Volume IX - Issue V - May 2007

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Editor’s Perspective

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

Editorial

• Transparency vs Security! - A Growing Dilemma for Project Managers
  & Organizations
  By David L. Pells

Letters to the Editor

• On the Subject of the April Issue
  From Russ Archibald
• On the Subject of PMI
  From Eric Jenett
• On the Subject of My Speech to the PMI Dallas Chapter on 28 April
  From Greg Balestrero

Viewpoints

• Penny Wise and Pound Foolish: Realistic Resource Scheduling
  By Harvey A. Levine
• Tottering Quality Management
  By J. Ajith Kumar

Featured Interviews

• A Conversation with Veikko Valila, IPMA President
  Interviewed By PMF Managing Editor David L. Pells
• Life After Motorola - An Interview with Pat Lucey on the Importance of Project Management
  and the Future After Shutdown of Motorola Ireland
  Interviewed By Ed Naughton

Featured Papers

• Managing Programs to Success: Key Program Management Processes
  (Part 5 of a Series)
  By Russ Martinelli and Jim Waddell
• Activity Based Costing (ABC) - The Other Side of the Earned Value Coin?
  By Paul Giammmalvo
• Overcoming Common Pitfalls in EPM Systems Implementations -
  Beyond the Technical Execution
  By Francis D. Wega

Second Edition

• Advancing Project Management Professionalism and Culture in your Company
  By Morten Fangel

Student Papers

• Estimating and Tracking Agile Projects
  By Bachir Kane

PM Tips & Techniques

• Why Employees Hate to Track Their Time - and What You Can Do About It
  By Curt Finch
• What it Takes to be a Better Project Manager – Going Beyond Project Management!
  By Suresh Malladi
• The First Quarter’s Over!  Do You Know Where Your Goals Are?
  By Michelle LaBrosse
• Project Management – Addressing the Human Bottleneck
  By Donald A. Pillittere
• The Blending of Traditional and Agile Project Management
  By Kathleen B. Haas, PMP

Regional Reports

• Something Good is Happening in Colombia
  By Ana Maria Rodriguez
  English | Spanish
• Recent National Elections in Nigeria
  By O. Chima Okereke, Ph.D.
• The World of Project Management in India
  By Raju Rao
• Overall Results of the International Project Management Symposium
  in Nizhny Novgorod (13-17th of February 2007)
  By Vladimir I. Voropaev PhD, Alexander S. Tovb, Grigory L. Tsipes
  English | Russian
• The Regional Political Crisis and the State of Affairs for
  Project Management in Romania
  By Florin Gheorghiu
• The Impact of Project Management on Business Performance in the Portuguese Market
  By Alexandre Rodrigues, CEng, PhD, PMP
  English | Portugese

PM Book Reviews

• The Earned Value Management Maturity Model
  Reviewed By Ray Rials, PMP

Calls for Papers

• Call for Papers Extended for 1st UTD PM Symposium in Texas
• 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

Future PM Events

• Registration Still Open for EVM World 2007 Conference in Florida May 9 -11
• University of Dallas & True Solutions Sponsors Project Management
  Lunch Series
• Registration Continues for PMI Global Congress 2007 - EMEA in
  Budapest, Hungary May 14 – 16
• Lech Walesa to Keynote June IPMA Congress in Poland
• Major Events Set for June IPMA World Congress in Poland
• Inaugural CIO Conference in Breckenridge, Colorado, USA in September 2007

PM Community News

• Professor Francis Hartman at University of Calgary named International
  Editorial Advisor for PM World Today
• APM Honours Ex Chairman Tom Taylor
• IPMA President Veikko Valila visits Dallas for Meetings with PMForum
  President David Pells
• Larry Suda named International Correspondent for PMForum in New York City
• Professor Peter Morris Named PMF Global Advisor in UK
• PMI CEO Balestrero Predicts Project Management Center of Gravity to Move East

PM Research News

• International Academic Forum for Project Management Announced
  for June 13 in Slovenia
• Opportunity to Participate in PMI Survey

PM Education News

• Advanced Project Management for Engineers Seminar set for Bangkok in May
• NUIG to Offer New Degree in Project & Construction Management

PM Profession News

• APM Announces Key Project Management Events
• APM Honours Ex Chairman Tom Taylor
• PMI Seminar at Sea II Concludes Successfully in Galveston
• New PMI Standard for Project Scheduling to be Introduced at PMI - EMEA
  World Congress in Budapest
• International Academic Forum for Project Management Announced
  for June 13 in Slovenia
• Highlights from the 4th Annual PMI College of Scheduling Conference
  in Vancouver BC Canada
• New PMI Standard for Project Configuration Management to be introduced
  at PMI - EMEA World Congress in Budapest
• PMI CEO Balestrero Predicts Project Management Center of Gravity to Move East
• American Football, Teamwork and Project Management! Dallas PMI Chapter
  Hears from Former Dallas Cowboys' Star Quarterback Roger Staubach
• First Professional Development Day by PMI Dallas Chapter
  a Resounding Success!

PM Industry News

• Principles for Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure Projects
  Published by OECD
• ESI Opens Regional Office in Dubai, UAE
• Katrina Claims in Louisiana Grow to $450 Billion
• IPMA President Veikko Valila visits Dallas for Meetings with PMForum
  President David Pells
• Project Management Firm Celebrates 100 Years in Canada
• Cando Project Intelligence Wins German Innovations Prize 2007
• Does Advancing Technology Mean Increasing Project Management?
  The Answer May Be "Yes" in the Integrated Circuit Design Industry!
• PM Software for the Mac! ProjectWizards Wins Four and a Half Mice from MacWorld

Fascinating Projects

• Revolutionary New Theory Presented in Paris on How the Great Pyramid
  of Kheops was Constructed
• Une nouvelle théorie révolutionnaire présentée à Paris explique comment
  la Grande Pyramide de Kheops fût construite
• Brazil and Italy Agree to Develop Biofuels Plants
• The Everest Peace Project - Multinational Team Climbs Mt. Everest for World Peace
• International Space Station Crew - Expedition 14 - Returns Safely
  to Earth in Kazakstan
• Ambitious Infrastructure Project in India
• What a Project! American Space Tourist Returns to Earth from 14 Day Trip to the
  International Space Station

Publishing News

• Implement Program Management in Any Business Setting!
  Major New Program Management Book Published by Wiley in USA!
• Wideman PM Website Updates Announced for May
• New PMI Standard for Project Scheduling to be Introduced
  at PMI - EMEA World Congress in Budapest
• New PMI Standard for Project Configuration Management to be introduced
  at PMI - EMEA World Congress in Budapest

 

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