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Reported by Raju Rao in Chennai Dr. O. P.(Om) Kharbanda, acknowledged by many to be the "Peter Drucker of India," passed away on July 19, 2008. After graduation from Jhang, alongside the Nobel Laureates Abdus Salaam (1940), and earlier, Har Govind Khorana, Professor Kharbanda earned his MChE and DChE Degrees from The Polytechnic University of New York. Professor Kharbanda authored over 30

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Reported by Martina Huemann in Vienna The call for applications and nominations for the IPMA Research Awards closes soon. Applications will be accepted until August 1st 2008. IPMA offers two categories, the Research Award and the Young Researcher Award. The IPMA Research Awards aim to promote excellent research to enhance project management. With these annual awards IPMA recognises recent

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Reported by Peter Mello in Brazil The World Bank has approved on 18 July a loan of US$ 35.6 million for the Sao Luis Enhancing Municipal Governance and Quality of Life Project.The project will directly promote better living conditions for the 230,000 inhabitants of the Bacanga River Basin - one of the poorest and least-served areas of the city of Sao Luis, Brazil. "São Luís has a unique

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Reported by Brenda Treasure in Melbourne PMI Australia has announced that its National Conference will be incorporated into PMOZ 2008, the major project management conference being managed by PMGlobal. Both organisations have long term commitments to advancing Project Management skills in Australia. The PMOZ Conference will be held at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins from 18 - 20 August 2008. The

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The PMI Atlanta Chapter's Professional Development Days 2008 will be held August 13 - 16 at the Cobb Galleria Center in Atlanta, GA. The PMI® Atlanta Chapter invites you to network with other project managers, participate in cutting-edge workshops, and attend an all-day symposium featuring nationally-recognized keynote speakers and industry experts presenting on a variety of timely topics. Visit

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The US Senate has given a major boost to a program to combat AIDS and malaria around the world,voting to triple funding for a cause championed by President George W.Bush. The Senate on 16 July voted 80 to 16 to authorize $48 billion over the next five years - $18 billion dollars more than Bush had requested - for the program, which also includes funds to battle tuberculosis. 'This bill will

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What if there was one step you could take that would single-handedly increase the value of each and every one of your projects? A step that increases business satisfaction with the results, and simplifies some of the elements of project delivery. Utopia? Not so, according to a new book, "In search of the 'Holy Grail' for projects" (available free from www.project-sponsor.com), authored by Jed

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ARCADIS, the Netherlands-based international consulting, design, engineering and management services company, has announced that its subsidiary RTKL has recently won first place in the Dongli Lake Competition in China. The competition was joint-sponsored by the Tianjin City Planning Bureau and Tianjin Dongli District Government, and challenged four top global design firms to develop a master plan

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Reported by Brenda Treasure in Melbourne PMForum has been named a "media partner" for the 5th Annual Project Management Australia (PMOZ) Conference incorporating the PMI Australia National Conference that will be held during 18 - 20 August 2008 in Melbourne, Australia. PMI Australia, Engineers Australia and the Australian Institute of Management are proud supporters of the event. The event will

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NASA's Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL) has published its July ask the academy eNewsletter, and it is full of interesting and educational information for project managers. Of particular note is the article about NASA's Project Management Competency Model. According to the article, Academy Brief: The Project Management Competency Model, all of the Academy's professional

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The July edition of ASK Magazine, published by NASA's Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL), contains some fascinating stories about NASA projects and project leadership.They are tremendously interesting and educational descriptions of real projects, project management issues and experiences,by NASA project managers. The July edition of ASK magazine contains the following

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The Project Management Institute (PMI) has awarded The PMI® Research Achievement Award to Dragan Z. Milosevic, PhD, PMP, of Portland, Oregon, USA, and the Project Management Journal Paper of the Year Award to Blaize Horner Reich, PhD, of Vancouver, Canada. "The PMI Research Achievement Award is for a person who has significantly advanced the concepts, knowledge and practice of project management

