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Welcome
Welcome to the April 2025 PMWJ
By David Pells, Managing Editor (USA)
Letters to the Editor
On the Synergy between Generative Artificial Intelligence and PMWJ
By Massimo Pirozzi (Italy)
AI Can’t Calculate CPM Indicators Correctly!
By Dr. Kenneth Smith (Philippines)
On the Subject of the March article on Risk Meta-language
By Crispin “Kik” Piney (France)
On the Subject of Risk Metalanguage
By Martin Hopkinson (UK)
Interviews
On Trends in Project Management, and learning, growing, and contributing to the success of projects and organizations; Interview with Prof. Prasad S. Kodukula, Author, Coach, Inventor, Popular Speaker, Award Winning PMI Fellow (USA)
By Yasmina Khelifi (France)
From Control to Strategy: Exploring the Evolution of PMOs; An exclusive interview with co-authors of The Evolution of the PMO: The Rise of the Chief Project Officer – Part 1
By Aina Aliiva (Canada/Ukraine)
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Featured Papers
Enhancing Building Construction Projects Delivery: Identifying Critical Success Factors
By Guy N. Igbokwe; Prof Emmanuel Chinenye Ubani, PhD; Prof Kevin Aku Okorocha, PhD; Asso. Prof. Columbus I. Anyanwu (Nigeria)
Navigating Economic Crises: Strategic Project Management for Agility, Resilience, and Innovation
By Prof. Dr. M.F. Harake (France)
Scaling Telemedicine for All: Project Management Strategies for Improving Affordability and Accessibility in Zambia
By Lillian Muyunda (Zambia)
Exploring differences for project management in Supplier vs. Owner Organisations in outcomes and benefits contexts
By Alan Stretton (Australia)
The Chanakya Blueprint: Timeless Wisdom for Modern Project Management
By Yamanta Niroula (Nepal)
Land Use Act and Traditional Land Holding System in Aboh, Ndokwa East Local Government, Delta State: Comparison and Similarities
By Elizabeth I. Chukwuma and Prof. Nnamdi A. Udobi (Nigeria)
Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Implementation of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) Projects in Zambia
By Thomas Phiri (Zambia)
PYTHEO and Pyramid Theory
By Salam Jaroshi (Libya)
Thematic Insight into the Impact of Public Policy on MSMEs and Economic Growth in Namibia
By Alina N. Uugwanga, PhD (Namibia)
Critique of In-House Facility Management of Tetfund Buildings in Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro
By Innocent F. Makata and Elizabeth I. Chukwuma (Nigeria)
Challenges of Urban Drainage Systems in Southern African Cities: The Case of Kabwe, Zambia
By Dr. Evance Moses Silumbwe (Zambia)
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Series Articles
GPIS as a Tool for State Resilience (Let’s Talk About Public Projects)
By Stanislaw Gasik, PhD (Poland)
7 Steps to Boost Profit Margins from Customer Projects (Project Business Management)
By Oliver Lehmann (Germany)
One Page Per Risk Reports: A brief guide (Practical Project Risk Management)
By Martin Hopkinson (UK)
Portfolio Prioritisation Through Benefits Management: Closing the Strategy-Execution Gap (Implementing BS202002: Benefits Management in Programs, Projects & Portoflios)
By Dr. Hugo Minney (UK)
PMO Success: Driving Business Value Beyond Project Oversight (From the Podcast: Summary of a recent Interview on The Project Management Podcast)
By Cornelius Fichtner (USA)
Contextualization (Lessons Learned from the PMMM Research Series)
By Darci Prado, PhD (Brazil)
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Advisory Articles
What should project managers coach their project sponsors about?
By Yogi Schulz (Canada)
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Commentaries
Special Issue: Project Governance: Reflections on the Past and Suggestions for the Future
By Prof Shankar Sankaran, PhD (Australia)
The dual face of Hybrid Project Management (HPM): Balancing structure and flexibility in the evolution of Project Management
By Antonio Bassi (Switzerland)
AI4PM MasterChef: Which Chatbot Will Serve the Best Project Management?
By Federico Minelle, Franco Stolfi, Roberto Di Gioacchino (Italy)
Hybrid project management – a meaningless term?
By Robert Buttrick (UK)
Should we ask “What if” rather than say “Never will”?
By Gareth Pugsley (UK)
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Reports
Racing Against the Odds: Nepal’s National Pride Projects Struggle Amidst Political Chaos and Nature’s Fury (Update from Kathmandu)
By Yamanta Niroula (Nepal)
Update from APM for PMWJ
By Adam Boddison, APM CEO (UK)
Updates about Association of Project Professionals Finland; PMI Finland Chapter; Kruunusillat [Crown Bridges] projects (Finland Project Management Roundup)
By Dr. Jouko Vaskimo (Finland)
2025 Barcelona PMI Global Summit April 7.8th, 2025 (Project Management Update from Madrid)
By Alfonso Bucero (Spain)
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Book Reviews
The Handbook on Public Private Partnerships in International Infrastructure Development (Edward Elgar)
By Stewart Clegg, Ganesh Devkar, Yongjian Ke, Vince Mangioni and Shankar Sankaran (Editors)
Reviewed by Brian McGlynn (Australia)
The Handbook of Action Learning: The Go-To Source for Individual, Organisational and Social Development (Routledge)
By John Edmonstone
Reviewed by Christine E. M. Gwaze (USA/Zimbabwe)
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Recent News
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 Still Open for 2025 UMD Project Management Symposium
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
Pioneering Research Project Highlights Regenerative Aquaculture’s Role in Climate Action
PMSA Welcomes Two New Board Members
Verto and i3Works Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Public Sector Programme Success
Yamanta Raj Niroula appointed International Correspondent for PMWJ in Nepal
The Evolution of the PMO: The Rise of the Chief Project Officer
Federico Minelle appointed PMWJ Honorary Industry Advisor in Italy
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
