In This Edition

Welcome to the October 2015 Edition of the PM World Journal

By David Pells, Managing Editor

Featured Interview

Interview with Aldo Gebbia, President of IPMA Italy

By Luca Cavone (Italy)

Featured Papers

Dedicated and Competent Human Resources are essential for the Success of Project Nigeria
By O. Chima Okereke (Nigeria)

A Case Study on the Implementation of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) in The Canal Reconstruction along Crude Oil Pipeline in Indonesia
By Hery Mada Indra Paska (Indonesia)

Management Science methods and methodologies for Project Management: What they model, how they model and why they model
By Dr. José Ramón San Cristóbal (Spain)

Series Articles

Management Leading Function and Activities (Article 4 in series on general management functions and activities, and their relevance to the
management of projects)
By Alan Stretton, PhD (hon) (Australia)

Communication Planning (Series on Stakeholder Engagement)

By Dr. Lynda Bourne (Australia)

Modifying Risk Behavior using Change Management (Risk Doctor Briefing)

By Andrew McGregor (South Africa)

Project Controls Personnel: Finding the ‘Right Stuff’ (Series on Earned Value Management provided by the College of Performance Management)
By Lisa Wolf (USA)

Here comes everybody: Reframing the stakeholder concept when just about everyone can become your stakeholder (Intro to Advances in
Project Management Series Article)
By Prof Darren Dalcher (UK)

What Stakeholder Management should learn from Sales and Marketing (Advances in Project Management Series)
By Jake Holloway (UK)

Advisory Articles

The Three “F”s to Instilling Success Habits within Agile Scrum Teams: Foundation, Familiarity and Fundamentals
By Brian Vanderjack and Prof Mabel Menard (USA)

Project Risk Management

By T. D. Jainendrakumar, PhD (India)

Processes Aren’t the Problem — Communication is the Culprit

By Allia DeAngelis (USA)

Learning for the Future Makes a Business More Sustainable

By Prof Mark Reeson (UK)

Making PMOs Critical to Business: 5 Imperatives for the Future of PMOs

By Marisa Silva (UK/Portugal)

Commentary Articles

Leadership is also about caring

By Lunga Msengana (South Africa)

Shades of Agile Gray

By Rodger Martin (USA)

Second Editions

Social Infrastructure Development: The Case for Private Participation in Potable Water Supply in Colombia
By Prof Juan David González-Ruiz; Carlos Alejandro Arboleda, PhD; Dr. Sergio Botero (Colombia)

Building a Results-Oriented Performance Culture in the Public Sector

By Evan Piekara (USA)

Do or Die Project Management: Lessons Learned from a Zero-Day Project

By Elizabeth A. Rodgers (USA)
How Project Management Enables Businesses to either Fail or Succeed in the Modern Economy
By Chad E. Tennesen (USA)

Aligning Project Success with Organizational Strategy within a Project-Based Organization

By Richard John Cound (Canada/USA/South Africa) and Prof Jan Meyer (South Africa)

Agility in Project Management

By Satinder Baweja and Navaneethan Venugopalan (USA)

How Millennial are you?

By Susan Casey (USA)

The To Complete Performance Index …an expanded view

By Walt Lipke (USA)

Reports

ISO/TC 258, ISO Technical Committee for Project, Program, and Portfolio Management, convenes in Toronto, Canada
By Jouko Vaskimo (Finland)

Eni discovers the largest gas field in Mediterranean; Finmeccanica awarded 7-8 billion euro project in Kuwait; Ariane 6-Vega C development;
New high-speed Frecciarossa 1000 train; Expo, a mid-term report; October National Forum for Young Project Managers (Project Management
report from Milan)
By Luca Cavone (Italy)

Interview with PMI Turkey Chapter President Metin Ornek (Project Management update from Istanbul)
By İpek Sahra Özgüler (Turkey)

Proactive PMI Madrid Chapter & Interview with AEDIP President Jordi Seguró (Project Management Update from Madrid)
By Alfonso Bucero (Spain)

Project Management Events in Argentina during September, October & November 2015 (Project Management Update from Buenos Aires)
By Cecilia Boggi (Argentina)

Infrastructure Projects, Transatlantic Sports, a Post Project Review, an International Scandal, Falling Beechnuts and the End of Summer (UK
Project Management Roundup)
By Miles Shepherd (UK)

News from PMI Santiago chapter; Power Generation and Mining Projects in Chile (Project Management Update from Santiago)
By Jaime Videla (Chile)

