Project Management World Today Latest Publications and Newsletters March-April 2005
Words are not living creatures; they cannot breathe, nor walk, nor become fond of one another. Yet, like the human beings they are destined to serve, they can lead unique lives. A word may be born into a language with just one meaning, but as it grows up, it may acquire new meaning that are related but nevertheless distinct..." Edward Lorenze - The Essence of Chaos
"It just boggles the mind how you can take a perfectly good term, often out of context, redefine it, quote some source who may or not be speaking about project management, indeed may or may not know much about project management, quote that source as authoritative, and build a whole industry on it"....Max Wideman
Managing Agile Projects
Edited by Kevin Aguanno
Managing Agile Projects (Multi-Media Publications, 2005) is edited by Kevin Aguanno, a noted speaker and educator on agile project management, and includes contributions from many noted figures in the agile movement:
- Scott Ambler, the developer of Agile Modeling;
- Sanjiv Augustine, a leading expert in Agile Project Management;
- Alistair Cockburn, developer of the Crystal Methods;
- David Cohen, a scientist studying agile methods;
- Larry Constantine, developer of usage-centred design;
- Patricia Costa, a scientiest studying agile methods;
- David Hussman, an author and speaker on agile methods;
- Ron Jeffries, the co-creator of Extreme Programming;
- Gerold Keefer, a critic of Extreme Programming noted for his in-depth analysis and research;
- Kirstin Kohler, a leading expert in requirements engineering;
- Mike Lindvall, a scientist studying best practices and methodologies;
- Barbara Paech, an expert in requirements engineering;
- Linda Rising, a leading expert in object-oriented design and the use of "patterns;"
- Jim Tomayko, a professor at the Software Engineering Institute;
- Pascal Van Cauwenberghe, an expert in Extreme Programming and founder of a European XP conference; and
- Susan Woodcock, VP of a major IT consulting firm who is researching the application of agile methods to packaged software implementation projects.
Other books on the topic present a single management method for agile projects; this one, however, presents management techniques that are common to all agile development methods: Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum, Feature-Driven Development (FDD), the Crystal Methods, Lean Development, Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM), and others.
Managing Agile Projects contains well over 400 pages packed full of insider tips on how to make these methods work for you. Chapters focus on topics critical to the success of projects facing changing requirements and seemingly impossible deadlines. Chapters cover topics such as engineering unstable requirements, active stakeholder participation, conducting agile meetings, extreme testing, agile documentation, and how to use agile methods under fixed price contracts. The book also provides information to help plan agile projects better and to avoid some common pitfalls introduced by the fast pace and concurrent activities common to agile development methods.
Managing Agile Projects was released January 1st, just six days after devastating tsunami struck southeast Asia and left tens of thousands of people dead or missing and millions homeless. To support the disaster relief efforts, all author royalties from the sales of the book will be donated to the International Red Cross.
The Story of Managing Projects: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Edited by Elias G. Carayannis, Young Hoon Kwak, and Frank T. Anbari, faculty members at George Washington University’s School of Business
Project management has been practiced for thousands of years, but only recently have organizations begun to apply systematic management tools and techniques to managing complex projects. Elias G. Carayannis, Young Hoon Kwak, and Frank T. Anbari, faculty members at GW's School of Business, are the editors of The Story of Managing Projects: An Interdisciplinary Approach, which showcases research conducted around the world on emerging best practices in project management.
The book, just released by Greenwood Press, covers a spectrum of subjects and industries - from an upgrade of the Greek railway system to infrastructure reconstruction in Kuwait. The authors, who are academics and practitioners, explore the full range of interpersonal, technical, and organizational dynamics of project management, contributing new insights to its theory and application.
According to the book, today's approaches to project management can be traced directly to methodologies designed by the U.S. military and Department of Defense in the years after World War II. Subsequent advances in management information systems have helped to codify project management practices. Most recently, the Internet has dramatically enhanced the ability of individuals, teams, and organizations to manage projects across continents and cultures in real time.
