Academic Advisory Council

Prof. Frank T. Anbari, PhD
Professor, Project Management Program
Goodwin College of Professional Studies,
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Prof. Frank T. Anbari, PhD Project Management and Quality Enhancement, MBA, MS Engineering, PMP®, PE, and ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, is an International Editorial Advisor for PMForum and PM World Today. Dr. Anbari is Professor of Project Management at the Goodwin College of Professional Studies at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. He previously served as a Faculty member and Director of the Project Management Program at The George Washington University, and taught in the graduate and executive development programs at Penn State University, the University of Texas at Dallas, and Drexel University. He developed and taught courses and seminars in project management, quality management, and Six Sigma method, for public sector and private industry organizations globally. Dr. Anbari serves as member of the Editorial Boards of Project Management Journal, International Journal of Project Management, and International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, and as Chair, PMI® Educational Foundation Awards and Scholarships Judges Committee. He served as Vice President–Education and Certification, PMI® College of Performance Management, and as examiner (1993–1995) and alumni examiner (1999–2000) for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Dr. Anbari conducts rigorous research, presents widely, and publishes extensively on significant, timely topics in project management, quality enhancement, technology management, and Lean Six Sigma. He is co-recipient of competitive research grants from PMI® and IBM®, and the Outstanding Research Contribution 2008 from the International Project Management Association (IPMA). Dr. Anbari can be contacted at anbari@drexel.edu

Drexel University’s Master of Science in Project Management (MSPM) program is aligned with the Project Management Institute’s (PMI®) A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and is designed to support completion of PMI®’s Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification. Further, Drexel’s cutting-edge, online, graduate program in Project Management provides students with the business, communication, global, and leadership skills needed to manage projects, programs, and portfolios in today's competitive projectized environment. Drexel’s MSPM combines the study of project management with coursework in business management and leadership. The 45 credit degree curriculum includes courses in planning, assessment, management, and leadership, as well as a final capstone project. Additional information about Drexel’s MSPM can be found at http://goodwin.drexel.edu/mep/g_proj.php

Drexel University, Philadelphia’s technological university, is among the top 50 private, non-profit, national doctoral/research universities in the US, and is ranked as one of America’s Best Colleges. Drexel consists of 11 colleges and schools offering over 160 degree programs to approximately 23,000 students. It has over 100,000 alumni and over 1,000 full-time faculty members. Founded by financier and philanthropist Anthony J. Drexel in 1891, Drexel University has been a leader in the integration of technology into academics. Drexel programs are accredited by their respective top professional accreditation bodies. Drexel’s academic distinctions include several top rankings in Engineering and a top 10 ranking in Library and Information Science (No. 1 for specialized programs in information systems). Goodwin College of Professional Studies, comprised of the School of Education and the School of Technology and Professional Studies, is a vital part of Drexel University, with a focus on advanced knowledge and innovation. Its programs integrate the highest level of scholarship across disciplinary boundaries through experiential learning, reflecting the strengths of Drexel, as well as the educational needs of the community. Its multidimensional learning environment develops students’ critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills while introducing them to new perspectives in their chosen fields. Graduates of its doctoral, master’s degree, graduate certificate, and undergraduate programs are well prepared for the diverse demands of careers in academia and industry. Additional information about Drexel University can be found at http://drexel.edu/

Erling S. Andersen
Professor of Project Management
BI Norwegian School of Management, Oslo, Norway

Erling S. Andersen is professor of Project Management and Information Systems at BI Norwegian School of Management, Oslo, Norway.  He holds a Master in Economics from University of Oslo. Before joining BI NSM he was Associate professor in economics at University of Oslo and Dean of NKI College of Computer Science and Professor of Information Science at University of Bergen.  He has been a visiting professor to University of Tokyo, Japan and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.  Professor Andersen has published several books and articles on information technology, systems development, project management and management in general. His book "Goal Directed Project Management" has been translated into several languages.  Professor Andersen can be contacted at erling.s.andersen@bi.no.

Founded in 1943, the
BI Norwegian School of Management / Handelshøyskolen BI is Norway's leading academic institution in the core areas of economics, management, strategy, marketing, innovation and entrepreneurship. The school has approximately 18,700 active students, of whom approximately half are women. BI's courses are provided at BI's main campus at Nydalen in Oslo, in a specially constructed building designed by the architect Niels Torp, and via a countrywide network of 13 study centres that reflect local and regional needs. BI is also well established overseas and plays a major part in business education in Lithuania and Shanghai, China. BI's goals are to become one of Europe's foremost research-based schools of economics and business administration, based on the principle of lifelong learning. In 2005, BI was successfully reaccredited for a further five years by EQUIS, the independent international mark of quality of the European Foundation for Management Development.  Additional information about the university can be found at www.bi.no.

