RTKL wins project planning & design competition in China
July 20, 2008
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... Read more...
PMForum Named Media Partner for August PMOZ Conference in Melbourne
July 19, 2008
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... Read more...
NASA’s Project Management Competency Model Described in July ask the academy e-Newsletter
July 19, 2008
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... Read more...
Stories from NASA: ASK Magazine Features Real Project Stories by Real Project Leaders
July 18, 2008
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... Read more...
PMI Research Award Winners Announced at PMI Research Conference in Poland
July 18, 2008
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... Read more...
Heads of Major Space Agencies Issue Joint Statement in Paris on Future of International Space Station
July 18, 2008
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... Read more...
Governance of Project Management - APM Guides Available Online in UK
July 18, 2008
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... Read more...
Primavera Contributes $1 Million to PMI Educational Foundation
July 17, 2008
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... Read more...
ESI Publishes 10 Top Trends In Project Management for 2008
July 17, 2008
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... Read more...
PMForum Named Media Partner for West Coast Infrastructure Partnerships Conference in October
July 15, 2008
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... Read more...