Carayannis, Kwak, and Anbari are renowned project management experts. Carayannis is a professor of management science and has published more than 40 referred journal articles and two books, The Strategic Management of Technological Learning and Idea Makers and Idea Brokers: Intellectual Venture Capitalists in High Technology Entrepreneurship. His expertise includes management of science, technology and innovation, technology entrepreneurship and financing, public-private research and development partnerships, knowledge management, and international development project management. Carayannis is director of research for GW's European Union Research Center and co-founder and director of GW's Global and Entrepreneurial Finance Research Institute. Kwak is an assistant professor of management science and teaches in GW's highly regarded Project Management Program. His expertise includes construction management, project performance measurement, and technology management. Anbari, an assistant professor of management science with the Project Management Program, has served in project leadership positions at the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), Day and Zimmerman, the American Water Works Service Company, and as an examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. His expertise includes project management maturity, business systems improvement, and telecommunications project management.
GW BUSINESS PROFESSORS PUBLISH BOOK OFFERING NEW RESEARCH ON THE HISTORY, THEORY, AND APPLICATION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
WASHINGTON - Project management has been practiced for thousands of years, but only recently have organizations begun to apply systematic management tools and techniques to managing complex projects. Elias G. Carayannis, Young Hoon Kwak, and Frank T. Anbari, faculty members at GW's School of Business, are the editors of The Story of Managing Projects: An Interdisciplinary Approach, which showcases research conducted around the world on emerging best practices in project management.
The book, just released by Greenwood Press, covers a spectrum of subjects and industries - from an upgrade of the Greek railway system to infrastructure reconstruction in Kuwait. The authors, who are academics and practitioners, explore the full range of interpersonal, technical, and organizational dynamics of project management, contributing new insights to its theory and application.
According to the book, today's approaches to project management can be traced directly to methodologies designed by the U.S. military and Department of Defense in the years after World War II. Subsequent advances in management information systems have helped to codify project management practices. Most recently, the Internet has dramatically enhanced the ability of individuals, teams, and organizations to manage projects across continents and cultures in real time.
Carayannis, Kwak, and Anbari are renowned project management experts. Carayannis is a professor of management science and has published more than 40 referred journal articles and two books, The Strategic Management of Technological Learning and Idea Makers and Idea Brokers: Intellectual Venture Capitalists in High Technology Entrepreneurship. His expertise includes management of science, technology and innovation, technology entrepreneurship and financing, public-private research and development partnerships, knowledge management, and international development project management. Carayannis is director of research for GW's European Union Research Center and co-founder and director of GW's Global and Entrepreneurial Finance Research Institute. Kwak is an assistant professor of management science and teaches in GW's highly regarded Project Management Program. His expertise includes construction management, project performance measurement, and technology management. Anbari, an assistant professor of management science with the Project Management Program, has served in project leadership positions at the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), Day and Zimmerman, the American Water Works Service Company, and as an examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. His expertise includes project management maturity, business systems improvement, and telecommunications project management.
GW's School of Business is regarded among the world's best. U.S. News & World Report has ranked GW's undergraduate programs in business among the top 50 for the past five consecutive years. Most recently, the Wall Street Journal ranked GW's M.B.A. program among the top regional programs. The school prepares students for professional management careers. The depth and variety of its academic and professional programs, including five specialized master's programs, provide rich opportunities for students in the school's core Bachelor of Business Administration, M.B.A., and doctoral programs.
For more information about GW's School of Business, visit www.business.gwu.edu.
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(Project Management) is the first Russian professional Project Management
magazine. It is directed to be of particular interest to top and middle level
managers, project, program and project portfolio managers, and project management
practitioners from diverse industries. The magazine is published in collaboration
with PMI Moscow Chapter.
The main sections are:
- Narrative articles by project management professionals, based upon personal experience and researches in managing projects, programs and project portfolios.
- Project cases.
- Questions of all project practitioners’ interest.
- Latest project management events from Russia and around the Globe (conferences, congresses, new projects, new standards announcements, etc.).
- Human issues in project management
- Benchmarking
Editor’s Board members:
- Oleg Tumasov, PMP, Editor-in-Chief
- Vladimir Liberzon, PM
- Alexey Bazhenov, PMI Moscow Chapter President
- Russell Archibald, PMP, Fellow PMI and Fellow APM/IPMA, MS
- Hugh Woodward, PMP
- Edward Fern, PMP, MS
We welcome authors who would be willing to present papers to Russian speaking
readers in Russia and around the globe.
Internet site www.pmmagazine.ru
Please send any of your questions and suggestions to
info@pmmagazine.ru
Contact for authors is
cfp@pmmagazine.ru