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Welcome
Welcome to the January 2026 PMWJ
By David Pells, Managing Editor (USA)
Interviews
Float Mapping in Practice: Managing Time, Risk and Alignment; Interview with Massimoluigi Casinelli, International Planning & Control Expert Consultant, Engineering & Construction Industry (Italy)
By Aina Aliiva (Canada/Ukraine)
Peer Reviewed Papers
A Comparative Assessment of Urban Infrastructural Variables on Commercial Property Rental Values in South-East Nigeria
By Innocent Franklin Makata, Ifeanyi Fidelis Emoh, PhD and Chinelo Priscilla Igwe, PhD (Nigeria)
An Assessment of the Roles and Challenges of Quantity Surveyors in Steel Fabrication Projects Within the Oil And Gas Sector in Nigeria
By Godson Kelechi (Nigeria)
Featured Papers (Editor Accepted)
Sustainability by Design: Balancing Innovation and Performance in Complex Digital Projects
By Doğa Ilhan (UK)
Operationalizing Quantum Project Management: Defining Improved Metrics for Management of Large Complex Projects
By Bob Prieto (USA)
Project Delivery Plan Optimisation Metrics: Recovery Gap
By Alex Lyaschenko (Australia)
Closing the Risk Communication Gap Between Executives and Project Managers: A Standards-Based Approach
By Ayman Sadek (Egypt)
Accountability in Project Management: Evaluation of Project Managers’ Perspectives in the Southwest Region, Nigeria
By Mitchell Olusegun Attari, Ibeawuchi Ifeanyi Echeme, PhD, Gregory Chimere Enyinna PhD and Elias Andy Uloko (Nigeria)
Comparative research on IT project failure rates: A 2025 longitudinal update – Analyzing the evolution from “Iron Triangle” to strategic value in the era of AI
By Giuseppe Arcidiacono (Italy)
Adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Construction Projects: An evaluation of the level of awareness and current state in Imo State, Nigeria
By Elvis Izuchukwu Nnadozie, Benedict Amade, PhD and Gregory Chimere Enyinna, PhD (Nigeria)
The Crisis of Knowledge and the Knowledge of Crisis: Rethinking Project Management and Decision-Making in an Age of Permanent Uncertainty
By Prof. Dr. M.F. Harake (France)
Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) Project Success Factors: A Study of TAM projects in oil refineries in Rivers State, Nigeria
By Jude Chukwudi Nnadi, Benedict Amade, PhD, Emmanuel Chinenye Ubani, PhD and Ifeanyi Ibeawuchi Echeme, PhD (Nigeria)
Student Papers
Implementing Ontario Construction Safety Laws: A Case-Based Framework for Project Managers
By Ayesha Faisal (Canada)
Series Articles
PMBOK® and Public Administration (Let’s Talk About Public Projects)
By Stanislaw Gasik, PhD (Poland)
Projects as catalysts for local prosperity (Sustainability and Regeneration in Projects)
By Dr. Hugo Minney (UK)
The Project-Driven Organization: Beyond Agile (Reinventing Project Management)
By Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez (Spain)
Secrets to the Success of Organizational Transformation
By Dr. Prasad Kodukula (USA)
Advisory Articles
Aligning Projects with Purpose: A Practical African Perspective on Why Portfolio and Project Management Matter
By Dr. Collin Prince (South Africa)
PMO Memory Framework for Knowledge Management and Visualisation
By Dr. Dimitris Antoniadis (UK)
Keeping Teams Steady When Stress Peaks
By Jeff Oltmann (USA)
Simple Travel Tips for Your Project Journey
By Dr. Bill Moylan (USA)
What Do We Do AFTER Calculating Our Average Costs or Durations?
By Dr. Paul D. Giammalvo (Indonesia)
The Digital Twin Mindset: A Must-Have for Modern Project Managers
By Fope Opeola (UK)
Give Feedback That People Will Thank You For
By Alina Aliieva (Canada)
Case Studies & Lessons Learned
AI-Augmented Plan Review: Practical Lessons from the Field
By Kyle Rossignol (USA)
Enhancing Steel Structure Erection Efficiency through Mini Modular ‘Cap Structures’ in Gas Processing Projects
By Abdulrahman Shukri, Mohammed AlShuhail, Abdulaziz Almuaili, Abdulaziz AlSoufi, Ahmed Abu Fayyah (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Stories
A trip to the seaside – planning pays off (Meet the Managers no. 1)
By Tom Taylor (UK)
Reports
Project Management in Nepal’s Development Sector: Current Practices and Emerging Trends (Project Management Update from Nepal)
By Yamanta Niroula (Nepal)
Looking Back, Good News, Not So Good News, Other Project News & Architects Protest (UK Project Management Roundup)
By Miles Shepherd (UK)
Updates about Association of Project Professionals Finland; PMI Finland Chapter; Kruunusillat bridges and Hailuoto Causeway projects (Finland Project Management Roundup)
By Dr. Jouko Vaskimo (Finland)
Book Reviews
AI Project Power (FNOVA Publishing)
By Mei Lin
Reviewed by Sunil Kumar Suvvar (USA & India)
The AI-Savvy Leader: Nine Ways to Take Back Control and Make AI Work (HBR Press)
By David De Cremer
Reviewed by Anzar Ali Hasan (USA)
The Science of Brand Associations: Win Minds, Win Markets
By Ulli Appelbaum
Reviewed by Joseph Adebanjo, PMP (USA)
Recent News
Abstracts due January 16th for May 2026 UT Dallas Project Management Symposium
Five Ways to Use AI to Aid Your Writing – FREE webinar from BK publishers
New PMI Research Reveals Strategy-Execution Gap Is Undermining Transformation – And How to Close It
Registration Open for 18th Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium
Badr Mohammed Burshaid appointed Honorary Global Advisor for PMWJ in Saudi Arabia
Developmental Agile Leadership – New book by Kloppenborg & Jugdev published
Project Management Institute Celebrates Global Excellence with 2025 PMI® Awards Winners
