Regional Reports - November 2006
- Election Season - How Politics Affect Projects!
- Ana Maria Rodriguez, PM World Today International Correspondent, Argentina - VI International Seminar Exceededed All Expectations
- Alcides Santopietro, PM World Today International Correspondent, Brazil - Summary Report from ProMAC 2006 SYDNEY 27-29 September 2006
- Brian Kooyman, Australia - Great Expectations After Standard & Poors (S&P) Good Grade for Argentina
- Ana Maria Rodriguez, PM World Today International Correspondent, Argentina - Great Week for Projects in Argentina
- Ana Maria Rodriguez, PM World Today International Correspondent, Argentina
Election Season - How Politics Affect Projects!
by Ana Maria Rodriguez PM World Today International Correspondent, Argentina
“Politics: is the process by which groups make decisions. Although the term is generally applied to behavior within governments, politics is observed in all human (and many non-human) group interactions, including corporate, academic, and religious institutions”. (Wikipedia)
As I was taught during the first lessons of Project Management I have attended, Projects always require agreements between people affected by it, projects always involve decision-making processes. Projects always require politics. However, in this article I will focus my analysis in government politics: What to expect in election season regarding Projects? How do Politics affect Projects? Are there any means for Project Managers to reduce these effects? Although my analysis is based on Argentina’s actual politics, things might be fairly similar in many other places of the world.
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About the Author:
Ana Maria Rodriguez
PM World Today International Correspondent
Based in Rosario, Argentina
Ms. Ana Maria Rodriguez is an International Correspondent for www.pmforum.org, based in Rosario, Argentina. Ms. Rodriguez manages CDS Project, a division of NETCDS, a leading IT, project and business services company in Argentina, and is an adjunct professor of project management at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario. She is actively engaged in teaching and promoting project management best practices in Argentina. Ms. Rodriguez is also an active member of PMI in Argentina. Additional information about Ms. Rodriguez can be found at www.pmforum.org/pm forum team
Ms. Rodriguez can be contacted at
arodriguez@netcds.com.ar
More information can be found about NETCDS at
www.netcds.com.ar
VI International Seminar Exceededed All Expectations
by Alcides Santopietro, PM World Today International Correspondent, Brazil
Brazil currently holds thirteen chapters of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) with over 4,000 members in total. There has been an exponential membership growth rate over the last few years and the huge amount of professionals have been demanding more and more value-added from PMI®.
That’s the scenario. If we look at the recent past in the country, we can confirm the increasing level of interest by checking recent events promoting the project management profession in Brazil: the “4th ‘Ibero-Americano’ Congress” (São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, 2003), “V International Project Management Seminar” (São Paulo, 2005, with over 500 attendees), “I Project Management Brazilian Congress (Florianópolis, 2006, with nearly 600 attendees). People around the country are being joined to listen to experts, case studies, and academic papers, and to participate in workshops and interactive sessions. It is easy to find events with over one or two hundred attendees discussing project management in some aspect.
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VI International Seminar Exceededed All Expectations
About the Author:
Alcides Santopietro
International Correspondent Brazil
Based in Sao Paulo
Mr. Santopietro is founder and managing partner for Proage, a project management consulting and training company based in São Paulo. An Industrial Engineer and PMP, with post-graduate diplomas in Marketing and Project Management, he conceived and currently directs the development of a winning PM software product named GP3, in use in Latin America and Europe. Alcides is an active volunteer leader in the PM profession in Brazil, a member of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI®) Leadership Institute Masters Class of 2007, a member of PMI’s OPM3 Update Project, and a member of the project team for PMI Sao Paulo’s annual International PM Seminar.
Mr. Santopietro can be contacted at
alcides.santopietro@gmail.com
More information about Proage can be found at
www.proage.com.br.
Summary Report from ProMAC 2006 – SYDNEY 27-29 September 2006
by Brian Kooyman, Australia
The ProMAC International Project Management Conference is promoted through the International Partnership of The Society of Project Management (Japan) and the Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). ProMAC has been established as an international conference for academia and practising project managers to gather and interact between each other. ProMAC Conferences have previously been held in Singapore in 2002 and Tokyo in 2004.
Sydney (Australia) was nominated as the location for the third ProMAC (2006) Conference, this conference having just been held from 27th to 29th September 2006. The local Australian Hosts for his conference were Engineers Australia, the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM), the Project Management Institute (Sydney Chapter) and the Asia Pacific International College (APIC). The theme of the ProMAC 2006 conference was “Transformative Project and Program Management for the Advancement of Organisations, Government Agencies and Communities”.