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Rajat Baisya, PhD
Professor of Marketing, Strategic Management
International Business & Project Management
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

Rajat Kanti Baisya, PhD, is Professor of Marketing, Strategic Management and International Business and former Head of the Business School at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.  Dr. Baisya is also a Visiting Professor of Strategic Management at the Ecole Nationale des ponts et chaussees (ENPC) International Business School in Paris, France. Prof Baisya obtained his B. Sc. (Honours in chemistry) degree from Calcutta University and his B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D (Engineering) degrees from Jadavpur University. He has served for over twenty eight years in industry, in a variety of senior capacities with large Indian and Multinational corporations. He was President & CEO of Emami Group of companies, Senior Vice President – Business Development of Reckitt & Colman of India Ltd, CEO- International Business of Escorts Ltd, and General Manager (Projects) of Goetze India Ltd, an Indo German joint venture in auto component manufacturing. He is also former General Manager, Corporate Planning, of United Breweries Group; former Project Engineering Manager of Best Foods International, a Unilever company; and former Project Manager at Bisleri India Ltd. He is a consultant to many Indian organizations, including the Airport Authority of India, and overseas (Unisantis Dubai) corporations. Dr. Baisya serves as non-executive member of the board of many companies including Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Ltd, a public sector undertaking.

Prof Baisya is a task force member in the Ministry of Public Sector Enterprises, Government of India. He has over 200 publications and two books to his credit and is a recipient of many awards including the Gardner Award and Dr J.S. Pruthi Award for significant contributions in Industry.  He is a member of the editorial board of several Indian and International journals, including the journal of Scientific & Industrial Research, the International Journal of Project Management, and the International Journal on Asia Entrepreneurship. He is member of the research management board of the International Project Management Association (IPMA), Switzerland and a Research Advisory Board Member for the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.  Prof Baisya is a member of numerous professional societies including Life member of All India Food Processors' Association, Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India), Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Institution of Engineers, Society For Scientific Value, All India Management Association, Consultancy Development Center, Institute of Management Consultants of India, Project Management Associates, and others.

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-Delhi) is located in the centre of the capital city of India in a sprawling campus covering about 400 acres of land with green surroundings. IIT Delhi is a globally recognized top ranking academic institute in the areas of science, technology & management and is considered the best in India. Through 21 departments and research centers, the Institute offers B.Tech, M.Tech and Ph.D programs in engineering & technology, M.Sc. and Ph.D programme in Science, and MBA and Ph.D programs in Management.  The institute attracts the best students from all over the world including Europe who come for both undergraduate and post graduate programs, including research in leading scientific and technical fields. The school of management was established 25 years ago and offers specialization in all functional areasof management, including a part-time evening program for working executives. The Institute offers significant emphasis on research and continuous improvement of courses to remain contemporary and relevant to society. The institute also offers courses and programs in project management. For more information, visit http://www.iitd.ac.in/.

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Christophe Bredillet, PhD
Professor of Management, Associate Dean Postgraduate Programmes Director of the MS, MBA and Doctorate in Project & Programme Management ESC Lille, Lille, France

Christophe N. Bredillet, PhD in Project Management, MBA, Dr.Sc., MSc Eng, ESC Lille, Certificated Program Director IPMA Level A, CMP, CCE, has 22 years of experience with several industries (banking, sporting goods and IT). For the past 15 years, he has been the program director of the MS, MBA and Doctorate in Project & Program Management at ESC Lille – Lille School of Management. He is strongly involved in PM Professional Associations and Research Networks. He is Editor of the Project Management Journal. He is steering committee member of the Global Working Group Standards and steering committee member of the international non-aligned "think tank" group named OLCI. He is founder and president of the PMI Chapter "Hauts-de-France". Professor Bredillet (ESC Lille) can be contacted at c.bredillet@esc-lille.fr.

Founded in 1892, Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Lille- ESC Lille - is one of the oldest business schools in France, with campuses in Lille and Paris. It is also the first institution outside North America to receive GACPM accreditation by the Project Management Institute (PMI®). The project management program at ESC Lille was inaugurated in 1979. ESC Lille offers postgraduate programs in project management: two masters in project & program management (one taught in English, the other in French); a MBA in Strategy, Program & Project Management (English); and a PhD in Strategy, Program & Project Management (English). ESC Lille research activities in project & program management are grouped together into the International Centre for Project Management and Analysis (CIMAP).Additional information about the university can be found at www.esc-lille.com.

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Sergey Bushuyev
Professor & Head of Project Management Department
Kiev National University of Construction & Architecture, Kiev, Ukraine

