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Do you have an interesting story to tell, about a project or project management related experience? If so, and if you would like to share it with others around the world, please send it to editor@pmforum.org for consideration. According to PMForum’s Managing Editor David Pells (pictured), “Personal stories have always been one of mankind’s best means for educating others. NASA has embraced

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Some 126,000 farming families in Angola, one of the world's poorest countries, will benefit from a $49.5 million United Nations-backed agreement signed in Rome on April 16, 2008. After almost three decades of war, peace in the southern African country has opened the way for reconstruction, but 68 per cent of Angolans live below the poverty line and 15 per cent of households live in extreme

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Reported by Alexander Tovb in Moscow In the latest in a series of projects with Russian steelmaker Severstal, the EBRD is providing a Euro 600 million package to help finance a range of energy efficiency measures at the company's Cherepovets plant. With its colossal appetite for power and heat, the steel industry is a prime target for energy-saving initiatives and this is especially true in

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Dr. Martina Huemann, faculty member and researcher at Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, has been named an International Correspondent for PMForum in Vienna, Austria. Martina is a member of the faculty of the PROJEKTMANAGEMENT GROUP, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, founded in 1898 and now one of Europe’s top 50 business schools. She is

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Reported by Miles Shepherd in the UK EVAXIII, the major UK event for Earned Value practitioners, is to be held in the Armourers' Hall Moorgate in the City of London in June. EVAXXIII focuses on integrating Earned Value into organizations in order to help them function more effectively and transparently. The main conference takes place over two days - Tuesday 10 June and Wednesday 11 June.

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According to a World Bank press release on 6 May 2008, Nepalese families affected by a decade of civil war are set to benefit from a US$50 million World Bank grant to support the country's efforts to consolidate the November 2006 Comprehensive Peace Accord. The Emergency Peace Support Project approved by the World Bank will help the Government of Nepal fulfill commitments made under the

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Reported by Russell Archibald, Global Advisor The PMI College of Scheduling (COS) held their 5th Annual Conference during May 4-7, 2008 at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The conference was excellent, with about 250 attendees. Here are a few highlights. The keynote address by PMI CEO Greg Balistrero (pictured at right), "The Cutting Edge", got us off to a very good start. He made

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According to the results of a study by Info-Tech Research Group, Microsoft is the de facto leader in the North American IT Project Management software space. 80 per cent of respondents to a recent Info-Tech survey indicated that they rely on Microsoft Project to manage IT programs in their enterprise. “The current competitive landscape for IT Project Management software appears to be limited for

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Reported by Miles Shepherd in the UK IPMA has announced its Research Awards Programme for 2008. Awards will be made to Young Researchers and to individual or teams of researchers for cutting edge research completed after 1 January 2007. Interdisciplinary research is particularly encouraged. Researchers may come from academia, other research institutions or industry and from disciplines other

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The World Bank Group has selected 16 companies and organizations as winners of the Development Marketplace competition for their innovative products or services tailored to Sub-Saharan Africa's off-grid lighting market. The winners will receive up to $200,000 to implement projects that offer affordable, clean, and safe off-grid lighting and that improve access to lighting for people living

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Reported by Getachew Teklemariam in Addis Ababa A joint project with a cost of 3 million USD is going to be launched by JUCAVM (Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine) and CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency). The project, which aims to reduce post-harvest loss through the development and dissemination of post-harvest management technologies, will be executed

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PMForum is pleased to announce that Tom Taylor, former Chairman and Fellow of the Association for Project Management (APM) in the UK, has joined the PM AmbassadorsTM Speakers Bureau. Based in London, UK and with over 30 years of professional experience, Tom has advised organizations and spoken on project management across the UK and in Western Europe. He has now announced his availability to

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Alcatel-Lucent announced on April 28 that it has engaged in an Asia Pacific communications pilot project that will help the world-renowned Club Med resort group target the fast-growing corporate travel market. Club Med is widely recognized for having invented the "all-inclusive resort" concept, which is now a popular vacationing style for people of all ages. Club Med advocates an "enriching

