Volume IX - Issue VIII - August 2007

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EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE

• Editor’s Perspective on the August PM World Today
  By David L. Pells

EDITORIAL

• The Seven Natural Phases of a Project Management Career
  By David L. Pells

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• On the Subject of "Is PM Ready for Prime Time?"
  By Eric Jenett

• On the Subject of the New College of Complex Project Management
  By Patrick Weaver

VIEWPOINTS

• Project Management - A Key Contributor to National Competitiveness!
  By Ed Naughton

• From Technical Expert to Project Manager
  By Alfonso Bucero, PMP
  
  Read complete interview in English | Spanish

• Project Management is not so “Advanced” as Many Think!
  By Paul Giammalvo

FEATURED INTERVIEW

• The PM World in Peru - An Interview with Luis Alfredo Chepote,
  Project Manager, Peruvian entrepreneur
  Interview By PMF International Correspondent José Machicao
  
  Read complete interview in English | Spanish

FEATURED PAPERS

• Churchill’s Choices of What to Do (designs a solution)
  Churchill the Agile Project Manager - Part 12
  By Mark Kozak-Holland

• Introducing the Project Complexity Model - A New Approach to Diagnosing and Managing Projects (Part 2 of 2)
  By Kathleen B. Hass, PMP

• Competencies Changing Corporation Fortunes
  By Professor A. Jaafari, ME, MSc, PhD, CPEng, FIEA

• Project Management Challenges and Best Practices for Enterprise Packaged Applications
  By Kunal Verma, PMP

STUDENT PAPERS

• “Houston, we have a problem!” - The Use of KT Processes in Effective Project Management
  By John Tiso

PM TIPS & TECHNIQUES

• Improve Project Success with Better Scope Management
  By Avneet Mathur

• The Seven Deadly Project Sins: Part 1 - Elitism
  By Tim Bergmann

• Virtual Teaming Soft Skills Relevant to all Projects
  By Brian Irwin

• Managing Team Fireworks
  By Michelle LaBrosse, PMP

REGIONAL REPORTS

• What to Read about Project Management in Spanish?
  By Ana Maria Rodriguez
  
  Read complete interview in English | Spanish

• Current Developments Affecting Project Management in Nigeria
  By O. Chima Okereke, Ph.D.

• Politics, Projects and Programs
  By Thibaut Goupil
  
  Read complete interview in English | French

• Project Management is Exploding in Greece!
  By Theofanis Giotis

• Project Management Becomes More and More "Bullish" in the Country of Banks, Switzerland
  By Alexander Matthey, PMP

• Ecuador: Opportunities for Everyone - A Status Report of the Project Management
  in Ecuador
  By Irwin J. Franco, PMP
  
  Read complete interview in English | Spanish

• The Emerging of a Professional Association for Project Management in the UAE
  By Mounir Ajam

• Project Management in Spain - July 2007 Status Report
  By Alfonso Bucero, PMP
  
  Read complete paper in English | Spanish

• Projects & Project Management in India
  By Raju Rao

• Project Management in Perú - An Interview with Luis Alfredo Chepote Project Manager, Peruvian entrepreneur
  By Jose Machicao
  
  Read complete paper in English | Spanish

• “Update from Various Northern Hemisphere Corners - Amsterdam, Riga, San Diego
  By Carol Dekkers

CALLS FOR PAPERS

• Call for Abstracts – Center for Business Practices Seeks Proposals for Presentations at 2007 PM Summits & Benchmarking Forums

• Call for Contributors University of Dallas & True Solutions to Sponsor Project Management Lunch Series

• Call for papers: VII International PM Seminar in Sao Paulo, Brazil in October 2007

• Call for Papers: International Student Paper Award'08

FUTURE PM EVENTS

• University of Dallas & True Solutions Sponsors Project Management Lunch Series

• Invitation to Vendors - Project Management Vendor Exhibition Planned for August UTD
  PM Symposium in Texas

• Three Keynote Speakers Set for 1st UTD Project Management Symposium in Texas - Discounts & Prizes Announced for Attendees

• Kansas City Mid-America PMI Chapter Announces Professional Development Days
  for 10-11 September 2007

• Inaugural CIO Conference in Breckenridge, Colorado USA in September 2007

• Inaugural Meeting of IPMA's new Project Management Mediterranean Network (MEDNET) to be in Lisbon