Bushuyev Sergey, PhD, Dr. Sc., is Professor at Kiev National University of Construction and Architecture (KNUCA) in Kiev, Ukraine.  Specializing in Strategic Project Management and Organizational Development, he is Head of the Department of Project management at KNUCA and founder and President of the Ukrainian Project Management Association (www.UPMA.Kiev.ua).He is also founder of the Project management Academy in Ukraine (1999).He studied at Kyiv Engineering-Construction Institute, faculty of Automation and Information Technology (1970), PhD (1973), Dr.Sc. (1986), Professor (1988), and honorary Scientist and Technician of Ukraine (2003).  He served as Founder and President of the Ukrainian Project Management Association (UPMA) (1993); active member of the New York Academy of Sciences (1996); Head of Project Management Department (1997); Adjunct Professorat University of Technology Sydney, Australia (2002); visiting Professor at ESC Lille, France (2003); Member of Certification Validation Management Board of the International Project Management Association - IPMA (1997); Ukrainian Academy of Sciences - Active member (2003);  and St. Petersburg Academy of Engineering Science (Russia, 1998) – Active member. Dr. Bushuyev has published more than 200 scientific books and articles.  He is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Project Management published by IPMA, and for several other national and international Journals. He has read lectures and taught courses in Germany-Bremen University, USA-Economic Development Institute of the World Bank, Slovakia-Bratislava Technical University, UK-Strasclaide University of Glasgow, Sweden - Total Quality Management program, Austria- Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Spain-Lograno University, Poland University of Business Administration, and Brno University in the Czech Republic.  He is the author of Project management NationalCompetenceBaselineNCB (Ukraine, in Russian, 2006); Glossary of Project Management. (Dilova, Ukraine, UPMA, in Ukrainian, 2001);Dynamic Leadership in Project Management (Dilova, Ukraine, UPMA, in Russian, 2000);Investment Instrument of Project Management (UPMA, in Russian, 1998); and ProjectProcurement (UPMA, in Russian, 1999).

Since 1975, Dr. Bushuyev has prepared 20 candidates for Science (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Science in Development Information Management Systems and Project Management. Since 1996 he has been responsible for preparing more than 600 candidates for Masters of Science degrees in Project Management. Recipient of an Award as the best professor of Ukraine in 1987, Professor Bushuyev can be contacted at SBushuyev@ukr.net

Kiev National University of Construction and Architecture (KNUCA) is one of the leading National Ukrainian Universities. Founded in 1936, KNUCA is a progressive, dynamic university of over 12,000 students.The University offers an innovative, research-led curriculum, taught by world-class academics that consistently attract a quality student intake. The University's internal research reputation spans all of its faculties where it offers over 40 degree and professional programmes through seven faculty (institutes) and 57 departments.Additional information about KNUSA can be found at www.KNUBA.edu.ua

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Darren Dalcher, PhD
Author and Academic Advisor

Professor of Software Project Management
Director, National Centre for Project Management
Middlesex University
London, UK

Darren Dalcher, Ph.D. FAPM, FBCS, CITP is Professor of Software Project Management at Middlesex University and Director of the National Centre for Project Management (NCPM) in the UK. He has been named by the Association for Project Management (APM) as one of the top 10 “movers and shapers” in project management in 2008 and was voted Project Magazine’s “Academic of the Year” for his contribution in “integrating and weaving academic work with practice”. Following industrial and consultancy experience in managing IT projects, Professor Dalcher gained his PhD in Software Engineering from King's College, University of London. Professor Dalcher has written over 150 papers and book chapters on project management and software engineering. He is Editor-in-Chief of Software Process Improvement and Practice, an international journal focusing on capability, maturity, growth and improvement. He is the editor of the book series, Advances in Project Management, published by Gower Publishing of a new companion series Fundamentals of Project Management. Heavily involved in a variety of research projects and subjects, Professor Dalcher has built a reputation as leader and innovator in the areas of practice-based education and reflection in project management. He works with many major industrial and commercial organisations and government bodies in the UK and beyond. He is a Fellow of the APM and the British Computer Society, and a Member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), the Academy of Management, the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the Association for Computing Machinery. He is a Chartered IT Practitioner. He is a Member of the PMI Advisory Board responsible for the prestigious David I. Cleland project management award and of the APM Professional Development Board. For more information, visit http://www.cs.mdx.ac.uk/ncpm/d_dalcher.html.

The National Centre for Project Management is an inter-disciplinary centre of excellence operating in collaboration with industry, government and the learned societies. The NCPM aims to set the national agenda and establish project management as a major profession and discipline in the UK. The Centre is thus concerned with fostering active dialogue about the integration of successful practice and theoretical research within project management. NCPM is unique in fostering a trans-disciplinary perspective that covers all aspects of implementing successful project and programme management, regardless of sector. In exploring the new frontiers of project management knowledge and capability, the Centre endeavours to reflect the increasing role of projects and project management in modern society as well as the organisational, strategic and cultural implications associated with instituting sound project management practice. The NCPM offers a growing range of postgraduate and experience-based qualifications in project management, including the highly successful MSc in Managing Major Project and Programmes. For more information visit www.mdx.ac.uk/ncpm.

