government are fast-tracking cash into green energy projects. As in every winter in the northern hemisphere in mainland Europe, Romania relays heavily on the Russian conglomerate Gazprom gas supplies.
According to PM Network publication and based on its verified sources, in 2007 approximately US$148.4 billion amount was spent for the new investment in the worldwide sustainable energy sector, 60 % growth from 2006. Of this US$ 50.2 billion was put to work in wind technology accounting with a portion of only 5.4 % corresponding to worldwide energy supplied from sustainable sources.
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Florin Gheorghiu
PM World Today Correspondent
Mr. Florin Gheorghiu, PMP, is an International Correspondent for PMForum in Bucharest, Romania. Florin currently acts as a Professional Project Manager and Head of Engineering Department for a local based branch of Bucharest utility Company in the field of power and heat . He is also experienced working for EPC contracts within the construction industry for the industrial and real estate sectors. Florin has added much to its professional accruals when working on large power plant rehabilitation program financed by the International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (IBRD) and the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD), and for Parsons Power (Gilbert Commonwealth), Lahmeyer International and Pennsylvania Power & Light (PP&L) as a project Consultant. Florin is a graduate of the Technical University of Bucharest in Power Engineering and the National School for Political Studies and Administration in Management. Mr. Gheorghiu can be contacted at fgheorghiu2001@yahoo.com. Additional information about Florin Gheorghiu can be seen at http://www.pmforum.org/blogs/news/2006/11/florin-gheorghiu-becomes-pmf.html
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Project Management Update
from Italy
By Antonello Bove
High Speed Train in Italy:
3 and 30 minutes between Rome and Milan
On December 14th, the Italian High Speed Trainline program will kick off an important phase: The “Milan-Bologna project“. This event will mark the entry of Italy in the high-speed European railway system.
The new infrastructure has been defined by the CEO of the Italian Railways, Mauro Moretti, "a sort of metro underground of Italy." The map is clear. The speed of the revolution is about to begin. From December 14th, you will be able to travel from Rome to Milan in 3 hours and 30 minutes, Bologna to Milan in 65 minutes, with a new technology and comfortable red and silver train “Frecciarossa”, that was manufactured in Italy. A train will depart every quarter of an hour during the peak hours traveling at 300 km per hour.
The super-train will be in direct competition with the airlines. The new Italian Railway’s slogan is: "To travel fast you do not need to fly."
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Antonello Bove
International Correspondent - Italy Based in Rome, Italy and Washington, DC, USA
Antonello Bove is an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today. Based in Rome, Italy and Washington, DC, Mr. Bove is also a Consultant for the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC), the private investment arm of the Inter-American Development Bank. At IIC, he is leader of the Italian Development Program, a program designed to strengthen European tieswith Latin America and the Caribbean; he spends his time equally between Italy, Latin America and the USA. Antonello was previously CEO of Robur Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of gas absorption air-conditioning technology based in Indiana. He was also previously a Partner at Proginvest in Rome, Italy, and a business development & government affairs manager at Iniziativa SpA (Milan-Rome, Italy), today Ernst & Young. He is a visiting professor at ABITA - Project Management University of Florence, Italy. Antonello is the author of the project management book, La metodologia dei 12 Step (lametodologiadei12step.com), published in Italy by Hoepli in 2008. Antonello has a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” (1987) and is a graduate of the Executive Program on General Management from the University of Michigan (2002). A member of the “Italian Association of Journalists” since 1987, he is also a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and the American Management Association (AMA). Additional information about Antonello can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm. Antonello can be contacted at: antonellobove@aol.com.
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2008 - Year End
Happenings in India
By Raju Rao
Government Readies Funds for Infrastructure
In order to ensure that large and crucial infrastructure projects are not held up due to want of funds, the Indian government is planning to set up a Rs 50K crore (US$10billion) special dedicated fund to provide loans to infrastructure projects .This will be for roads, airports, power plants or ports - being developed by private companies as well as by government-private joint ventures.
The proposed fund may be operated through either of the two infrastructure funding agencies - IDFC or the India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL).
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had recently said expanding investment in infrastructure sector can play an important “counter-cyclical” role in the current situation.
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Raju Rao
PM World Today Correspondent
Mr. Raju Rao, PMP, is an International Correspondent for PMForum.org in Chennai, India. Mr. Rao is also principal consultant for Xtraplus Solutions, a PM consulting and training company based in Chennai. Mr. Rao has a B.Tech degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Madras, India; a Diploma in Management from the University of Bombay; an Advanced PM certificate from Stanford University; and a certificate from IIM Calcutta. Mr. Rao has over 30 years’ experience in engineering, process and project management and has been an active member of PMI for several years. He is currently a member of PMI’s OPM3 2008 Update project, and was a team member for development of several recent PMI standards. A founding member and vice president for the PMI Chennai Chapter, Raju is also a member of the PMI Pharmaceutical SIG, member and Chair of the Advisory Committee for the South India chapter of AACE International, and founder of the Indian Project Management Forum. Raju Rao lives in Chennai, India and can be contactedat rao.raju@gmail.com.