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Reported by Getachew Alemu in Addis Ababa The World Bank group has launched a new Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for Ethiopia. The new CAS for Ethiopia announced on April 29, 2008 will cover a period from July 2008 - June 2011. It has an aim of scaling up the assistance that has been given to Ethiopia with regard to economic growth and protection of basic services. According to the country

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Cyclone Nargis, which made landfall in the Irrawaddy delta region of Myanmar late Friday, May 2, with winds of 125 mph and a 12 foot wave of water, left tens of thousands of people dead in its wake and hundreds of thousands without shelter. The storm, which also hit Myanmar's largest city Yangon (Rangoon) later that same night, tore down trees and power lines and caused widespread flooding. As of

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In Search of Innovative Project Management Research, the Project Management Institute (PMI) has issued official Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for 2009 Research Funding. According to the PMI announcement, "In response to the rapid growth of the profession and in our quest to advance the science and body of knowledge in Project Management, we must consistently discover and understand trends,

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Reported by Getachew Teklemariam in Addis Ababa ERSHA (Ethiopian Rural Self Help Association) is an Ethiopian local NGO working on food security, water supply and sanitation, health, animal husbandry, afforestation, soil and water conservation, and poverty reduction. Quoted by ENA, on May 1, 2008, speaking at a workshop to rejoice the 10th anniversary of the association, the manager of the

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NASA has announced that the duration of the international Cassini-Huygens mission has been extended by two years. The historic spacecraft's stunning discoveries and images have revolutionized mankind's knowledge of Saturn and its moons. Cassini's mission originally had been scheduled to end in July 2008. The newly-announced two-year extension will include 60 additional orbits of Saturn and more

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PMForum is pleased to announce that Alan Harpham, Chairman of The APM Group and Fellow of the Association for Project Management (APM) in the UK, has joined the PM AmbassadorsTM Speakers Bureau. Based in Bedford, UK and with over 40 years of professional experience, Alan advises organizations and speaks on project management throughout the UK and Western Europe. He has now announced his

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Sovereign wealth funds have mushroomed 24 percent annually over the past three years to hold a total of $3.5 trillion in 2007, a US economic firm said Monday. Global Insight said that projected on that annual growth pace, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) would surpass the entire current economic output of the US by 2015, and the EU by 2016. ...Global Insight, a Massachusetts-based company

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The International Young Project Manager Award recognizes rising talent with an international perspective. It is awarded to those individuals who, despite being in the early stages of their project management careers, are already demonstrating that they can make a difference to the project management profession and the companies and clients for whom they work. The Young Project Manager Award is

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Reported by Miles Shepherd in the UK The Association for Project Management (APM) has announced preliminary track topics for their 2008 Project Management Conference, scheduled for 29-30 October 2008. The 2008 conference will be held at the historic Brewery Conference Centre in London. According to the APM Project Management Conference Panel, the following five major topic areas have been

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La Salle Business Engineering School (BES) in Barcelona, Spain has received accreditation from the Project Management Institute (PMI). The accreditation recognises La Salle BES as a Registered Education Provider of the Project Management Institute. The school was recognized by PMI for its Master Degree in Project Management. The La Salle BES Project Management Master's program has been running

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Reported by Peter Mello in Brazil Mundo PM has announced a new "Special Day 2008" with a seminar about Competences Management in Project Management. The event happens on May 8th in Senac/Sao Paolo and some of the international speakers invited to the seminar are: Christophe Midler, PhD. (France), Gilles Caupin – former Chairman of IPMA (France), and Darli Rodrigues Vieira, PhD (Brazil).

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Reported by Ana Maria Rodríguez en Argentina El próximo 15 de mayo se realizará en Park Suites la presentación del PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, BUENOS AIRES CHAPTER, MENDOZA BRANCH; un evento que espera convocar a más de 100 participantes relacionados con la Dirección de Proyectos en la región Cuyo. El evento presentación se denomina "Primeras Jornadas Cuyanas de Project Management" y

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