Middlesex University is a global University delivering outstanding higher education, partnering with prestigious institutions all over the world. Middlesex is widely regarded as an excellent international provider of higher education with superb academic credentials and highly employable and successful graduates. The University traces its history to the founding of two locals educational institutions in the late 1880s. It is now spread across five sites in North London as well as two international campuses (in Dubai and Mauritius) where more than 30,000 students are studying for a Middlesex qualification. Middlesex University has been awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize three times in recognition of its outstanding contribution to the intellectual, economic, cultural and social life of the nation and has also won a Queen's Award for Enterprise (for its international work). The University works closely with industry, commerce, local authorities, public bodies and government departments to deliver quality education, professional consultancy and research services and is home to a number of national centres of excellence in teaching and learning and in employer engagement funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. For more information: www.mdx.ac.uk

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Roland Gareis
Professor & Head of Project Management Department
Scientific Director, Director of MBA Programme
University of Economics & Business Administration
Vienna, Austria

Roland Gareis, PhD, Dkfm, is professor and head of the project management department, PROJEKTMANAGEMENT GROUP, at the University of Economics and Business Administration in Vienna, Austria.  He is also director of the Professional MBA Program “Project & Process Management” at the university and manager of the research program: Project orientation (international).  He was formerly a visiting professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Statue University in Atlanta, USA; at ETH in Zurich, Switzerland; and at the University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada.  He studied at Vienna Technical University and the University of Economics and Business Administration, receiving his doctorate in 1972.  He was a post-doctoral visiting scholar at the University of California Los Angeles, USA, in 1976. From 1986 – 2002, Roland was chairman of the board of Project Management Austria, the Austrian professional project management association.  In 1990, he organized the IPMA World Congress in Vienna on the topic of “Management by Projects”.  He is the former research director for IPMA and has been involved in various project management research and teaching projects for over 20 years.  Since 1982, Professor Gareis has also owned and managed ROLAND GAREIS CONSULTING, providing project management services to national and international companies throughout Europe.

The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (Wu Wien), formerly called the Imperial Export Academy, was established on October 1, 1898, with the aim of imparting knowledge to businessmen engaged in foreign trade. Immediately following World War I, the Academy became a public World Trade University (Hochschule für Welthandel), offering a three-year degree program. The University was renamed again in 1975, this time to Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration).  Recent reforms, new degree programs with more flexible structures, and revised course regulations make education at WU Wien even more up to date and geared towards the needs of today's business world. WU Wien has now grown to 20,000 students and more than 1,000 full-time and adjunct faculty and staff members. The University's close cooperation with industry affords it an especially practical relevance, which is one of the reasons The Financial Times ranked the university among Europe's Top 50 Business Schools. Over 180 partner universities throughout the world and acknowledged expertise in a number of fields, including that of East-West business, have made the university a renowned center of knowledge in many key fields of business and economics.  Additional information about VU can be found at http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/english.

The PROJEKTMANAGEMENT GROUP (PMG) is a department of the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration since 1994 and offers high quality education and research services in process and project management. The PMG offers a special subject “Project management” for master and bachelor students at the University and cooperates both in education and research with an international network of project-oriented enterprises and universities. Moreover the PMG contributes to the acceptance of the job profile “Project Manager” in Austria. The systemic-constructive research approach applied by the PMG and developed by Prof. Roland Gareis is internationally accepted. The main research fields of the PMG for the next years are: (sectorial) project management, project-oriented company, project-oriented society, family of mature models.  Additional information about PMG can be found at http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/pmg.

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Sebastian Green
Professor & Head of Department Management & Marketing
University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Sebastian Green, BA (TCD), MA, PhD (Sussex) is Professor of Management at University College Cork (UCC) in Cork, Ireland, specializing in Strategic Management and Strategic Project Management. He is Head of the Department of Management and Marketing at UCC and was formerly Executive Dean of the Faculty of Commerce. Before coming to UCC he worked in Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and at the London Business School. He studied Economics at Trinity College Dublin, and at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Social Anthropology at Sussex University, UK. Sebastian works with Ed Naughton of the Institute of Project Management, Ireland in the area of project management education and development and is Chairperson of the Academic Forum of the IPMA.  Sebastian is a co-founder of Ochre (www.ochre.ie) which offers organisational development and culture change interventions and seminars. He serves on the editorial team of the Systemic Solutions Bulletin, UK and the Journal of Social Transformation and Change and has published widely in international journals and in books. Professor Green can be contacted at s.green@ucc.ie.  

University College Cork (UCC) is one of four constituent universities of the federal National University of Ireland. Founded in 1845, UCC is one of Ireland's oldest institutes of higher learning and was originally established as Queen's College. The school was renamed University College Cork in 1908, and “University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork” in 1998.  UCC is situated in south-west Ireland and is a progressive, dynamic university of over 14,500 students. The University has a current enrolment of over 12,000 degree candidates, with an additional 2,500 students enrolled in one or more of the University's postgraduate courses. UCC's widely diverse student-body includes over 1,000 international students representing 60-plus countries worldwide. 3,000 people work at UCC, including more than 800 faculty.  UCC is Ireland 's leading research institute. It is the highest research income earner in the Irish state. The University offers an innovative, research-led curriculum, taught by world-class academics who consistently attract a quality student intake. The University's internal research reputation spans all of its faculties where it offers over 120 degree and professional programmes through seven schools and 27 departments. The University has seven faculties in Arts and Celtic Studies, Commerce, Engineering, Food Science and Technology, Law, Medicine and Health, and Science.  Additional information about UCC can be found at www.uc.ie.

