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September 2008

• Challenge of a Program Management Professional
  By Prof. Hubert Vaughan

• Mobile’s Lack of Culture
  English | Spanish
  By Germán Bernate

• Why Your Project Management Methodology
  Doesn’t Matter Much
  By Dr. James T. Brown PMP, PE, CSP

• Why a Project/Program Manager with a PMP accreditation
  is a suitable candidate to become a CEO
  By TD Jainendrakumar, MCA, PMP

• The Case for Construction Schedule Validations
  and Periodic Audits
  By Earl Glenwright

August 2008

• The Evolution and Demise of Activity Float
  By Earl Glenwright

• Fence project failed to corral project stakeholders
  English | Spanish
  By Germán Bernate

• Why has there been increased interest in Project Management
  over the past decade?
  By Kevin Archbold

• Condolences to the PMBOK® 4th Edition Committees
  By Edward Fern

• For those who want to get on the PM road without
  organizational re-engineering
  By Florin C. Gheorghiu, PMP

July 2008

• A New Challenge: the Project Management Divide
  English | Spanish
  By José Moro Melón

• Fence project failed to corral project stakeholders
  By Kevin Archbold

• Multi Criteria Project Evaluation and Prosperous Africa
  By Getachew Teklemariam Alemu

June 2008

• Are We Failing the Next Generation and Ourselves?
  By Rebecca A. Winston

• Infrastructure Project Management; what can we learn
  from Chinese??? (Part 2)
  By Getachew Teklemariam Alemu

• The Other Key Question
  By Dennis Stauffer

May 2008

• Infrastructure Project Management;
  What can we learn from Chinese???
  By Getachew Teklemariam Alemu

• Getting "Buy-in" to anything "New"
  By Peter de Jager

• Codes of Ethics and Fiduciary Responsibility
  to the Consuming Public
  By Paul Giammalvo

• You’re a PMP, But… Are You a Project
  Management Professional?
  By Lee R. Lambert, PMP

April 2008

• Project Management; beyond the formal
  definition
  By Ammar W. Mango

• Performance Based Payments (PBPs) -
  If it walks, talks, and quacks like EVM…
  it must be EVM
  By Quentin W. Fleming and Joel M. Koppelman
  Primavera Systems, Inc.

• What does the future hold for Project Management?
  Update… By Paul Giammalvo

March 2008

• Governance: Key to Successful Program Management
  Delivery By Robert Prieto

• The Strategic Project Manager
  By R. Morris Panner

February 2008

• The Case for Chartered Status
  By Mike Nichols, Chair, APM

• Innovation and the Curse of Knowledge
  By R. Max Wideman

• Project Management and Senior Managers:
  A Russian Perspective
  By Professor Viatcheslav Poznyakov

 

January 2008

• On the Tenth Anniversary of PM World Today
  By Harvey Levine

• On the Tenth Anniversary of PM World Today
  By R. Max Wideman

• The future of Project Management –
  a UK perspective
  By Miles Shepherd

December 2007

• Is Best Practice Always identical with the Best
  Project Management?
  By Morten Fangel

• Why Program Management?
  By Russ Martinelli

• Checklist Project Management
  By Rebecca A. Winston

November 2007

• Challenges to Project Management in the
  Consulting Environment
  By Ronald Look, PMP

October 2007

• Report from the Systems Dynamic Society Meeting
  in Boston and a call for incorporating more Systems
  Thinking in Project Management
  (And lets get the PMBOK into the public domain!)
  By Paul D. Giammalvo, PhD

September 2007

• Thinking of Sustainability as a Dimension of
  Managerial Competency
  By Prof. A. Jaafari, ME, MSc, PhD, CPEng, FIEA

August 2007

• Project Management - A Key Contributor to National
  Competitiveness!
  By Ed Naughton
• From Technical Expert to Project Manager
  English | Spanish
  By Alfonso Bucero, PMP
• Project Management is not so “Advanced”
  as Many Think!
  By Paul Giammalvo

