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Volume XIV, Issue VII – July 2025

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Welcome

Welcome to the July 2025 PMWJ
By David Pells, Managing Editor (USA)

Interviews

From Structure to Strategy: Redefining PMO Leadership for a Value-Driven Future (An exclusive interview with co-authors of The Evolution of the PMO: The Rise of the Chief Project Officer – Part 4)
By Aina Aliieva (Canada/Ukraine)

Project Management Education must go Beyond Technical Instruction; Interview with Prof. Dr. M.F. HARAKÉ, Professor, Research Scholar, Author, Assistant General Manager & Dean of Academic Affairs, MESOS Business School (France)
By Yasmina Khelifi (France)

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Featured Peer Reviewed Papers

Augmented Intelligence in Program Management: Enhancing Human Leadership with AI
By Nidhi Mahajan (USA)

Other Featured Papers

Effective Circular Economy in Gas Processing Facilities Projects
By Hamad Aldossary (Saudi Arabia)

Perceived Impact of Monitoring and Evaluation Practices on Outcome Performance of Productive Safety Net Program in Lemi-Kua Sub-City, Addis Ababa: Insights for Informed Decision Making
By Teshome Tamirat and Misgina Asmelash (Ethiopia)

Unethical Practices in Construction Industry: Prevalence, Impacts, and Strategies for Mitigation
By Niroula Yamanta (Nepal)

Artificial Intelligence, Complexity, and Quantum Project Management: A Transformative Approach
By Robert Prieto (USA)

Post-War Project Management and the Multi-Stakeholder Approach: A Comparative Analysis of Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina
By Prof M. F. Harake, PhD (France)

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Student Papers

The Impact of Digital Twin Technology on Construction Project Efficiency and Risk Management
By Funke Folasade Fakunle, Agyemang Kenneth, Nizamuddin Pir, Ernest Brew, and Misagh Darvishi  (Canada)

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Series Articles

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Project Business Part I: The Contractor Side (Project Business Management)
By Oliver Lehmann (Germany)

Learn Continuously (Making a Modern Project Manager)
By Yasmina Khelifi (France)

The Project Manager’s Mandate: Leading (Sustainability and Regeneration in Projects)
By Dr. Hugo Minney (UK)

Flexible Project Leadership (From the Podcast: Summary of a recent Interview on The Project Management Podcast)
By Cornelius Fichtner (USA)

Maturity Evolution: A Challenging Journey (Lessons Learned from the PMMM Research Series)
By Darci Prado, PhD (Brazil)

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Advisory Articles

The Combination-Permutation Algorithm: Optimizing Portfolio Allocation with TOC and Cost of Time
By Alexander Apostolov, PhD (Bulgaria)

Selling Change Like Don Draper
By Chris Gridley (USA)

TILDA Framework for systemic project management
By Michael Frahm (Germany)

The Power of Scoring for Better Project Decisions
By Jeff Oltmann (USA)

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Commentaries

A Project Manager’s Guide to Managing AI-Fueled Content Chaos
By Taylor Summers (USA)

From Factory Floors to Construction Sites: The Evolution of Lean Construction Through Six Decades
By Lim YiiLiang (Malaysia)

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Case Studies

Strategies for developing the autonomy, growth and external effectiveness of a project-based organisation: A case study
By Alan Stretton (Australia)

Enhance the Power of Customer Service Representatives: Lessons to be Learned from a Business Case Study
By Dr. Kenneth Smith (The Philippines)

Reports

First half 2025 activities from the Project Management Communities’ Associations in Italy (Project Management Update from Rome)
By Alessandro Quagliarini (Italy)

The European University organized a Panel Discussion about the Future of Project Management (Project Management Update from Madrid)
By Alfonso Bucero (Spain)

Good News (New National Memorial to Queen Elizabeth + others), Not So Good News (Road to nowhere, Fall of the mighty + others), Other Project News, Homework, Pet Hates, Mice and Problem Drinking! (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

Leadership Agility: Mastering Growth Mindset in Project Management
By Dr. Arden Dudek (USA)

AI Governance and Frameworks: How to Manage AI Risks and Compliance
By Rizwan Amin Sheikh, PhD (USA)

Advanced AI Project Management Tools for Decision Support and Augmentation
By Joan Bradee (USA)

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Book Reviews

The World Is Your Office: How Work from Anywhere Boosts Talent, Productivity, and Innovation (HBR Press)
By Prithviraja (Raj) Choudhury
Reviewed by Shivani Rapolu (India/USA)

Project Math (self)
By Dr. James A. Robinson
Reviewed by Dr. Suchitra Veera (USA)

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Recent News

Deanna Landers appointed PMWJ Honorary Global Advisor

PMSA Announces new Directors and CEO

Dr. Lynn Crawford appointed PMWJ Honorary Global Advisor

Sulficker Ali Ismail joins PMWL research team in Germany

APFPM Announces New Regional Accreditation Program

New Guide Reveals How to Build Sustainability into Every Tender Response

Sir Bob Reid, 1934-2025

MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Project Management Institute Join Forces to Improve Success in National Defense Projects

GAPPS Thought Leadership Forum #63 – Project Capability & Complexity – June 26-27 in Milan

Shortage of Project Talent Endangers Global Growth According to Global Project Management Talent Gap Report

22nd KM FEST 2025 – Global Knowledge Management Festival – 19-20 November (zoom)

GAPPS 2025 Thought Leadership Forums Announced

Major New Book: Handbook on Public–Private Partnerships in International Infrastructure Development: A Critical Perspective

Projects For a Better Future – APM Conference 2025, June in Coventry

IPMA announces 34th World Congress in Berlin: 17-19 September 2025