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Francis Hartman, PhD
Professor, Project & Programme Management, Schulich School of Engineering
Adjunct Professor, Haskayne School of Business.
University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

Francis Hartman, PhD, MSc, FEIC, FICE, FCAE, PEng, CEng, is a professor of project and programme management in the Schulich School of Engineering, and an adjunct professor in the Haskayne School of Business, at the University of Calgray in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  Professor Hartman has over 30 years of experience in industry and government projects and programs valued at over $80 Billion. He is the author or editor of four books and has published over 200 papers and technical articles over the past 15 years. During that period, he has held positions as director of the Project Management Program at the University of Calgary as well as the prestigious NSERC/SSHRC/Industry Research Chair in Project Management. For most of this period he held both positions concurrently. He is currently completing a three-year term in industry as president of QeD, building a leading-edge consulting and training company spun off from his research and related work. QeD has developed new approaches to managing increasingly complex projects in a rapidly changing world, challenging the current techniques. He serves on the editorial boards of several prestigious journals in project management and engineering published around the globe. Dr. Hartman has received numerous awards recognizing his contributions to project management, business management, and engineering, and for mentoring and teaching as well as research. He may be contacted at fhartman@ucalgary.ca.

The University of Calgary is a community dedicated to scholarship, education, creativity and discovery, founded in 1976. The University of Calgary campus occupies a beautiful, park-like setting covering more than 200 hectares, an area larger than Calgary's entire downtown. The U of C is home to scholars in 16 faculties (offering more than 80 academic programs) and 36 research institutes and centres. More than 28,200 students are currently enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. The U of C has graduated 120,000 alumni over its 40-year history, including the current Prime Minister of Canada. The U of C has 2,410 faculty actively engaged in research and scholarship, and more than 2,500 support staff, making it one of the four largest employers in Calgary. The university produces an economic impact of $800 million in the Calgary area alone.  About 75 chairs and professorships in such diverse areas as American studies, schizophrenia, project management, cancer and intelligent manufacturing attract renowned scholars and leading researchers to the University of Calgary. More than 1,900 international students from nearly 90 countries are enrolled in the U of C's undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. For more information, please visit http://www.ucalgary.ca/ .

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Dr Martina Huemann
Ass. Professor & Faculty Member
WU Vienna University of Economics & Business, Austria
Adjunct Professor, SKEMA Business School, France

Martina Huemann, Dr. Mag. Ass. Prof. is faculty member of the PROJEKTMANAGEMENT GROUP at the WU Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and an Adjunct Professor of Project Management at SKEMA, Business School, France. She has project management experience in research, marketing and organizational development projects. Martina Huemann is actively involved in professional project management associations nationally and internationally. She is board member of pma - Project Management Austria, and member of the IPMA Research Management Board, where she is responsible for the IPMA Research Awards. Further she serves in the Academic Advisory Group of PMI. Her research addresses Human Resource Management in the project-oriented company, competencies and capabilities in project-oriented companies, sustainable development in project management, as well as auditing of projects and programs. Martina Huemann is a consultant at Roland Gareis Consulting. She trains project personnel and consults for projects, programs and project-oriented companies internationally. Martina can be contacted at Martina.Huemann@wu-wien.ac.at

The Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien), formerly called the Imperial Export Academy, was established on October 1, 1898, with the aim of imparting knowledge to businessmen engaged in foreign trade. Immediately following World War I, the Academy became a public World Trade University (Hochschule für Welthandel), offering a three-year degree program. WU Wien has grown to 20,000 students and more than 1,000 full-time and adjunct faculty and staff members. The University’s close cooperation with industry affords it an especially practical relevance, which is one of the reasons The Financial Times ranked the university among Europe's Top 50 Business Schools. Additional information can be found at http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/english.

The PROJEKTMANAGEMENT GROUP (PMG) is a department of the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration since 1994 and offers high quality education and research services in process and project management. The PMG offers a special subject “Project management” for master and bachelor students at the University and cooperates both in education and research with an international network of project-oriented enterprises and universities. The PMG contributes to the acceptance of the job profile “Project Manager” in Austria. The main research fields of the PMG are: project management, project-oriented company, project-oriented society, human aspects of project and program management, sustainability in projects and project management, and family of mature models. Additional information about PMG can be found at http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/pmg.