• Keynote Speakers Announced for AIPM National Conference in Australia -
  Focus to be on Strategic Role of Project Management

• Theme for VII International Project Management Seminar Announced in Sao Paulo, Brazil

• John Cleese to Keynote Primavera Conference in October

• NORDNET 2007 Project Management Conference Announced for September 26-28, 2007 in Iceland

• APM Project Management 2007 Awards Ceremony & Banquet to be Held October 30
  in London - Nominations Invited

• IV Valencia" Project Management Days - Announced for November 22nd 2007
  in Valencia, Spain

• 1st BPUG International Congress Announced for February 2008 in London

• NASA Project Management (PM) Challenge 2008 Set for February 26-27 in Daytona Beach, Florida

• Happy Projects'08 "PROJECTS & SALES" - 2008 Project Management Conference
  in Vienna Announced!

PM COMMUNITY NEWS

• Professor Roland Gareis in Austria named International Editorial Advisor
  for PM World Today

• Former PMI Chair Louis Mercken Named PM Ambassador ™ Announces Global Availability as Speaker for PM events

• Karen Tate, PMI Director, added as Second Keynote Speaker for 1st UTD Project Management Symposium in Texas

• Alexander Matthey named International Correspondent for PMForum in Switzerland

• Irwin José Franco named International Correspondent for PMForum in Ecuador

• Irwin José Franco nombrado Corresponsal Internacional para PMForum en Ecuador

• Martin Barnes named PM Ambassador™ Announces Global Availability as Speaker
  for PM events

PM EDUCATION NEWS

• ESC Lille Announced that it Will Launch an Islamic Finance Seminar at Project and Programme Management Workshop in August 2007

PM PROFESSION NEWS

• First IPMA Golf Cup in Krakow Deemed Great Success!

• APM Project Management 2007 Awards Ceremony & Banquet to be Held October 30
  in London - Nominations Invited

• New Project Management Mediterranean Network (MEDNET) Announced by IPMA

• Winners of 2007 International Project Excellence Award Announced by IPMA

• Winners of Project Excellence Award Polska 2007 Announced in Krakow

• IPMA Announce Winners of Research Awards

• Keynote Speakers Announced for AIPM National Conference in Australia -
  Focus to be on Strategic Role of Project Management

• Imagination visits Dubai for PMI

• Three Keynote Speakers Set for 1st UTD Project Management Symposium in Texas - Discounts & Prizes Announced for Attendees

• 15th Global Project Management Symposium in New Delhi, India Announced for November 2007

• Inaugural Meeting of IPMA's new Project Management Mediterranean Network (MEDNET) to be in Lisbon

• Next GAPPS Working Session on Global Project Management Standards
  Set for 1-3 September in Australia

• AACE Rolls Out "Soft Launch" of the Certified Portfolio, Program and Project Manager (C3PM) Credential

PM INDUSTRY NEWS

• Strategy & Projects Summit in Arizona Deemed Successful

• 2007 Excellence in Enterprise Integration Awards Announced by AFEI in Washington DC

• Imagination visits Dubai for PMI

• Government Co-funded Program to Promote Project Management Certification in Greece has Been Launched

• Microsoft Names Pcubed as Enterprise Project Management Partner of the Year

• PM Industry News - US$ 2 billion Telecom Project Announced in India

• Number of Project Managers in UK Estimated to Equal Number of Doctors or Lawyers

• CH2M HILL Recognized as the Largest Employee-Owned Company in Engineering and Construction Industry in the USA

• Martin Barnes named PM Ambassador™ Announces Global Availability as Speaker
  for PM events

FASCINATING PROJECTS

• Mega Infrastructure Project in India Doubles Estimated Investment to About US $100 billion

• Canada Announces $3b Projects to Reclaim Artic Waters, and to Control Natural Resources & Northwest Passage

• Burj Dubai Reaches Record Height this Week! Faces Inspection of Olympic Project

• NASA Selects Proposals for Performing New Science on the Moon & Establishes
  Two New Programs

• NASA Prepares next Mars Lander for August Launch

PUBLISHING NEWS

• Project Lessons from The Great Escape - New Book by Mark Kozak-Holland Offers Lessons for Iraq

• New Project Management Book by Thomas Shubnell Attempts to Break
  the Trend of Failed IT projects

• The Human Side of Project Leadership - New Research Results Published by PMI

• Wideman PM Website Updates Announced for August

 

 

 

 

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