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Welcome
Welcome to the November 2026 PMWJ (coming soon)
By David Pells, Managing Editor (USA)
Presentation Matters (From the Executive Editor’s Desk)
By Dr. Miles Shepherd, Executive Editor (UK)
Featured Papers
General PM Methods, Models, Topics
Ontological Boundaries of Quantum Project Management: Mapped and Unmapped Analogies, Theoretical Limits, and Governance Implications
By Bob Prieto (USA)
The Planning Break-Even Point: When More Planning Stops Paying Off
By Ricardo Viana Vargas, PhD (Portugal) and Carlos Augusto Freitas, MSc (Brazil)
The Strategic Value Gap: Rethinking How Organizations Manage and Measure Strategy-Driven Projects
By Widline Luctama-Compere, EdD (USA)
AI, IT, Science, Technology Programs and Projects
Artificial Intelligence for Smart Renewable Energy Asset Management in Jordan: A Comparative Case Study Analysis Based on Asset Management Standards Using MATLAB
By Yousef Isleem and Dr Khamis Al-Romaimi (UK)
Trust, but Verify: Harnessing the AI Bonanza in Industrial Engineering
By Konstantin Lagutin (Israel)
Governance of Programs and Projects
Navigating Complexity: An Integrated Risk Governance Framework for Megaproject Success
By Terrence H. Perez (Saudi Arabia)
Educational, Environmental, Public Social Topics
Elaborating Donald Cressey’s Fraud Triangle Theory for International Development Projects
By Isaac Odhiambo-Abuya, PhD & Michael Ouma-Owuor (Kenya)
Job-Ready at Every Stage: What Every Generation of Project Managers Gets Wrong About Career Resilience
By William E. Hefley, PhD and Anna Ladipo (USA)
Project Cost, Schedule, Scope, Quality Management
Earned Value Management for Storage Tank Overhauls: An EPC Contractor’s Perspective
By Rahmat Ilham Zazzali (Indonesia)
Evaluating The State of Earned Value Management Research and Finding Paths Forward
By Andrew J. Grandage, PhD (USA)
Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure Topics
ESG in Overseas Construction: Practice Pathways for Chinese Construction Enterprises
By Cao Zhiwei, PhD (China)
Big Data Driven Asset Management: A Comparative Analysis and Case Study Approach for Smart Grid Energy Management in Sunderland, UK
By Victory Egbon and Dr. Khamis Al-Romaimi (UK)
A Programme and Project Management Framework for Predictive Analytics in Electrical Utilities
By Godwin Ndem and Dr. Khamis AI-Romaimi (UK)
Cost and Schedule Performance of Building Construction Logistics: A study of the current state of Building construction practices on project delivery in South East Nigeria
By Ibeawuchi Justin Obinna, PhD , Okonkwo Nnatuanya Ugochukwu, Prof , and Duruibe Stanley Chigozie, PhD (Nigeria)
Integrating Risk, Quality and Standards in Infrastructure Project Management: A Northeast Sunderland Case Study
By Yu Mon Mon Aung and Dr Khamis Al-Romaimi (UK)
Sustainability, Transition, Transformation
Root Causes of Industrial Project Abandonment in the Niger Delta: Evidence from Incinerator Plant Project
By Ugochukwu Special Ndukwe, Anyanwu Columbus Ikechukwu, Gregory Chimeze Enyinna, Echeme Ibeawuchi Ifeanyi
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Peer Reviewed Papers
Managerial Competence, Risk Management and Project Success: A Structured Comparative Synthesis of Evidence from Five West African Countries
By Walubengo Wilberforce Wasike, PhD and Walubengo Sylvia Sarah (Kenya)
The Jurisdiction Confound in Transmission Planning Research
By Yarina Bohdanivna Lozynska (Ukraine)
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Series Articles
Culture Is Not Soft. It Is a Filing System. (Reimagining Project Management for a New Era)
By Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez (Spain)
Never Waste a Trip: Finding Tomorrow’s Business in Today’s Project (Project Business Management)
By Oliver Lehmann (Germany)
From Risk Registers to Risk Intelligence (AI in Project Management)
By Dr. Prasad Kodukula (USA) and Guz Vinueza (Ecuador)
The Globe Review: Building a Global Community for Artistic Freedom and Inclusive Expression (Young Changemakers Case Series)
By Blanka Pillár (Hungary); Commentary by Sarbaja Adhikari (USA)
AI-Augmented Stakeholder Engagement and Communication (The Stakeholder Perspective in the Generative AI Era)