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Project Management News
from South Africa
By Jaycee Krüger
News from PM Professional Organizations
PMSA (Project Management South Africa) News
The prestigious Kerzner International Project Manager of the Year™ Award chose Reggie Brown PMP, who resides in Cape Town and is an active member of the PMSA Western Cape Branch Executive Committee, as one of five finalists from around the world for his work on community development projects. Reggie was not selected as the ultimate winner, but PMSA is extremely proud to have such a high-caliber project manager amongst its members.
While the celebrations of 6 November as International Project Management Day were somewhat subdued, it is expected to gain momentum in future years. According to the founder of International Project Management Day, Frank Saladis PMP, this day is "intended to encourage project based organizations worldwide or organizations who utilize project management methodologies to schedule some type of recognition event within their organizations or coordinated locally with others to truly demonstrate appreciation for the achievements of project managers and their teams."
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Jaycee Krüger
PM World Today Correspondent
Jaycee Krüger, PMP, PrTechEng, is an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today in South Africa. He is also the Managing Director of the CMSS, trading as Construction Management Support Services. He has over 29 years of experience in project environments with increasing responsibility, on power, industrial and mining projects, including shutdowns and projects in remote locations. A Civil Engineer by training, Jaycee is active in the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACE), Project Management Institute (PMI), Project Management South Africa (PMSA), and the South African Institute of Civil Engineering (SAICE). Jaycee is based in Heidelberg, Gauteng, Johannesburg region, and can be reached at jckruger@greybeards.co.za. For additional information about Jaycee Krüger, visit http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#5.
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Monthly Report from Ecuador
By Irwin J. Franco, PMP
At the End of 2008
Ecuador during the year 2008 has had dramatic changes in political and economic levelS. It also was a complicated year due to the creation of a new constitution. Ecuador in international politics, at the beginning of this year, broke off diplomatic relations with Colombia. For some analysts, the relationship with Brazil has also been affected by the expulsion of Norberto Odebrecht, a Brazilian construction company, after the stoppage of a hydroelectric power station.
On the economic front, some data indicate that the Country Risk Classification rose in the last three months from 900 to 3150 points. Inflation had increases this year, registering 9.85% in late October. The U.S. ambassador in Ecuador, Heather Hodges, said in a recent interview,
"It seems that there is no more investment from the United States at this time. I do not see investors coming “in reference to the current scenario of the country. In Spain, a recent study shows that Spanish investors will decrease investment in Ecuador due to the legal uncertainty.
The above situation is aggravated by the international recession, the drop in exports and reduction in the price of Ecuadorian oil.
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Irwin J. Franco, PMP
PM World Today Correspondent
Irwin José Franco is a Project Manager at Image Tech, a leading web and multimedia solutions company based in Guayaquil - Ecuador. José has a B.A. in Visual Communications from Universidad San Francisco de Quito - Ecuador, and a Master degree in Project Management from Universidad La Salle, Madrid - Spain. He has more than 8 years of experience managing technological projects in the private sector. At the moment, he is working in the creation of the PMI Ecuador Chapter, and his main objective is to promote Project Management profession in his country. Additional information about José can be found at his blog: www.elcafedejoe.com or can be contacted at irwinfranco@yahoo.es .
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Project Management News from Brazil
By Peter Mello, PMP
Introduction
This report includes some information from late October to the end of November. It has been a period of outstanding networking and learning opportunities with many seminars, while we face a clear and visible reduction in business due the impact of world events.
PM Events
There were several seminars and the PMI 3rd National Congress in Brazil was a great surprise. Happening just a couple of weeks after The PMI Global 2008 in São Paulo, we would expect that the audience for the second event would be small. However, the congress staff gathered a couple of topics that were a big hit during the Global and cloned them for the 3rd National as extra activities for those that could not be present during the first one. The event gathered over 800 people in the city of Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul with several interesting presentations.
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Peter Mello, SpS, PMP
International Correspondent - Brazil
Based in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State
Peter Berndt de Souza Mello, SpS, PMP is an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today in Brazil. Peter has over 13 years experience on a variety of projects in South America. His PM experience includes major IT projects, Telecom, Oil & Gas. Peter Mello is an educator, researcher and consultant in Scheduling optimization, Portfolio and Risk Management. Peter actively participates in the Brazilian and International PM community, with recent papers presented at various PMI events in Brazil and elsewhere. He is on the board of directors of X25 Training and Consulting and Spider Management Technologies Brazil. Additional information about Mr. Mello can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index#Mello.htm. Peter can be contacted at peter.mello@gestaoeprojetos.com.
