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Welcome
Welcome to the February 2026 PMWJ
By David Pells, Managing Editor (USA)
Letters to the Editor
In Defense of PERT-PLUS
By Dr. Ken Smith (The Philippines)
On the subject of major infrastructure projects
By Alan Stretton (Australia)
Interviews
Together, let us maximize project success and truly elevate our world! Interview with Pierre Le Manh, President and CEO of the Project Management Institute (PMI)
By Yasmina Kehlifi (France)
Ethics as Leadership Infrastructure: A Special Edition on the Chief Project Officer Role, Interview with Ming Yeung, Adjunct Professor, Portfolio Manager & Program Director, Finance and Governance Professional
By Aina Aliiva (Canada/Ukraine)
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Peer Reviewed Papers
AI-Powered Risk Assessment and Project Management Frameworks for Health IT Systems in Infectious Disease Control and Global Health Emergencies
By Rishiraj Kohli (USA)
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Featured Papers (Editor Accepted)
Anticipating and Managing Fragility in Large Complex Project Ecosystems
By Bob Prieto (USA)
Structural Agile: Reconnecting Strategy and Delivery in Modern Transformations
By Mehdi Kadaoui (Belgium)
From Opinion-Based to AI-Augmented Project Management: Evidence-Based Decisions, Measurably Better Outcomes, and Effective Bias Management
By Massimo Pirozzi and Francesca Apponi (Italy)
Impact of Transportation on Costs of Building Materials: A Study of the Impact on Construction Projects in Rivers State, Nigeria
By Godson Kelechi (Nigeria)
A Vector-Based Approach to Dynamic Risk Management: Integrating Velocity into the 3D Risk Matrix. A transformative approach
By Dr Dimitris N. Antoniadis (UK)
Managing Uncertainty and Interdependencies in Megaprojects: A Complexity and Systems Thinking Perspective
By Prof M.F. Harake, PhD (France)
Pracademic Project Management: “Yes, But or Only If” Conditional Decision Making
By Dr. Dale Deardorff (USA)
Beyond and before Project Management: How people-centric Leadership and Communication Drive Project Success and Corporate Value
By Marianna Spezie and Damiano Bragantini (Italy)
Major Causes of Cost Overrun in Construction Projects Arising from Planning and Execution Gaps in South-East Nigeria
By Izuchukwu A. Maduka, Henry C. Ajaelu, PhD and Chukwuebuka I Onyia, PhD (Nigeria)
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Student Papers
Agile Leadership in Megaprojects: Bechtel’s Strategic Adaptation in the Jubail Industrial Expansion, Saudi Arabia
By Ayman Salah Abdelaziz Ramadan (Egypt & Saudi Arabia)
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Series Articles
Why Most Organizations Are Project-Driven in Name Only (Reimagining Project Management)
By Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez (Spain)
Secret No. 2: Leadership (Secrets to the Success of Organizational Transformation)
By Dr. Prasad Kodukula (USA)
Cultivate Gratitude (Making a Modern Project Manager)
By Yasmina Khelifi (France)
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Advisory Articles
Is a Project Manager Necessary in the Age of AI Technology?
By William Moylan, PhD (USA)
From Deterministic Schedules to AI Forecasting: Advisory Insights from Mega EPC Projects
By Tauseef Arshad (UK)
The Art of Escalating to Senior Management
By Dr. Harold Kerzner and Dr. Al Zeitoun (USA)
Project manager delusions embarrass project sponsors
By Yogi Schulz (Canada)
Advancing the Combination-Permutation Algorithm
By Alexander Apostolov, PhD (Bulgaria)
Leading High-Impact Merger & Acquisition (M&A) Programs: A Strategic Execution Framework
By Archana Choudhary (India & USA)
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Commentaries
Developing and retaining human capital in a project-based organisation: An historical example, and personal reflections
By Alan Stretton (New Zealand)
Future technologies and project control
By Dr Dimitris Antoniadis (UK)
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Case Studies / Lessons Learned
How Decisions Move Through a Toyota Plant
By Aina Aliieva (Canada)
Stories
Games time – dealing with chance (Meet the Managers no. 2)
By Tom Taylor (UK)
Reports
Project Management Update from São Paulo
By João Henrique Pettená do Carmo (Brazil)
Good news, Not so good news, Other project news and the Deadliest Windfarm for birds (UK Project Management Roundup)
By Miles Shepherd (UK)
Updates about Association of Project Professionals Finland; PMI Finland Chapter; Kruunusillat [Crown Bridges] projects and the Hailuoto island Causeway project (Finland Project Management Roundup)
By Dr. Jouko Vaskimo (Finland)
AEDIP celebrated their event “Project Success Case Studies” (Project Management Update from Madrid)
By Alfonso Bucero (Spain)
PMI Dallas Chapter Newsletter
By Laura Weller, PMP (USA)
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Book Reviews
Creating an EVEN Greater Whole: Becoming an Emotionally Intelligent Leader (CRC Press)
By Susan G. Schwartz
Reviewed by John Boyd Campbell, Jr. (USA)
AI Meets Agile: Transforming the Way We Work (Adhyyan Books)
By Vinay Babu Tarala
Reviewed by Archana Choudhary (India & USA)
Developmental Agile Leadership – Empowering Teams in a Changing World (Business Experts Press)
By Timothy J. Kloppenborg, Kam Jugdev
Reviewed by Sunil Kumar Suvvari (USA)
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Recent News
Project Management Institute (PMI) 2026 Event Lineup
Dr. Ishita Mahajan joins PMWL research team in India
Prof Khalid Rasheed Al-Adeem appointed PMWJ Honorary Academic Advisor in Saudi Arabia
João H. Pettená do Carmo appointed International Correspondent for PMWJ in Brazil
Developmental Agile Leadership – New book by Kloppenborg & Jugdev published