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John-Paris Pantouvakis, PhD
Associate Professor of Construction Management
Director of the Centre for Construction Innovation,
Dept. of Construction Engineering & Management,
Faculty of Civil Engineering
National Technical University of Athens Athens, Greece

John-Paris Pantouvakis, PhD, is a an associate Professor of Construction Management in the Department of Construction Engineering and Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering, at the National University of Athens.  He is also an Adjunct Lecturer at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and at the Hellenic Open University.  One of the leading advocates of professional project management in Greece, Professor Pantouvakis is Founder and President of the Network of Project Managers in Greece (PM-Greece), the national member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA), the International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC), SENET (South Eastern Network), and MedNet (Mediterranean Network).  He has published many papers, books, reports and professional articles on construction management, information technologies and project management; participated in many PM-related research projects over the last 20 years, and co-organized various PM-related conferences, workshops and scientific events.  He is a member of various scientific and professional organizations, including the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB), the Technical Chamber of Greece (TCG) and the Association of Greek Civil Engineers (ASEG).  John-Paris is the Founder and Director of the Centre for Construction Innovation, National Technical University of Athens, and a member of the Hellenic Organization for Standardization Committee for the development of the Greek Project Management Standard for the Quality Assurance of National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) projects 2007-2013.  Professor Panouvakis holds a PhD in Computer Science and an M.Sc. degree in Information Technology from the University of Nottingham, UK, and a degree in Civil Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens. More information and contact details are available at his website at http://paris.pantouvakis.gr 

The National Technical University (NTUA) is the oldest and most prestigious educational institution of Greece in the field of technology, and has contributed unceasingly to the country's scientific, technical and economic development since its foundation in 1836. It is closely linked with Greece's struggle for independence, democracy and social progress. In Greek, NTUA is called the "Ethnicon Metsovion Polytechnion" which stands for National Metsovion Polytechnic. It was named "Metsovion" to honor the donors and benefactors Nikolaos Stournaris, Eleni Tositsa, Michail Tositsas and Georgios Averof, all from Metsovo, a small town in the region of Epirus, who made substantial donations in the last half of the 19th century.  NTUA is divided into nine academic Schools, eight being for the engineering sciences, including architecture, and one for the general sciences. The nine Faculties include more than 700 people as academic staff, 140 scientific assistants and 260 administrative and technical staff. The total number of NTUA employees is about 1350. The total number of undergraduate students is about 8500 and the graduate students 1500.  The nine Faculties are divided into 33 Departments. For additional information about NTUA, visit http://www.ntua.gr/ntua_en.html.

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Viatcheslav V. Poznyakov
Professor of Project Management
State Academy for top managers in
Investment Area - Moscow, Russia

Viatcheslav V. Poznyakov, PhD, Dr.Sc., is professor of Project Management and Information Systems at the State Academy for Top Managers in Investment Area, Moscow, Russia. He holds a Doctor of Science from University of Dnepropetrovsk. Before joining the State Academy for Top managers in Investment Area he was Head of Department for Computer-aided Management Systems at the Moscow Civil Engineering University. He has been a visiting professor at the University of London, UK and the Leipzig High Engineering School in Leipzig, Germany. He previously headed a project management training department for the World Bank in Moscow for the Russian construction industry.  He has worked for several Russian consulting companies and the Ukrainian Academy of Science, for the space industry. He has practical experience in International development projects, construction, transport, and the space industry.  Professor Poznyakov has published a number of books and articles on information technology, systems development, project management, risk management, contracting, project preparation and evaluation, and management in general. He is one of the founders and a Vice-president of the Russian Project Management Association SOVNET. Professor Poznyakov lives in Moscow and can be contacted at: vpozniakov@ihome.ru.  

The State Academy for Top Managers in Investment Area was started in 1966 and currently is a leading Russian academic institution for professional training of top Russian managers for finance, investments, and general management. The major directions of training include core areas of economics, finance, management (including both public and private sectors), strategy, marketing, innovation and entrepreneurship. The Academy consists of 24 training Departments, every year about 20,000 specialists pass the Academy's training. The Academy has branches in a number of Russian Regions and collaborates with leading academic institutions in many countries. Additional information about the university can be found at www.gasis.ru.   

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Jang Ra
Professor & Chair Engineering,
Science & Project Management Department,
University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage,
Alaska, USA

Dr. Jang Ra, PhD, PMP is a professor and founding chair of the Master of Science in Project Management (MSPM) Program at University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). Under the leadership of Dr. Ra the MSPM program has grown to be one of the major graduate programs in the University of Alaska system. His specialties are in project management, multi-criteria decision making, and quantitative analysis. He has taught more than fifteen different graduate-level subjects since 1987 at University of Pittsburgh, Portland State University, George Washington University, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Han-Yang University and UAA. Dr. Ra has offered extensive PM professional consulting services and training in the State of Alaska and the Pacific Rim. Professor Ra can be contacted at afjwr@uaa.alaska.edu.