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Project Management Update
from Egypt
By Ahmed Saleh Mokhtar
PM Profession News
PMI Region 12 Component Regional Meeting, 22-23 November 2008,
Coordinated by Region Mentor Yahya Khadar
Organized by PMI EMEA & sponsored by Brisk Consulting
Delegates from 5 PMI Chapters in Region 12 attended the component Mentors Meeting in Cairo from 22 to 23 November 2008. Beside the Cairo-based PMI-MENA Chapter, delegates from the PMI Arabian Gulf Chapter, PMI Jordan Chapter, PMI Lebanon Chapter and PMI Morocco together with 3 PMI EMEA region staff and the component mentor for Region 12, Mr. Yahya Khadar, discussed means to strengthen the cooperation between the chapters in the region. Mr. Khadar provided the opening speech. Dr. Gamal –President of PMI MENA Chapter – welcomed the gathering in Cairo, Egypt, and then Chapter representatives presented the lessons learned on developing a chapter-success stories.
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Ahmed Mokhtar
PM World Today International Correspondent
Ahmed Saleh Mokhtar, PMP is an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today in Egypt. Mr. Mokhtar is also the Consultancy Director for Promastar, a Cairo-based project management advisory and training firm (since 1999). Ahmed has a BS in Engineering 1983 from Assuit University in Egypt and a Master degree in Construction Project Management 1991 from Hochschule Hidesheim/Holzminden University in Germany. With 23 years experience throughout the Middle East, he is a Charter member of the Egyptian Project Management Society (EPMS), a current member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and a Member of the Management Engineering Society (MES). Additional information about Ahmed Mokhtar can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm. Ahmed is based in Cairo and can be contacted at asalelh@promaster.com.
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Ethiopia Today
By Getachew Teklemariam Alemu
How to Put in Place Comprehensive Project Success Measurements?
We are living in an era of globalization, where the world is continually shrinking down to be a small village in every sense of it. From ICT developments to ongoing economic integration efforts, each day is witnessing a step towards one world. Within all of the efforts, there seems to subsist a human desire to live in an equitable, peaceful, democratic, harmonious and sustainable world. Surprisingly, or unnoticeably, the desire could only be achieved, piece-by-piece, and block-by-block, though a thoughtful design, implementation and delivery of successful projects, as they are the smallest business execution units possible to be financed and managed independently.
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Getachew Teklemariam Alemu
PM World Today Correspondent
Getachew Teklemariam Alemu is an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today based 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. Getachew is responsible for monitoring, appraising and reporting on public sector infrastructure projects financed by the Ethiopian government and bilateral/multilateral donor agencies. He has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection from Mekelle University in Ethiopia. More information about Getachew Teklemariam can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#5. Getachew can be contacted at getdem2006@yahoo.com.
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Project Management
in Australia
By Brenda Treasure
Melbourne, Australia PMI Chapter Event -
End-of-Year Event, Tuseday November 25th
Claudia Iannazzo - Peter Baines, Detective Inspector of Operations
within the Forensic Services Group, NSW Police
PMI Melbourne Chapter commenced a new benefit to bring extra value to it’s members and Project Management community. On November 25th PMI Melbourne hosted it’s first “Bash”, a joint education and end of year celebration. THE BASH - Cocktail hour, Dinner, Keynote speaker and live music - was a big success with attendance of over 150 members.
Keynote Speaker: Peter Baines - As an expert at creating successful results, starting from nothing - no time, no money, no staff, but as Peter Baines says, “No worries”. Throughout almost two decades Peter has experienced, and led people through, some of life’s most challenging events. He has come up against some of the most confronting natural disasters, accidents and acts of terrorism in recent times, making him one of Australia’s most experienced disaster management specialists.
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Brenda Treasure
PM World Today Correspondent
Brenda Treasure, PMP, is an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today in Melbourne, Australia. Brenda is also Director & Professional Services Manager for BSE Services Pty Ltd, currently serving as a Senior Project Manager for Telstra Corporation on a National IT Transformation Project. Brendahas over 15 years of Project Management experience in private organisations, government agencies and in the IT & Telecommunications arena. She has previously served as Senior Project Manager for Ericsson Australia; Business Services Manager for Toll Logistics; Technology Implementation Manager for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne; and IT project manager or technical lead for several other major companies. Very active within the Project Management Institute (PMI®), Brenda has been Professional Development Director & President of the PMI Melbourne Chapter and Communications Director for PMI’s Women in Project Management Specific Interest Group (WiPM SIG). She is currently Asia/Pacific Representative for PMI’s Component Services Member Advisory Group and on the Core Team of PMI’s 2nd Edition of the Program Standard. A graduate of PMI’s Leadership Institute Masters Class, Brenda also has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from the University of Canberra and is certified by PMI as a Project Management Professional (PMP®). Brendacan be contacted at brenda.treasure@bheservices.com.au.