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The heads of the International Space Station (ISS) agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States met at European Space Agency (ESA) Headquarters in Paris on July 17, 2008, to review ISS cooperation. As part of their discussions, they noted the significantly expanded capability that the ISS now provides for on-orbit research and technology development activities and as an

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Reported by David Shannon in London Directing Change: A Guide to Governance of Project Management and Co-Directing Change: A Guide to the Governance of Multi-Owned Projects are available from the Association for Project Management (APM) in the UK. These two guides have been published by the APM as part of the industry-wide reaction to the various scandals that rocked both UK and America over

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Primavera Systems, Inc., the world's leading provider of project, portfolio and resource management software, is contributing $1 million to support the humanitarian and educational programs of the PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF). "Social responsibility and education are two of project management's greatest goals," said Gregory Balestrero, president and chief executive officer of Project

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According to ESI International, a US-based project management consulting and training organization, the top 10 trends in project management for 2008 are as follows: Investment in Project Management Training To Counter Effects of Troubled Economy. Squeezed profits, smaller budgets, looming layoffs — this is no time to panic. Keeping projects on track and on budget can counter ill effects of the

PMFORUM Webmasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12640567.post-15071161995004525722008-07-16T02:35:00.003-04:002008-07-16T04:17:25.501-04:00

The Project Management Institute (PMI) has released preliminary findings from a landmark independent, academic study on the value of project management at the Institute's biennial research conference in Warsaw, Poland.The study results announced on Monday, 14 July clearly demonstrate that business and organizational performance can be significantly improved through the practice of project

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The PMI Panama Chapter has selected PMForum as "media partner" for the 1st Annual PMI Panama Project Management Conference which will be held in Panama City, Panama on 2 October 2008. This major project management event is subtitled "The Land Divided - The Project World United" and will showcase the Panama Canal Expansion program, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the world.

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Reported by Bob Owen in Manchester The Association for Project Management (APM) recently launched its Education Network Forum with a conference at Aston University's Business School, with the aim to bridge the growing skills gap in the rapidly expanding profession. The Network already represents nearly half of the project management academic community and aims to promote a range of initiatives

PMFORUM Webmasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12640567.post-6561166060817510582008-07-15T02:40:00.003-04:002008-07-15T05:26:46.952-04:00

Representatives of 11 space agencies from around the world gathered in Montreal during 10-12 July 2008 to continue the coordination of programs to extend human and robotic presence throughout the solar system. In May 2007, multilateral space agency discussions resulted in the release of "The Global Exploration Strategy - The Framework for Coordination." The document is a product of a shared

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PMForum has been named a "media partner" for North America West Coast Infrastructure Partnerships, a major conference on Public Private Partnerships (P3) for major infrastructure projects that will be held during 14-15 October 2008 in Los Angeles, California,USA.The event will showcase opportunities for private sector organizations to get involved in public infrastructure projects across the

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EPM Live has won the Microsoft's Partner of the Year Award for Enterprise Project Management. The company was chosen out of an international field of top Microsoft partners as delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology. According to EPM Live CEO, Joe Larscheid, "It is truly an honor to receive this prestigious award from Microsoft. It is gratifying to know that

PMFORUM Webmasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12640567.post-20259119443775639462008-07-14T00:33:00.005-04:002008-07-14T01:39:51.107-04:00

The International Project Management Association (IPMA) has decided to appoint a Secretary General. This will be a full-time role, possibly based in Holland, but this will be open to discussion. A sub-committee from the Executive Board has been established to consider applications and hopes to be able to move forward quickly on this issue. Founded in 1967, the IPMA is the world’s oldest project

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According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the impact of surging food and fuel prices is being felt globally but is most acute for import-dependent poor and middle-income countries confronted by balance of payments problems, higher inflation, and worsening poverty. A new IMF study analyzes the macroeconomic policy challenges arising from the price surges, and argues that many governments

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Reported by Peter Mello in Brazil The State of Espírito Santo in Brazil has created the State Secretary of Project Management (SEGEP - Secretaria de Estado de Gerenciamento de Projetos). It is a pioneer initiative in the Brazilian Public Administration and clearly demonstrates the intention of conducting government administration through modern management tools and techniques today restricted

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