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Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Max Wideman Joins PMF Global Advisory Panel
Max Wideman, FCSCE, FEIC, FICE, Fellow PMI, has agreed to become a global PM advisor for www.pmforum.org. A globally-recognized author, consultant and expert on the subject of project management (PM), Max is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on modern project and program management. The Wideman project management glossary is one of the most widely-referenced lexicons of PM terms and terminology in the world today.
Max Wideman has 40+ years of PM related experience, including hands-on experience as a corporate executive, project director and project manager, for a wide range of project types and clients. He has experienced and studied PM from the perspective of owner, developer, engineer, contractor and government agent, as well as reviewer and auditor. He is recognized internationally as a speaker and workshop leader and has presented seminars and papers on a variety of PM topics in many countries.
Max Wideman is a registered professional engineer specializing in project management consulting. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada, a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, a Fellow of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and a long-time member of the Institute of Management (UK).
Max was active in PMI for many years and was elected to the PMI Board of Directors as Vice President Member Services (1984), President (1987) and Chairman of the Board (1988). In the mid-1980's, he led a team of some eighty PMI volunteers from across North America to document the Project Management Body of Knowledge for the Institute. It was approved and published by PMI in 1987, but since superseded by A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge in 1996, 2000, and 2004. These publications have provided the basis for PMI's Project Management Professional certification program. PMI recognition has included the Distinguished Contribution Award (1985) and Person of the Year Award (1986).
Max Wideman is the author of two books for PMI, A Framework for Project and Program Integration (1991) and Project and Program Risk Management: A guide to Managing Project Risk and Opportunities (1992). He has contributed chapters to a number of other books, including “Project Risk Management” in Project Management Handbook (PMI/Jossey-Bass, 1998); “How to Motivate All Stakeholders to Work Together” in Field Guide to Project Management (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1998, 2004) and “Professional and Personal Development Management: A Practical Approach to Education and Training” in Project Management for the Business Professional - A Comprehensive Guide (Wiley, 2001). His latest book is A Management Framework for Project, Program and Portfolio Integration. (Trafford Publishing, Victoria, BC, Canada, 2004)
In recent years, Max has been a frequent contributor to www.pmforum.org and to PM World Today. A resident of Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada, Max Wideman’s personal website can be found at www.wideman.com. He can be contacted at max_wideman@sfu.ca. While officially semi-retired, Max is available for occasional consulting assignments through his company, AEW Services.
AEW Services specializes in project management consulting to corporate executives and project staff from the perspective of owners, consultants and contractors. Fields of capital project management experience include hydroelectric, river, marine, transportation, industrial, institutional, commercial and residential projects. Fields of corporate project management include project information systems, software development, productivity and expropriation claims, project management reviews and audits.
The pmforum.org team welcomes Max to the additional role as global advisor in support of pmforum.org and the world of project management.
On September 5, 2006, PMForum.org announced the formation of a Global PM Advisory Panel to provide advice and feedback to the editorial team at www.pmforum.org and PM World Today. The Global PM Advisory Panel consists of current and former leaders of project management professional societies and organizations around the world. Their experience and insight will help guide pmforum.org in matters associated with the world of professional project management. In particular, the group advises the managing editor on ways that www.pmforum.org can best serve the international PM community.
Established in 1995 by the late David Curling, PMI Fellow and globally recognized professional leader based in Canada, www.pmforum.org is one of the most popular and widely known websites in the world of project management. Pmforum.org is the world’s leading source of project management news and information and the home of the monthly online PM World Today e-Journal where viewpoints, articles, case studies and papers by leading PM authorities and experts from around the world can be found. Free subscriptions are available at www.pmforum.org/subscribe .
Max Wideman is a registered professional engineer specializing in project management consulting. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada, a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, a Fellow of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and a long-time member of the Institute of Management (UK).
Max was active in PMI for many years and was elected to the PMI Board of Directors as Vice President Member Services (1984), President (1987) and Chairman of the Board (1988). In the mid-1980's, he led a team of some eighty PMI volunteers from across North America to document the Project Management Body of Knowledge for the Institute. It was approved and published by PMI in 1987, but since superseded by A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge in 1996, 2000, and 2004. These publications have provided the basis for PMI's Project Management Professional certification program. PMI recognition has included the Distinguished Contribution Award (1985) and Person of the Year Award (1986).
Max Wideman is the author of two books for PMI, A Framework for Project and Program Integration (1991) and Project and Program Risk Management: A guide to Managing Project Risk and Opportunities (1992). He has contributed chapters to a number of other books, including “Project Risk Management” in Project Management Handbook (PMI/Jossey-Bass, 1998); “How to Motivate All Stakeholders to Work Together” in Field Guide to Project Management (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1998, 2004) and “Professional and Personal Development Management: A Practical Approach to Education and Training” in Project Management for the Business Professional - A Comprehensive Guide (Wiley, 2001). His latest book is A Management Framework for Project, Program and Portfolio Integration. (Trafford Publishing, Victoria, BC, Canada, 2004)
In recent years, Max has been a frequent contributor to www.pmforum.org and to PM World Today. A resident of Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada, Max Wideman’s personal website can be found at www.wideman.com. He can be contacted at max_wideman@sfu.ca. While officially semi-retired, Max is available for occasional consulting assignments through his company, AEW Services.
AEW Services specializes in project management consulting to corporate executives and project staff from the perspective of owners, consultants and contractors. Fields of capital project management experience include hydroelectric, river, marine, transportation, industrial, institutional, commercial and residential projects. Fields of corporate project management include project information systems, software development, productivity and expropriation claims, project management reviews and audits.
The pmforum.org team welcomes Max to the additional role as global advisor in support of pmforum.org and the world of project management.
On September 5, 2006, PMForum.org announced the formation of a Global PM Advisory Panel to provide advice and feedback to the editorial team at www.pmforum.org and PM World Today. The Global PM Advisory Panel consists of current and former leaders of project management professional societies and organizations around the world. Their experience and insight will help guide pmforum.org in matters associated with the world of professional project management. In particular, the group advises the managing editor on ways that www.pmforum.org can best serve the international PM community.
Established in 1995 by the late David Curling, PMI Fellow and globally recognized professional leader based in Canada, www.pmforum.org is one of the most popular and widely known websites in the world of project management. Pmforum.org is the world’s leading source of project management news and information and the home of the monthly online PM World Today e-Journal where viewpoints, articles, case studies and papers by leading PM authorities and experts from around the world can be found. Free subscriptions are available at www.pmforum.org/subscribe .
