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Welcome
Welcome to the May 2025 PMWJ
By David Pells, Managing Editor (USA)
Interviews
Stronger project professionals lead to stronger project outcomes, Interview with Dr. Kelly Heuer, Vice President of Learning, PMI
By Yasmina Khelifi (France)
Beyond Governance: How PMOs Are Evolving into Strategic Powerhouses (An exclusive interview with co-authors of The Evolution of the PMO: The Rise of the Chief Project Officer)
By Aina Aliieva (Canada/Ukraine)
To see other recently published interviews, click here
Featured Papers
Six Necessary Conditions for the Success of Megaprojects
By J. Rodney Turner, DPhil (UK) and Nathalie Drouin, PhD (Canada)
The Open Chain Framework for the “Management by Projects” in Fiber-only Network Wholesale Telcos
By Claudio Mazzei, Daniele Fioramanti, Alessandro Quagliarini, Carlo Salatino, Andrea Reale, Francesca Brunetti (Italy)
Factors Affecting the Implementation of Lean Construction Practices in Nigeria
By Ashaka E. Chukwuemeke, Dr. Henry C. Ajaelu, Dr. Agatha Chukwuenye (Nigeria)
Project Management and Business Modeling: Methodologies, Frameworks, and Strategic Alignment
By Prof. Dr. M.F. Haraké (France)
Environmental Factors Influencing the Performance of Private Sector Building Projects of Nigerian Breweries Plc in Rivers State, Nigeria
By Stephen Victor, Emmanuel Chinenye Ubani, PhD and Ibewuchi Ifeanyi Echeme, PhD (Nigeria)
The Critical Need for Product-Focused Incentives in U.S. Federal Contracting
By Carrie Tinker (USA)
A project on the civil service crisis: the prevailing influence of political cadres across Africa
By Dr. Evance Moses Silumbwe (Zambia)
Enhancing Building Construction Projects Delivery: Technology Adoption
By Guy N. Igbokwe, Prof Emmanuel Chinenye Ubani, PhD, Prof Kevin Aku Okorocha, PhD, Asso. Prof. Columbus I. Anyanwu (Nigeria)
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare in Morocco: Potential, Ethical Challenges, and Responsibility Framework
By Oumaima Omari Haraké (France)
Strategies for Enhancing Scope Management in Nigeria Construction Projects
By Okereke Joy Anuri, PhD, Chukwuebuka Onyia, PhD and Prof Henry C. Ajaelu, PhD (Nigeria)
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Wind, Solar, and Fossil Fuels in the Middle East (2000-2040): Implications for Energy Policy and Sustainable Development
By Salam Jaroshi (Libya)
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Series Articles
Improving the Governmental Project Implementation System based on the GPM3 Maturity Model (Let’s Talk About Public Projects)
By Stanislaw Gasik, PhD (Poland)
The Top Ten Certifications for Project Business (Project Business Management)
By Oliver Lehmann (Germany)
The Risk Register Detail Trap: A brief guide (Practical Project Risk Management)
By Martin Hopkinson (UK)
Onboarding New Team Members (Making a Modern Project Manager)
By Yasmina Khelifi (France)
Structured Documentation and Tools for Implementing Benefits Management (Implementing BS202002: Benefits Management in Programs, Projects & Portfolios)
By Dr. Hugo Minney (UK)
Managing Stakeholders – Building Trust for Project Success (Summary of a recent Interview on The Project Management Podcast)
By Cornelius Fichtner (USA)
Peculiarities of the “Performance versus Maturity” Relationship (Maturity Research Lessons Learned)
By Darci Prado, PhD (Brazil)
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Advisory Articles
Managing Unrealistic Project Expectations
By Harold Kerzner, PhD and Al Zeitoun, PhD (USA)
Earned Profit Management: Rethinking Value in Project Monitoring and Control
By Alexander Apostolov, PhD (Bulgaria)
Integrated Project Implementation Performance Monitoring: Only Earned Value Analysis Assesses Status Correctly!
By Dr. Kenneth Smith (Philippines/USA)
Operational Readiness: An Expertise-Based Framework to Bring Projects to Life
By David Tain (Canada)
Six Tactics for Leading Through the Fog
By Jeff Oltmann (USA)
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Commentaries
From the traditional approach to the Digital Project Orchestrator: A new paradigm in Project Management
By Antonio Bassi (Switzerland)
Why not Strategic Project Management?
By O. Chima Okereke, PhD (UK/Nigeria)
Dysfunction of the self-managed project team
By Yogi Schulz (Canada)
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Case Studies
Float Mapping: An Effective Tool to Optimize Project Planning, Scheduling, and Risk Assessment
By Ing. Massimoluigi Casinelli, CCP (Italy)
Reports
Updates about Association of Project Professionals Finland; PMI Finland Chapter; Kruunusillat [Crown Bridges] projects (Finland Project Management Roundup)
By Dr. Jouko Vaskimo (Finland)
From Recovery to Resilience: Quality Management in Post-disaster Reconstruction Projects (Project Management Update from Nepal)
By Yamanta Niroula (Nepal)
Ctrl + Z, we can learn from the errors (Project Management Update from Madrid: English & Spanish)
By Alfonso Bucero (Spain)
Non-Project Curios, Not So Good News, Other News and Closing Remarks (UK Project Management Roundup)
By Miles Shepherd (UK)
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Second Editions
Project management performance in Ecuador: proposal for a structural model
By Ma. Elizabeth Arteaga-García, PhD (c) and Alexandra Portalanza-Chavarría, PhD (Ecuador)
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Book Reviews
Mastering Project Leadership: Insights from the Research (CRC Press)
By Pedro M Serrador
Reviewed by Surya Yeshwanth Mandapaka, PMP (USA)
How Not to Fail at Projects: Stopping the Project Management Insanity Spiral (CRC Press)
By Claude H. Maley
Reviewed by Daniel Van Orden, PMP (USA)
Advanced Research on Projects and Temporary Organizations (Copenhagen Business School Press)
By Rolf Lundin and Markus Hallgren, Editors
Reviewed by Gauranga Deka, PMP (USA)
Risk Management (Publisher)
By Glen B. Alleman and Jon M. Quigley
Reviewed by Lorisa Taylor, PMP (CRC Press)
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Recent News
GAPPS Thought Leadership Forum #63 – Project Capability & Complexity – June 26-27 in Milan
Research on Executive Training in Project Sponsorship Underway
PMI Launches PMI Study Hall CAPM
Aramco Joins GPMF 2025 as Host Partner
One Month to Go: GPMF 2025 Set to Redefine the Future of Project Management in the Region
22nd KM FEST 2025 – Global Knowledge Management Festival – 19-20 November (zoom)
Registration open for 17th UT Dallas Project Management Symposium in May
PMI announces Joint Venture with Green Project Management
Applying Knowledge Management Principles in Managing Projects
PMSA Welcomes Two New Board Members
The Evolution of the PMO: The Rise of the Chief Project Officer
GAPPS 2025 Thought Leadership Forums Announced
Projects For a Better Future – APM Conference 2025, June in Coventry
IPMA announces 34th World Congress in Berlin: 17-19 September 2025
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