By Massimo Pirozzi (Italy)
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Advisory Articles
Structured Problem-Framing as a Leadership Skill in Complex Projects
By Flavio Soriano (Brazil)
Turning international engineering complexity into shared success: Emotional leadership, quality by design and global coordination
By Manuel Ancizu (Spain)
The Project Leader as Coach
By Bill Moylan, PhD (USA)
Don’t Manage Bad News: The Delivery Lead’s Half of the Bargain
By Paul Oppong (Australia)
What AI Can Answer About Your Portfolio
By Daniel Piret (Spain)
Why Every Project Manager Needs to Develop Sales Skills
By Alfonso Bucero, PhD (Spain) and Randall L. Englund (USA)
When Technical Expertise Is Not Enough: The Management Gap in Engineering Projects – Why technically competent contractors lose money—and how integrated project governance can help protect profitability
By Jaime Videla, PMP (Chile)
When the Project Ends but the Risk Remains: Managing the Transition from Project Delivery to Operations
By Daniel Cáceres, PMP (Peru)
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Commentaries
An exploratory look at “pre-project” responsibilities for choosing and shaping the “right” organisational strategies and strategic initiatives
By Alan Stretton (New Zealand)
A Six-Month Deadline Is Not a Development Plan: Why technical milestones must follow dependencies, evidence and risk
By Ntokozo Mthembu, PhD (South Africa)
Integrated Project Controls: A Professional Contribution to Project Controls
By Willem J. Viljoen (South Africa)
Principles as Decision Filters, Not Wall Posters
By Kenneth Bainey (Canada)
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Case Studies / Lessons Learned
Planning Pipeline Interfaces at an Oil Refinery: Practical Case Study of a Real Project
By Artem Tokarevskikh (Germany)
The Family Is the PMO: Program Governance for a Lifetime of Autism Care
By Avishek (Avi) Chaudhury (Canada)
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Stories
Linking Deliverables to Results: The Project Planner’s Dilemma – My ‘Anti-log’ Experience
By Dr. Kenneth Smith (Philippines/USA)
Where Will I Park? A Lesson on Asking the Right Questions
By Megan Thomson (Canada)
No. 9 – Listening in – to a regular progress review meeting
By Tom Taylor (UK)
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Reports
Project Management in the 21st Century: Governance, Technology and Sustainability (A report on the 2nd International Congress on Engineering and Project Management hosted by Nebrija University, Madrid, Spain)
By Elena Bulmer, PhD (Spain)
PM Forum 2026: Why the Future of Project Management Depends on People, Not Just Technology (Project Management Update from Germany)
By Sebastian Wieschowski (Germany)
Beyond Emergency Response: Project Management for Recovery from the August 2026 Floods in Nepal (Project Management Update from Nepal)
By Yamanta Niroula (Nepal)
Good news, Not so good news, New projects, Other project news, Tigers, Turtles and No Stitches in Time (UK Project Management Roundup)
By Miles Shepherd (UK)
Updates about Association of Project Professionals Finland; PMI Finland Chapter; Kruunusillat (Crown Bridges) projects, Pyhäjoki nuclear power plant project (Finland Project Management Roundup)
By Dr. Jouko Vaskimo (Finland)
eMotion Intelligence: AI, portfolio strategy and execution (Project Management Update from Madrid)
By Alfonso Bucero (Spain)
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Second Editions
A Value-Driven Operating Model Framework for M&A Integrations
By Sidharth Ramsinghaney (USA)
Into the Deep End: Mastering a New Industry While Driving High-Stakes Projects
By Alexandra Oliveros Villaba, PhD (USA)
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Book Reviews
Understanding Project Management, A Practical Guide, 3rd Ed. (CB Business Press)
By David C. Barrett
Reviewed by Lauren Davenport (USA)
Governing at the Speed of Reality: A Quantum Governance Playbook for Flow, Entanglement and Fragility in Large Complex Projects
By Bob Prieto
Reviewed by Anzar Hasan (USA)
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Invitation to FREE virtual 23d KM FEST’26 in November