July 2007

• "Management" of ISO Certification
  By J. Ajith Kumar

June 2007

• The Quicksand of Quality Procedures
  By J. Ajith Kumar

May 2007

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

April 2007

• Corporate Governance and Strategic Projects
  By Paul C. Dinsmore and Pedro C. Ribeiro
• Governança Corporativa e Projetos Estratégico
  Por Paul C. Dinsmore and Pedro C. Ribeiro
• Project Manager Skills Shortage ?
  Disaster or Challenge By Michael Young

March 2007

• The Accidental Project Manager is
  Alive and Kicking! By David Baccarini

February 2007

• A Reason to Celebrate & Three Wishes
  for Project Management By Eric Jenett
• A Challenge for Project Management
  Organizations! By Paul Giammalvo

January 2007

• PMI Congress Seattle 2006 & Reflections
  of a Long Distance Journey By Brian R. Kooyman
• Mentoring: Is it Nice to do or is it a Duty?
  By Rebecca Winston, J.D, PMI Fellow

2006

• The PM Profession Needs to Avoid the
  “Siloing” Affect By Eric Jenett
• AACEi Joins GAPPS – Why & What it Means
  By Paul Giammalvo
• Chief Project Officer - To Have or Not to Have?
  By A Matt Piazza & Satinder Baweja
• Introducing the AACEi Competency-Based Portfolio,
  Program and Project Management Credential -
  The C3PMh Paul Giammalvo
• Manager Ethics - Another Look
  By Dr. David L. Cleland
• We Set the Agenda! By Professor Roland Gareis
• Where Did Term “Stakeholder” Come From?
  By Robert Youker
• The Future Ascendancy of Online Journals for
  Publishing PM Research
  J. Davidson Frame, PhD, PMP, PMI Fellow
• Risk Management for R&D Projects? Why bother?
  By Rebecca Winston, J.D, PMI Fellow
• Project Management Research – Trends & Directions
  By Professor Christophe N. Bredillet, PhD
• Some Necessary Directions for Project Management
  Research By Professor Vladimir Voropajev
• Project Management Today - A Personal Point of
  View of the Near Future By Marcio Prieto
• Professional Ethics: How Does One Know What is
  Ethically Right?\ by Rebecca Winston, J.D, PMI Fellow
• Time for Governance and Election Reform within
  the Project Management Community (Part 2)
  by Paul Giammalvo
• Project Manager Success Criteria vs. PMP Certification -
  A Personal Viewpoint and Some History
  by Eric Jannet, PMI Founder and Fellow
• Some Origins of Modern Project Management -
  A Personal History by Dr. Martin Barnes
• Project Manager Success Criteria by Robert Youker
• Time for Governance and Election Reform within
  the Project Management Community? by Paul Giammalvo
• Project Management is a Profession: The Emperors
  Latest Outfit? By Paul Giammalvo
• Is Project Management a Profession? by Max Wideman
• Why I believe that Project Management IS a Profession
  by David Pells
• Possible Future of Project Management?
  by Paul Giammalvo
• Review of 2004 Guide to the PMI PMBOK® Third Edition
  by Robert Youker
• Sort This Out! by Steve Rollins
• Professional Codes of Ethics - We Compare - You Decide
  by Paul Giammalvo
• Is PMI Really Getting Valid Input? by Hugh Woodward
• Are We There Yet? by Bryan McConach