UAA's Engineering, Science, and Project Management (ESPM) Department offers a Master of Science in Project Management (MSPM) and project management (PM) training courses as a Project Management Institute Registered Education Provider (PMI REP®). These courses are offered at UAA's Anchorage University Center campus and also via the Web, allowing participation by students from across Alaska, the USA and the world. In addition, the department has successfully delivered an 18-month customized, on-site MSPM degree program to a major, international transportation company headquartered in Seattle. All MSPM and PM courses are taught by highly qualified faculty and recognized industry professionals. These instructors present state-of-the-art advances in project management as well as practical, project-oriented tools and applications. The MSPM degree program includes detailed study and application of PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) process domains and knowledge areas across many industry sectors. Professional training courses include Project Management Professional (PMP) certification examination preparation, Microsoft Project, Primavera, Project Controls, PM for Non-PMs and customized/cohort classes designed to meet the unique needs of our clients. For more information please visit ESPM website at www.uaa.alaska.edu/espm or call 907-786-1924 or email:ayespm@uaa.alaska.edu.

The University of Alaska educational system spans three separately accredited urban universities in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau, and includes a dozen community campuses, from Ketchikan in Southeast Alaska, to Kotzebue, in the state's far north. The system enrolls over 32,000 students studying among the 430 programs offered, everything from certificates and associate degree programs to bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees. The mission of the University of Alaska Anchorage is to discover and disseminate knowledge through teaching, research, engagement, and creative expression. Located in Anchorage and on community campuses in Southcentral Alaska, UAA is committed to serving the higher education needs of the state, its communities, and its diverse peoples. The University of Alaska Anchorage is an open access university with academic programs leading to occupational endorsements; undergraduate and graduate certificates; and associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees in a rich, diverse, and inclusive environment. Visit www.alaska.edu.

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Roberto Sbragia
Professor of Management, Director of MBA in Project Management
University of Sao Paulo, Fundação Instituto de Administração, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Roberto Sbragia, PhD, is Full Professor in the Management Department of the Faculty of Economics, Business and Accountancy (FEA) at the University of São Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Professor Sbragia has masters and PhD degrees in Business Administration from FEA/USP, with emphasis on Technology Innovation and Project Management. His Post-Doctoral work was at Northwestern University in the USA, Technological Institute, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, with emphasis on “R&D Management”.  Dr. Sbragia is the Coordinator of the Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in Project Management for the Fundação Instituto de Administração (FIA), recognized as the best Business School in Brazil for the period 2005-2006.  He is the former President of ALTEC- Latin American Association for Technology Management.  Mr. Sbragia is an author, consultant and professor in the fields of Innovation, Technology and Project Management. Professor Sbragia can be contacted at rsbragia@usp.br.

The University of Sao Paulo was established in 1934. It is the biggest university of the country and the third of Latin America, with about 40,000 students and 5,000 faculty members in 36 knowledge areas. FEA was established in 1946 with the mission of providing specialized professionals who would be most needed by Brazil's growing economy. Within USP complex, FEA maintains the high standard of quality that characterizes the university. Its five buildings are visited regularly by about 5,000 students from its three courses, Economics, Business Administration and Accounting (more than 3,500 undergraduates and 1,500 graduate students), not to mention the participants in the Continued Education programs organized by the FIPE, FIA and FIPECAFI foundations. FIA was created in 1980 within the Management Department as its private entity of institutional support to firms and government through modern techniques of research, training and counseling. Additional information about USP/FEA/FIA can be found at (www.usp.br, www.fea.usp.br and www.fia.com.br.

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Brane Semolicv
Head of the Project and Technology Institute
Head of the European Masters in PM Program
University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia

Brane Semolic, PhD, 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.   He is 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 ember 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.  Brane 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.  Professor Semolic can be contacted at brane.semoli@siol.net.

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 in 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 http://www.uni-mb.si/.

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Pieter Steyn, PhD
HeadDirector, Principal, Professor

Cranefield College of Project and Programme Management
Midrand, South Africa

Dr. Pieter Steyn is Founder and Principal of Cranefield College of Project and Programme Management, a South African Council on Higher Education / Dept of Education accredited and registered Private Higher Education Institution offering an Advanced Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma and Master's Degree in project and programme-based leadership and management. Professor Steyn holds an engineering degree (BSc Eng), MBA and Doctorate in business management and is a registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Steyn founded consulting engineering firm Steyn & Van Rensburg (SVR) in 1970. (Projects included First National Bank Head Office (Bank City), Standard Bank Head Office, Mandela Square (all in Johannesburg), Game City and The Wheel Shopping Centres (Durban)). He was appointed professor in the Department of Management, University of South Africa (1976), was Founder Chairperson (1977) of the Production Management Institute of South Africa, and helped pioneer Project Management as a university subject at the post-graduate level in 1979 at the University of South Africa. He was professor of Project and Operations Management at the TUKS Graduate School of Management, University of Pretoria from 1990 until retiring in 1998. Pieter was Chairperson of the Commission of Enquiry into the Swaziland Civil Service in 1993; Project Leader of the Strategic Management Team for the Gauteng Government's Welfare Department and Corporate Core, 1994 to 1996. He founded the Cranefield College of Project and Programme Management in 1998. Pieter is co-author of the “International Handbook of Production and Operations Management,” (Cassell, London, 1989, ed. Ray Wild) and author of many articles and papers on leadership and management. Pieter is a founder Fellow of the Production Management Institute of South Africa, and a member of the Association of Business Leadership, Industrial Engineering Institute, Engineering Association of South Africa and Project Management South Africa (PMSA). He is founder and past President of the Association of Project Management, South Africa (APMSA) and South Africa's former representative on the Council of Delegates of the International Project Management Association (IPMA), 2000-2005. He is currently a member of IPMA's Research Management Board (since 2007).

