Less than a month remains to apply for the Center for Business Practices Fourth Annual PMO of the Year Award. The award recognizes PMOs that demonstrate vision and acumen in implementing new ideas, methods, and processes that lead to measurable improvements in project management and tangible results for organizations. The Center for Business Practices Project Management Office (PMO) of the Year

Sponsorship opportunities have been announced for the 3rd UT Dallas Project Management Symposium, scheduled for August 2009 on The University of Texas at Dallas campus in Richardson, Texas, USA. The two-day symposium is being sponsored by the Graduate Program in Project Management in the School of Management's Executive Education Center at The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), in

PMI Phoenix Chapter, a local chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI), announced on 5 January 2009 that Joan Hyland has been named 2008 Volunteer of the Year. The PMI Phoenix Chapter honored over 100 of its volunteers on December 11, 2008 at Doubletree Guest Suites in Phoenix at its annual chapter awards dinner honoring volunteers and business partners. During 2008, Ms. Hyland (pictured)

Reported by Mounir Ajam in UAE An Advisory Board of top industry leaders from around the Middle East and beyond has been announced for the 2nd Arabian World Construction Summit (AWCS) being held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during 9-11 February 2009. The theme for the 2009 summit, one of the largest conferences and trade shows for the construction industry in the Middle East, is 'achieving

A discussion group on LinkedIn has been started for those interested in PMI's Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3). The OPM3 SIG is for anyone interested in the Project Management Institute's OPM3, even those who are new to the topic. OPM3 is designed to help organizations develop the capabilities necessary to execute strategies through projects successfully, consistently, and

The Project Management Institute (PMI®) has announced the release of the 4th Edition of it's popular Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge(PMBOK® Guide), as of 31 December 2008. The PMBOK Guide is recognized as a project management standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and is widely considered a de facto standard worldwide. According to the PMI publicity, PMI

According to a Stantec announcement, the company is part of the Infusion Health consortia engaged to deliver the largest single investment on record in the health system for the Interior of British Columbia. The C2.5-million expansion project is a Public-Private Partnership (P3) between Infusion Health and the Interior Health Authority of British Columbia. The projects represent the largest

The PMI Phoenix Chapter, a local component of the Project Management Institute (PMI), the largest and most diverse international organization in the world dedicated to the profession of project management, has announced that Chandler, Arizona resident Doug Orlando has been named President, effective January 1, 2009. Other PMI Phoenix board members for 2009 include Pamela Smith, President-Elect,

Max Wideman has announced the latest updates to his popular project management website. According to the email from Max this month, here are the items that Max discusses or has added to his website this month. Max' Guest this month, Mark Kozak-Holland, analyzes as a case study in project management, the documentation of The Great Escape, the story of how prisoners of war planned in detail their

PMForum has announced that Mr. Ted Koval has been named an International Correspondents for PMForum and PM World Today in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Mr. Koval is also a Senior Business Project Manager for Mutual of Omaha, a Fortune 500 insurance and financial services company based in Omaha, Nebraska. Ted Koval, PMP has over 13 years experience as a Project Manager both inside and outside of State

The PMI Dallas Chapter will hold its annual "Project Management Vendor Showcase" on February 5, 2009. The PMI Dallas Chapter Vendor Showcase provides opportunities for suppliers of project management products and services to gain one-on-one time with project management professionals in the Dallas Area. Project management practitioners and leaders will find opportunities to see the latest project

Jouko Vaskimo has become an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today in Finland. Jouko is also Projects Director at Ixonos PLC, a major Finnish IT consultancy. He is a well-known project management leader in Finland, active in both the Project Management Association Finland (PMAF) and the Finland Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI Finland) and holds both IPMA and

Multi-Media Publications (MMP) in Canada has announced a free "TeleSeminar" on the topic of Agile project management. The first one is scheduled for 27 January 2009. Building on the success of its project management and agile methods products, MMP is launching the FREE teleseminar series featuring interviews with agile gurus.While MMP plans to continue its paid webinar series for in-depth

Reported by Miles Shepherd in UKA new project management website devoted to IT projects has been launched by the Said Business School at the University of Oxford in the UK. The website was created by Dr. Chris Sauer, Fellow in Information Management at Saïd Business School and Drs. Blaize Horner Reich and Andrew Gemino at Simon Fraser University in Canada. The website features the latest results

The JVQT Alliance is a Presidential Alliance of Project Management Professional Associations in four countries of ever-growing PM interests - China, India, Japan and Russia. This alliance was officially formed at the Global PM Symposium 2002 in New Delhi, India, and extended in March 2007 to include Kazakhstan and Ukraine during a meeting in Alma Aty, Kazakhstan.Now the JVQT Alliance has

Reported by Mounir Ajam in UAEPMForum has been named a Media Partner for the Arabian World Construction Summit (AWCS), one of the largest conferences and trade shows for the construction industry in the Middle East, to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during 9-11 February 2009. The theme for the 2009 summit is 'achieving business sustainability in a challenging market'. Approximately

Reported by Miles Shepherd in the UKThe Association for Project Management (APM) in the UK has launched a survey on the global economy and its impact on project and programme management. According to the APM’s website: "The global economy touches all area of business and society. The growing interrelationships between countries and continents are changing the way we work and the work we do. With

To recognize and reward the incredible feats that project managers have provided across the region, the IIR PMEA committee presented the first ever Middle East Project Management Excellence Awards, which honored in dividuals as well as organizations for their achievements. The Awards Ceremony took place at the JW Marriott Hotel in Dubai, to reward, appreciate and celebrate outstanding

At the Inaugural function of the 16th, Global Symposium on ' Project Management - at the Centre Stage of Economic Transformation' held in New Delhi, India from Dec 16 to 18, 2008, Mr. Adesh Jain, visionary PM leader was honored with the first ever Global Project Management Leadership Award. This new award has been instituted by Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, President, Project Management Association of

Reported by Antonello Bove in Washington, DCThe Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) based in Washington DC, and four other international agencies have signed a UShttp://www.pmforum.com/blogs/news/rss_bn.xml.3 billion loan for the expansion of the Panama Canal, the biggest ongoing infrastructure project in Latin America. The event was presided over by Panamanian president Martín Torrijos and ACP