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Vol. XII Issue VI - June 2010

Project Management eJournal

 

REGIONAL REPORT:

Project Management News from South Africa

South Africa

By Jaycee Krüger, PMP

International Correspondent for PMForum & PM World Today

Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa


News from PM Professional Organizations

APM SA News

APMSA ran a Scheduling workshop linked to performance metrics definitions.  About 30 people attended.  Although everybody is using scheduling for their projects few realise the pitfalls and the collateral damage that can occur because of not meeting milestone targets.  It points to the low level of professionalism among project managers.

Visit APMSA’s website at http://www.apmsa.org.za for more information.

PMSA News

PMSA JHB Branch had a presentation on Soccer City on the Eve of the FIFA 2010 World Cup on Monday, 31 May 2010, featuring guest speaker, Bob van Bebber of Architects Boorgetman and Partners, where he gave an in-depth perspective of the design and creation of this Gauteng Province Showpiece.

For more information, visit PMSA’s website at http://www.pmisa.co.za.

PM Education News

APMSA has completed the alignment of the taxonomies required for developing training course materials for project management and project Support Services.  Training courses can now be designed in two levels:  Level D-C for projects with limited complexity, and Level B-A for projects with complexity…

To read entire report click here

Jaycee Kruger

Jaycee Krüger

International Correspondent – South Africa

South Africa

Jaycee Krüger, PMP, is an International Correspondent for PMForum in South Africa. He is also the Managing Director of Mhlegahlatini (Pty) Ltd, trading as Greybeards Inc. He has spent over 30 years working in project environments with increasing responsibility, from technical design and construction supervision through construction management and project management to executive head of various functional departments and board director of a major South African project management and engineering company operating globally. Project experience includes power generation, industrial and mining projects, from shutdowns through brown-fields to green-fields in extremely remote places. He has delivered various voluntary papers and lectures on project management topics. Serving his two professions, civil engineering and project management, Jaycee was founding member of various organisations and branches of organisations, as well as subject matter expert in statutory boards governing project management. He is presently active in the Project Management Institute (PMI®) where he serves on the C&CR Communications Committee, the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International, (AACE), and Project Management South Africa (PMSA) where he is currently Vice President International Liaison. He also chairs the South African mirror committee of ISO236 for the establishment of a new ISO standard on Project Management, ISO21500. Jaycee is based in Heidelberg, Gauteng Province, South Africa and can be reached at jckruger@greybeards.co.za.


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