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Summary Report from ProMAC 2006 SYDNEY 27-29 September 2006
About the Author:
Brian Kooyman
Australia
Brian R. Kooyman, B. Arch R.A.I.A., F.A.I.P.M., M.A.I.C.D., M.P.D, is Managing Director, Chairman of the Board and CEO of The Tracey, Brunstrom & Hammond Group, based in Sydney, Australia. Brian is also Adjunct Professor in the Graduate School of Business at Curtin University in Western Australia, Adjunct Professor of Project Management at the University of Technology Sydney in New South Wales, and Honorary Associate in the School of Government at the University of Sydney. Brian is the past National President of the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) and was Chairman of the Global Council of the Project Management Institute (PMI®). He was a member and the Chair of PMI’s Nominating Committee for 2001 and 2002. and is currently the Vice Chair of PMI’s Ethics Review Committee. He has been a keynote speaker at project management conferences in Australia, India, South Africa, and the USA, and is well known throughout the world of professional PM. Brian has over 35 years experience on a wide variety of projects and programs, and has been directly involved in several famous Australian projects, including The Sydney 2000 Olympics, The Sydney Harbour Casino (NSW), The National Biological Standards Laboratory (ACT), The Darling Harbour Redevelopment (NSW), and Federation Square (Vic). Brian also has extensive experience as an Expert Witness for such International projects as The Australian Embassy in Beijing, The Australian High Commission in Geneva, The Australian Embassy in Hanoi, Mt Worsley Aluminium Refinery (WA), and The Roi Namur Sewerage Treatment Plant (Marshall Islands). Brian has achieved workplace assessment against the Australian Project Management Competency Standards, at Master Project Director Level. Tracey, Brunstrom & Hammond (TBH) is one of the largest independent and privately owned project and strategic management companies in Australia, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Perth. The organization specializes in strategic and project management services for the Construction, IT and Telecommunications industries. Brian has a Bachelors Degree in Architecture from the University of New South Wales (1972), and was named Managing Director of TBH in 1995. Additional information about TBH can be found at www.tbh.com.au. Brian Kooyman can be reached at briank@tbh.com.au.
Great Expectations After Standard & Poors (S&P) Good Grade for Argentina
by Ana Maria Rodriguez PM World Today International Correspondent, Argentina
Last Wednesday, Argentina's long-term dept was upgraded from B to B+, by Standard & Poor's. In other words, according to (S&P) Argentina is moving forward for recovering investor's trust in the country. This is the second time in the present year that S&P's grade for argentina is increased, reaching the same level the country had at March 2001. Then, the grade was accompanied by an observation for "negative perspective". This time, S&P announces an "Stable Outlook" for Argentina 2007.
S&P has announced that the upgrade for Argentina is due to the growth of the external liquidity for the country, and a reduction on its foreign dept. The perspectiva S&P finds for Argentina 2007 is of constant
growth for the GIP. S&P suggests to be careful with the public expenses of the country, in order to reduce the fluctuations of economy.
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About the Author:
Ana Maria Rodriguez
PM World Today International Correspondent
Based in Rosario, Argentina
Ms. Ana Maria Rodriguez is an International Correspondent for www.pmforum.org, based in Rosario, Argentina. Ms. Rodriguez manages CDS Project, a division of NETCDS, a leading IT, project and business services company in Argentina, and is an adjunct professor of project management at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario. She is actively engaged in teaching and promoting project management best practices in Argentina. Ms. Rodriguez is also an active member of PMI in Argentina. Additional information about Ms. Rodriguez can be found at www.pmforum.org/pm forum team
Ms. Rodriguez can be contacted at
arodriguez@netcds.com.ar
More information can be found about NETCDS at
www.netcds.com.ar
Great Week for Projects in Argentina
by Ana Maria Rodriguez PM World Today International Correspondent, Argentina
During the last week multi-million dollar projects in Argentina were announced, President Nestor Kirchner signed the contract award for the construction of two thermo electrical facilities in two main industrial regions, and the construction of a 5-Star Hotel & Casino in Rosario began. The improving Economy in Argentina is leading to an increase in the number and size of projects to be developed soon.
As expected after long- term dept was upgraded from B to B+, by Standard & Poor's and reported by PMForum.org on October 5th, investments in local industries are being announced by important companies. Louis Dreyfus, one of the world's largest merchandisers of grains and oilseeds, announced last Friday the investment of more than 45 million dollars for the improvement of its plant in Timbues, 30km north or Rosario, Argentina. Investments include projects for increasing the production of high-protein content flours and the storage capacity up to 100,000 tons, and the construction of a new wharf. A new bio diesel production facility is also part of the expansion plan; the facility will generate 300 thousands tons per year of this fuel as a means to reduce production risks due to lack of energy in the region. Louis Dreyfus' projects are expected to begin as soon as possible.
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About the Author:
Ana Maria Rodriguez
PM World Today International Correspondent
Based in Rosario, Argentina
Ms. Ana Maria Rodriguez is an International Correspondent for www.pmforum.org, based in Rosario, Argentina. Ms. Rodriguez manages CDS Project, a division of NETCDS, a leading IT, project and business services company in Argentina, and is an adjunct professor of project management at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario. She is actively engaged in teaching and promoting project management best practices in Argentina. Ms. Rodriguez is also an active member of PMI in Argentina. Additional information about Ms. Rodriguez can be found at www.pmforum.org/pm forum team
Ms. Rodriguez can be contacted at
arodriguez@netcds.com.ar
More information can be found about NETCDS at
www.netcds.com.ar
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