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Welcome
Welcome to the October 2026 PMWJ
By David Pells, Managing Editor (USA)
Dissertations vs. Journal Articles (From the Executive Editor’s Desk)
By Dr. Miles Shepherd, Executive Editor (UK)
Letters to the Editor
An Open Challenge: Response to “Extending Earned Value Management to Firm Fixed Price Contracts Through a Multi-Perspective Analytical Framework for Mixed Contract Portfolios” by Dr. Rodriguez
By Dr. Paul Giammalvo (Indonesia)
The Responsible Project Management Manifesto
By Kik Piney (France)
Featured Papers
General PM Methods, Models, Topics
Designing for Failure: Resilience and Antifragility in the Management of Critical Projects
By Luca Paolo Giuseppe Prinzio (Italy)
Governance of Programs & Projects
Governance-First Execution Model for Scalable Multi-Vendor Agile Transformations
By Nidhi Mahajan (USA)
Built Is Not Complete – Governing Public Projects for Operational Value: A multiple case analysis of systems engineering, project governance, and benefits realisation
By Ntokozo Mthembu, PhD (South Africa)
AI, IT, Science, Technology Programs and Projects
The Experience Premium in the Age of Generative AI: Analyzing the Bifurcation of AI Substitution Risk and Augmentation Potential Across Knowledge Workers
By Rishiraj Kohli (USA)
Project Cost, Schedule, Scope, Quality Management
Machine Learning–Based Cost Prediction for Storage Tank Facility Materials Using Random Forest: Benchmarking Against Gold Price Escalation and Parametric Estimating Model
By Agung Sugiyatno (Indonesia)
Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure Topics
The Verification Bottleneck: What AI-Generated Engineering Means for Construction
By Abas Abdoli, PhD and Bob Prieto (USA)
Building Global Capability: An Evaluation Model for Chinese Contractors
By Cao Zhiwei (China)
Construction Worker Shortages: Causes of the Shortage of Vocationally Trained Construction Labourers in Benin City, Edo State
By Edosa Mark Osazuwa and Promise Kelechukwu Uwelu (Nigeria)
[2026] Optimizing SRU Startup: Dynamic Dependency Relocation
By Deeban R. Rajarethnam and Abdulmajeed Alali (Saudi Arabia)
Completion is not Performance: Quality and Operational Challenges in Nepal’s WWTP Projects
By Yamanta Raj Niroula and Sampada Khadka (Nepal)
Assessment of Risk in Commercial Project Development in Essien Udim, Akwa Ibom State
By Dr. Mbosowo Ebong Ekpo, Dr. Nse Akpan Bassey, Dr. Aminat Abdullahi Ndatsu, Kufre Ekereke Akpan, PhD, Nsikak Patrick Itim, Martina Okon Umah
Sustainability, Transition, Transformation
Sustainable Project Management Practices and Their Influence on Organisational Performance: A Systematic Literature Review
By Paulson Geo Philip (UAE)
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Peer Reviewed Papers
Management of Highway Infrastructure Project Implementation in Nepal: A Review
By Chhabi Lal Paudel (Nepal) and Michael Henry, PhD (Japan)
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Series Articles
The Only Function That Has to Be Re-Founded: Why the PMO Keeps Borrowing Its Authority (Reimagining Project Management for a New Era)
By Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez (Spain)
AI for Project Planning: From Plausible Artifacts to a Coherent Plan (AI in Project Management)
By Dr. Prasad Kodukula (USA) and Guz Vinueza (Ecuador)
AI-Powered Stakeholder Identification and Analysis (The Stakeholder Perspective in the Generative AI Era)
By Massimo Pirozzi (Italy)
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Advisory Articles
Why Good Strategies Don’t Translate to Execution
By Jeff Oltmann (USA)
Functional Space Programming: Boring but Necessary! Design Process: PM Must Participate! (Healthcare Planning, Design and Delivery Series Guide 2)
By Bill Jackson (Colombia / USA)
Implementing a Contract Management Solution: A Practical Guide and Advisory Article for Beginners
By Dr Dimitris Antoniadis (UK)
PMI’s M.O.R.E. Is the Mindset. PMBOK® v8 Is the Knowledge. But Where Is the Operating Model?
By Kenneth R. Bainey (Canada)
When the Sale Becomes the Project
By Steve DeWitt (USA)
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Commentaries
Human-Centered Governance of AI in Critical Infrastructure Projects: A Project and Program Management Perspective
By Sreesudha Ayyalasomayajula (USA)
Monitoring and Controlling the UN 2030 SDG Agenda Program
By Dr. O. Chima Okereke (UK)
Re-emphasising the need for users of project outputs to be included in project development and deployment processes
By Alan Stretton (New Zealand)
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Stories
Story No.8 – On the move – getting going (Reading and Reflecting – with ‘Meet the Managers’)
By Tom Taylor (UK)
My Logframe Legacy: Genesis & Transition From Evaluation Tool to Planning Technique
By Dr. Kenneth Smith (Philippines/USA)
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Reports
PMexpo 2026 to Bring the Italian Project Management Community Together in Rome (Project Management Update from Rome)
By Alessandro Quagliarini (Italy)
Updates about Association of Project Professionals Finland; PMI Finland Chapter; Kruunusillat projects, PYHÄJOKI Nuclear Power Plant Project (Finland Project Management Roundup)
By Dr. Jouko Vaskimo (Finland)
ISO/TC 258, ISO Technical Committee for Project, Program, and Portfolio Management, convenes in Shanghai, China
By Dr. Jouko Vaskimo (Finland)
When AI Becomes a Team Member: Jeff Sutherland on the Future of Scrum (Project Management Update from Germany)
By Sebastian Wieschowski (Germany)
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Second Editions
The Coordination Tax: Who Pays When AI Joins the Team
By Ravi Kalluri (USA)
The PMO to IMO Translation Layer: What Transfers, What Breaks, What Wins
By Stacey Cellier and Ron Quintero (USA)
Lead and Influence Without Authority
By Chaitali D. Chheda (USA)
Flowcharting as a Digital Tool for Financial Reporting of Construction Contracts
By Ariba Isaac Robinson
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