2005

• State of the Art of Project Management in 2050
  By Ed Fern
• The Importance of ..... COMPETITION
  by Paul D. Giammalvo
• STATE OF THE ART OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN 2010
  by Dr. Russ Archibald
• THE CASE FOR OPEN SOURCE KNOWLEDGE SHARING GROWS.....
  by Paul Giammalvo
• The State of PM Web Search by David Curling
• PMBOK Guide, Third Edition – Is More Really Better – Part 3
  by Max Wideman
• WBS - The Importance of Being Earnest
  by Laurence Nicholson
• Copyright vs. Copyleft - A Layman’s Explanation
  by Paul Giammalvo
• Announcing the “Soft Launch” of the International
  Development Project Management Manual of Practice
  and Glossary Program. www.IDPMGUIDE.INFO
  by Paul Giammalvo
• PMBOK Guide, Third Edition - Is More Really Better - Part 2
  by Max Wideman
• PMP certification
  by Paul Giammalvo
• On science.gov PM Alerts
  by David Curling
• Press releases: Reading between the lines
  by Hugh Woodward
• PMBOK® Guide, Third Edition - Is more really better? A Review
  by R. Max Wideman - Part 1
• Project Management, Corruption and the Roles and
• Responsibilities of Global Professional Organizations
  By Paul Giammalvo
• Tsunami Sense
  By Thom Henley
• Some Thoughts on PM Organizational Maturity Models
  By Glen Alleman
• Finding Growth in the 21st Century
  By Tom Osenton
• What is Project Management?
  By Paul Giammalvo

2004

• On Implicit PM Knowledge Management By David Curling
• Project Management Methodologies -
• Are They Really a "Good Thing" By Tony Crawford
• Doing PM Business - Reverse Auctions and Bid Shopping
• By Paul Giammalvo
• Authentic Leadership In Action By Randall Englund
• Beyond the OPM3 Hype: A Reality Check
  By Craig Curran-Morton
• Microsoft Project Professional for Collaborative
  Project Teams By Glen Alleman
• An Insider's Perspective on PMI's OPM3 By John Schlichter
• Sarbanes-Oxley And Earned Value
  By Quentin Fleming and Joel Koppelman
• On Sand Sculpting and Project Management
  By Bill Knight
• On Wicked Problems: Herding Cats By Glen Alleman
• An Update on Critical Success Factor By James Dobbins
• The Bad Guys Are Winning! By David Curling
• Project Management = Herding Cats? By Glen Alleman
• Break the Golden Rule By Daiv Russell
• On Understanding Project Management By David Curling
• Herding Cats: Managing Software Development
  By Glen Alleman
• Sound Advice for Project Managers By Max Wideman
• Critical Success Factors and Risk Management By James Dobbins

2003

• An Assessment of DIPP As A Total Project Control Indicator
  By Glen Alleman
• The Implications of MIT's Open Courseware
  By Paul Giammalvo
• The Maturing of Project Management By David Pells
• Project Management: The Software Development Domain
  By Glen Alleman
• On Perceived vs Real Value of PM Credentials
  By Paul Giammalvo
• Power Point And The Case of Format Over Content
  By David Curling
• Project Management = Herding Cats?
  By Glen Alleman
• 10 Unbreakable Rules for Success
  By Mark Lilly and Tim Rahschulte
• On The Value of the PMP Asia Report
  By Paul Giammalvo
• Project Portfolio Management and the PMI OPM3™
  By John Schlichter
• Project Management = Herding Cats?
  By Glen Alleman
• Managing in the Presence of Change
  By Glen Alleman
• Project Management = Herding Cats
  By Glen Alleman
• A Field Report, Agile Project Management
  By Greg Alleman
• Past As Predictor And Earned Value - Part 1
  By William R. Duncan
• Past As Predictor And Earned Value - Part 2
  By Wayne Abba
• Discussion Groups: Internet Applications for Project
  Management Communication By David Curling
• A Dialogue on the Right PM Method And the RUP
  By Gordon MacMaster & Max Wideman

2002

• A Field Report on Agile PM and Earned Value
  By Glen Alleman
• Ken Ganshirt has a Dialogue on Scope Definition
• The new College of Scheduling is described
  By Bill Pepoon
• PM Knowledge Management
• Software Project Management = Herding Cats?
  By Glen Alleman
• Copyright & Fair Use By David Curling
• Software Project Management = Herding Cats?
  By Glen Alleman
• Software Project Management = Herding Cats?
  By Glen Alleman
• Software PM == Herding Cats? By Glen Alleman

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