PMI® and PMP® are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute.
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Project Management Update from Greece
By Theofanis Giotis
PMI Greece Oganized the
“Project Management Congress 2008”
210 delegates attended the “Project Management Congress 2008:
Investigating failure to ensure success!”
The PMI Athens, Greece Chapter (PMI GREECE) organized for third year the Project Management Congress 2008 (www.pmcongress.gr. The event was titled “Investigating Failure to Ensure Success” and was held in Athens, Greece, at 27th of November 2008. More than 210 delegates have attended the congress that was co-organized with Boussias Communications.
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Theofanis C. Giotis
PM World Today International Correspondent
Theofanis C. Giotis, MSc, MCT, PMP is an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today in Greece. Mr. Giotis is also CEO of ITEC Total Solutions SA, an Information Technology Solutions company, and managing director for ITEC Training Services SA, anIT, Project Management and Management Training company. Mr. Giotis has an MS degree inOperations 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 & current president 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. Additional information about Theofanis Giotis can be found at: http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#Giotis. Theofanis lives in Athens and can be contacted at Theofanis.Giotis@ITEC.edu or Theofanis.Giotis@PMI-GREECE.org.
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Project Management News
from Turkey
By Ahmet Taspinar
Projects Culture in Turkey
There are thousands of projects going on in Turkey; since the turn of the millenium it has become fashionable to name every new endeavour a PROJECT in this country. That may sound like music to a PMI'er or an IPMA'er, but only a few of those endeavours are managed as projects. In most cases the team of people who are appointed or volunteer to serve are given the title COMMITTEE; the projects get chartered in ad-hoc fashion, if at all, and the project planning is often treated as a necessary evil to be done with minimum effort.
There is very little monitoring and control, but a tedious amount of reporting, which does little to achieve the cost and scshedule objectives. It is not surprising, then, that most projects overrun their financial and duration budgets, but the end results often meet such long-felt needs that the overruns are forgiven in the euphoria that comes on with the birth of the final product. The incompetent and the guilty are often forgiven in that euphoria.
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About the Author:
Ahmet N. Taspinar
International Correspondent Turkey
Based in Istanbul
Ahmet N. Taspinar, MBA, PMP, REP is an International Correspondent for PMForum.org for Turkey. Mr. Taspinar holds an MS degree in Civil Engineering from Harvard University and a MBA degree from Northeastern University in the United States. Ahmet has 40 years of experience in petrochemical and energy projects, and in management information systems development. A member of the Project Management Institute (PMI ®) since 1977, Ahmet is a former President of the Northern California PMI Chapter and a founding member of the PMI Istanbul Chapter. Additional information about Ahmet can be found at (http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#5).
He can be contacted at mbpnet@hotmail.com
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Project Management Update
from Colombia
By Germán Bernate
The PMI Santafe de Bogota Chapter has deployed a large activity during the last half of year 2008. In November it offered a Round Table meeting to its members where the main subject comprised comments from specialists on PMO implementation.
Starting December a lecture was offered where the Board of Directors’ members presented the differences between PMBOK’s Version 4 and Version 3.
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About the Author:
Germán Bernate
Germán Bernate is President of the PMI Santafé de Bogotá Chapter in Bogotá, Colombia. Mr. Bernate holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from the Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. He is General Manager and Founder of ALMAGESTO Consulting Firm. Mr. Bernate has dedicated 45 years of his professional life to the engineering and software industry in the areas of strategic management, Balanced ScoreCard, and Project Management. He worked for more than thirty years at IBM Colombia, where he assumed a wide range of responsibilities in both technical and management areas. He also worked as a Project Manager at NCR Colombia. Mr. Bernate has managed projects in Banks, government, distribution, communication networks, aerial transport, and retail stores. German has published several books, for instance “El año 2000 al acecho” (2000 Year Coming) cooperates with the Y2K problem. In 2004 Mr. Bernate was a guest speaker at the congress organized by PMI Madrid Chapter, with the lecture “Triunfos y frustraciones de un Gerente de Proyecto en Latinoamérica'” (Triumphs and frustrations of a Project Manager in Latin America). In February 2006 he presented “How to Grow in a Different Environment” at the annual congress of the Association for Strategic Planning - ASP- at Los Angeles, CA. In 1992 Germán won the first award of the fourth edition of the literary contest “Dr. Mariano Zumel” in Madrid, Spain. German is actually working in the fields of Project Management, Strategic Planning and Balanced ScoreCard implementation.
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