Cranefield College of Project and Programme Management is a registered Private Higher Education Institution in South Africa, with primary campus at the Midrand Conference Centre near Johannesburg. Courses are also offered in Durban, East London, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Namibia. Cranefield provides “new economy” strategy-centred leadership and management education that enables students and organisations to progress towards a learning culture and knowledge management excellence. This enables a move away from bureaucratic practices towards more value chain management employing a project and programme based approach, culminating in continuous transformation, change and improvement. Strategy alignment and use of integrated high-performance team approaches lead to flexible and agile value chain management.. Cranefield offers a web-based project implementation course available world-wide, as well as a classroom-based Advanced Diploma, Post-graduate Diploma and Master's Degree in project and programme-based value chain management. An outcomes-based adult learning approach is followed, using both theory and case material. Cranefield is immensely proud of its many graduates who are appointed to senior leadership and management positions in both the private and public sectors, not only in Africa, but also in Europe, the Middle East and the USA. For more information, visit ww.cranefield.ac.za.

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J. Rodney Turner, PhD
Professor of Project Management
Centre for Project Management
Kemmy Business School,
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Institut Supérieure de Gestion Industrielle
Ecole Supérieure de Commerce Lille, Lille, France

Professor J Rodney Turner, MA, MSc, DPhil (Oxon), BE (Auck), CEng, FIMechE, FAPM, MInstD, is Professor of Project Management at the Kemmy Business School of the University of Limerick and the Lille School of Management.  He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia and Educatis University, Zurich, and Visiting Professor at Henley Management College in the UK and George Washington University, USA.  He studied engineering at Auckland University and did his doctorate at Oxford University, where he was also for two years a post-doctoral research fellow.  He worked for six years for ICI as a mechanical engineer and project manager, on the design, construction and maintenance of heavy process plant, and for three years with Coopers and Lybrand as a management consultant.  Rodney Turner is the author or editor of fourteen books, including The Handbook of Project-based Management, the best selling book published by McGraw-Hill, and the Gower Handbook of Project Management.  He is editor of The International Journal of Project Management, (since May 1993), and has written articles for journals, conferences and magazines.  He lectures on and teaches project management world wide.  From 1991 to 2004, Professor Turner was a member of Council of the UK's Association for Project Management, with two years as Treasurer and two as Chairman.  He is now a Vice-President.  From 1999 to 2002, he was President and then Chairman of the International Project Management Association, the global federation of national associations in project management, of which APM is the largest member.  He has also helped to establish the Benelux Region of the European Construction Institute as foundation Operations Director.  Rodney is director of several SMEs and a member of the Institute of Directors.  Professor Turner is also a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and of the Association for Project Management (APM).  A citizen of both New Zealand and the UK, Professor Turner lives in Surrey, England.

The Centre for Project Management (CPM) at the University of Limerick is the only centre of its type in Ireland that specialises in the provision of education, research and training in the discipline of project management.  The Centre's Mission is to be a leading National, European and International centre for the advancement, dissemination and application of project management knowledge in the private and public sectors. The University of Limerick, through the CPM offers a Master's Degree in Project Management, a course first commenced in 1992 and offered over two years on a part-time basis. The Diploma in Project Management (Dip.PM), accredited by The University of Limerick, is the result of a detailed review of both Industry requirements and applied academic research. The CPM also has a number of project management training programmes, run both In-House and as Open Workshops.  The CPM is a constituent unit of the University of Limerick and is classified by the University as a ‘centre of excellence'. The Centre is located on UL campus within the International Business Centre. For more information, visit http://www.cpm.ul.ie/default.asp.

The University of Limerick (UL) was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and classified as the University of Limerick in 1989. UL is an independent, internationally focused university with over 10,845 students and 1,313 staff. It is a young, energetic and enterprising university with a proud record of innovation in education and excellence in research and scholarship. Its mission is to promote and advance learning and knowledge through teaching, research and scholarship in an environment which encourages innovation and upholds the principles of free enquiry and expression. Particular attention is paid to the generation of knowledge which is relevant to the needs of Ireland's continuing socio-economic development. UL offers a range of programmes up to doctorate and post doctorate levels in the disciplines of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Business, Education and Health Sciences, Science and Engineering. The University is situated on a superb riverside campus of over 133 hectares with the River Shannon as a unifying focal point. Adjacent to the University is the National Technology Park (NTP), Ireland's first science/technology park (263 hectares), home to more than 80 organisations employing over 4,000 people. More information can be found at http://www.ul.ie/.

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Hubert Vaughan
Professor of Project Management
Institute of International Engineering Project Management
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

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

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

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

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