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Volume XIII, Issue IX – September 2024

 

NOTICE: Due to unanticipated circumstances, the October edition of the PM World Journal has been cancelled.  Works submitted for publication in the October edition will be included in the November PMWJ.  Apologies for the disruption; we will be back in a few weeks with a very full edition.

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Notice: The positions, views and information contained in works published in the PM World Journal are those of the authors of such works and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the PM World Journal or the publisher of this journal.

Welcome

Welcome to the September 2024 PMWJ
By David Pells, Managing Editor (USA)

Letters to the Editor

On the Subject of WBS or BRM
By Kik Piney (France)

Interviews

It’s time for project management! Interview with Peter Thuy, President of GPM, German Project Management Association, Nuremberg (Germany)
 By Yasmina Khelifi (France)

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Featured Papers

Pluralism in project management: Some dualisms that need specific identification and descriptors to facilitate mutual understanding of contexts and contents
By Alan Stretton (Australia)

Governance of Industry 4.0 Virtual Organizations
By Prof. Dr. Brane Semolič (Slovenia) and Prof. Dr. Pieter Steyn (South Africa)

An Evaluation of the Extent of Adoption of Lean in Offshore Facility Maintenance Projects in the Oil and Gas Industry
By Chimezie Henry Achaka, Benedict Amade, PhD, Prof Kevin Aku Okorocha, PhD, and Prof Emmanuel Chinenye Ubani, PhD (Nigeria)

Cultural Aspects of Lessons Learned
By Luca Costa (Italy)

Sustainable real estate investment and wealth creation amidst global warming and climate change: A review
By Christian Osita Ifediora, PhD (Nigeria) and Fidelis Ifeanyi Emoh, PhD (Botswana)

Enhancing Risk Assessment Accuracy: Addressing Organizational Complexity through Graph-Based Models and Correction Factors
By Marco Pinzaglia (Italy) and Dr. Michele Vincenti (Canada)

Joint Logistics Over the Shore in Times of War: Lessons Learned from Gaza’s Trident Pier
By Prof. M. F. HARAKE (France)

Overall Schedule Risk Simulation (OSRS) rather than Risk Expected Value Simulation (REVS) for Schedule Risk Analysis
By Rasoul Abdolmohammadi (Iran)

Methods For Energy Transition to Achieve Zero emissions in Gas Processing Facilities
By Hamad Essa Aldossary (Saudi Arabia)

An Early Warning System for Programs Utilizing the Rolling Wave Lifecycle
By Dr. Jay C. Hanan and Dr. Steve Ford (USA)

Examining the Variations in Capital Values of Real Estate Investment in Itak Clan, Ikono, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
By Aminat Ndatsu Abdullahi, Nse Akpan Bassey, Ekemini Clement Essien, Ubong Okpon Esen, Mbosowo Ebong Ekpo (Nigeria)

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Series Articles

Future of Healthcare and Artificial Intelligence (AI): AI for Healthcare and Healthcare Insurance (Healthcare and Project Management)
By Dr. Deepa Bhide (India)

Project assurance – A way to increase public project’s chances of success (Let’s Talk About Public Projects)
By Stanislaw Gasik, PhD (Poland)

Bottlenecks and Other Opportunities (Project Business Management)
By Oliver Lehmann (Germany)

Project Strategy Risks: A brief guide (Practical Project Risk Management)
By Martin Hopkinson (UK)

Share Knowledge: Part 2 (Making a Modern Project Manager)
By Yasmina Khelifi (France)

Benefits Maps – The Foundation of Benefits Management (Implementing BS202002: Benefits Management in Programs, Projects & Portoflios)
By Dr. Hugo Minney (UK)

Projects, Project Managers, and Organizations Functioning in an AI Information Age (Artificial Intelligence Use in Project Management)
By Ivano di Filippo, Dr. Josh Ramirez, Darrell Mesa, Claudia Alcelay and Rebecca Winston (Italy, Spain, USA)

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Advisory Articles

Don’t Cheerlead During a Crisis
By Jeff Oltmann (USA)

REDUNDANCY IS GOOD! Say What?
By Dr. Kenneth Smith (Philippines/USA)

Using Dependency Mapping to Visualize Project Interrelationships
By Devin Partida (USA)

How project sponsors can help project managers
By Yogi Schulz (Canada)

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Commentaries

Reinstating Excellence: The Australian Institute of Project Management’s Organizational Capability Accreditation
By David Hudson (Australia)

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Reports

The PMI Madrid Spain Chapter continues providing membership services during summertime (Project Management Update from Madrid – English & Spanish)
By Alfonso Bucero (Spain)

Good News (Eastern Green Line 2, Silent Hangar, Planning Regulations), Not So Good News (Finance Problems, Rolls Royce, Skills Shortage, Project Delays), Not All Bad News (SaxaVoid Spaceport), Signs of Things to Come, Payback Time, Rewilding, Give Way to Hedgehogs, Nature’s Project Managers and Dormice Protection (UK Project Management Roundup)
By Miles Shepherd (UK)

Updates about Association of Project Professionals Finland; PMI Finland Chapter; Kruunusillat [Crown Bridges] projects (Finland Project Management Roundup)
By Dr. Jouko Vaskimo (Finland)

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Second Editions

Managing Projects Successfully through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT
By Rizwan Amin Sheikh, PhD (USA), Rebecca Jarvis (USA), Jeremiah Whitehall (USA) and Faiza Jawad (Pakistan)

Project Management Leadership – Does AI Change My Role?
By Frank Murphy (USA)

Industry 5.0: Engaging Employees in Smart Factories 
By A. W. Schultz (USA)

To see other recently published second edition papers, click here

Book Reviews

Customer-Driven Project Management: Building Quality into Project Processes, 2nd Ed (McGraw-Hill)
By Bruce T. Barkley and James H. Saylor
Reviewed by Crystal N. Whitesell (USA)

Crafting Connection: Transform How You Communicate with Yourself and Others (Practical Inspiration)
By Felicity Dwyer
Reviewed by Christa Ward (USA)

Leading Change (HBR Press)
By John Kotter
Reviewed by Meshva Desai (USA)

Optimizing Project Work Management, and Delivery (CRC Press)
By Gary L. Richardson and Brad M. Jackson
Reviewed by Jennifer Arroyo (USA)

To see other recently published book reviews, click here

Recent News

PMI Announces 2024’s Most Influential Projects

PMI Announces New Board of Directors

AIPMO Announces Research and Content Partnership with PM World to Advance PPM/PMO Understanding

PMI Launches Ambitious New Research focused on “Project Success”

PMI Acquires Cognilytica, Announces Latest Next-Gen AI Offerings

University of Management and Technology and PM World Collaborate to Enhance Project Management Education

New APM Project Management Qualification exams now open

AIPM announces new Middle East Chapter in UAE

The Volunteering Journey to Project Leadership

41 new works added to PM World Library in August

UNESCO World Heritage: 26 new sites inscribed