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29 IPMA World Congress in Panama City, Panama
By Jouko Vaskimo (Finland)

Book Reviews

The Influential Project Manager – Winning Over Team Members and Stakeholders (CRC Press)
By Alfonso Bucero, PMP
Reviewed by Rodger Martin, JD, PMP (USA)

Project Management for Small Projects, 2nd Ed (Management Concepts)

By Sandra F. Rowe, PhD, PMP
Reviewed by Sara Piracha (USA)

Complexity Theory and Project Management (Wiley)

By L. Wanda Curlee and Robert Gordon
Reviewed by Madison Berndt, PMP (USA)

News
People News
◾ CPM Announces 2015 Board Election Results
◾ Professor Ralf Müller named International Academic Advisor for PM World
◾ Bosah Ugolo appointed International Correspondent for PM World in Nigeria
◾ Stacy Goff, Roberto Mori and Tom Taylor recognized as IPMA Honorary Fellows
◾ Australians win international project management achievement awards
◾ NASA Names John Honeycutt Space Launch System Program Manager

Future Events
◾ Annual Project Management Zimbabwe Conference announced for 5 November in Bulawayo
◾ Registration is open for PMSA Western Cape Regional Project Management Conference in Cape Town
◾ APM Project Management Conference 2016 to be 21 April at Kings Place in London
◾ Save the date for 2016 University of Maryland Project Management Symposium
◾ 5th International Scientific Conference on Project Management in the Baltic States
◾ 2016 Project Management College of Scheduling Conference announced

Call for Papers

◾ Call for Papers: Project Management in Financial Institutions
◾ Call for Papers and Case Studies for May 2016 University of Maryland Project Management Symposium
◾ Call for Papers for 5th International Scientific Conference on Project Management in the Baltic States
◾ Research Papers on Megaprojects invited for special edition of the Project Management Journal

Research News
◾ Research Internships for Students of Project Management announced
◾ Survey on Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Resilience

Education News
◾ Wideman Project Management Website updates announced for November 2015
◾ 34 new works by 38 different authors added to PM World Library
◾ Comparative Glossary available from Praxis in UK

Profession News
◾ CPM Announces 2015 Board Election Results
◾ PMI Global Survey Reveals PMP® Certified Project Managers Earn 20 Percent More In Average Salary than Uncertified Practitioners
◾ PMI announces 2016 Board of Directors and Officers
◾ PMI announces 2015 Professional Awards Winners
◾ Chevron’s El Segundo Refinery Coke Drum Reliability Project Named PMI Project of the Year Award Winner
◾ IPMA Young Crew announces Global eCollaboration Competition

Publishing News
◾ Winners of October Drawing for Free Project Management Books Announced
◾ New Book: Delivering Successful PMOs from Gower
◾ Project Resilience: The Art of Noticing, Interpreting, Preparing, Containing and Recovering
◾ New Book: Digital Project Management
◾ J. Ross Project Management Books for next three Free Book Drawings announced
◾ New Book: Project Management, Denial and The Death Zone
◾ Winners of September Drawing for Free Project Management Books Announced
◾ Effective PM and BA Role Collaboration
◾ New Report: Organizational Agility Drives Project and Program Success

Industry News
◾ Wrike Releases 2015 Work Management Survey
◾ Hill International Team Awarded $60 Million ID/IQ Contract by SANDAG in USA
◾ New PRINCE2 Case Study available
◾ Chevron’s El Segundo Refinery Coke Drum Reliability Project Named PMI Project of the Year Award Winner
◾ Barometer of Change 2015: Growth in FTSE 250 directly linked to investment in business transformation
◾ AXELOS announces new Professional Development Programme
◾ Fluor Selected as Sasol’s Collaboration Partner for projects in South Africa
◾ New Report: Organizational Agility Drives Project and Program Success

News from Fascinating Projects & Programs

◾ USAID launches programs to improve food security, nutrition and sanitation in rural Zimbabwe
◾ Governments of United Kingdom and United States of America Announce Humanitarian Relief Programs
◾ Urban Regeneration Project in Lviv, Western Ukraine

Other News
◾ AfDB approves US $428 million in energy and infrastructure, transport and water projects in eight African countries
◾ New CDC Zimbabwe head advocates for increased efforts towards elimination of HIV
◾ International Financial Institutions back New Global Development Agenda with Stepped-Up Support
◾ NNSA Releases 2015 Enterprise Strategic Vision in USA