Author of Project Business Management textbook and Founder of Project Business Foundation joins PM World advisory team
24 August 2026 – Dallas, TX, USA and Munich, Germany – PM World has announced the appointment of Oliver Lehmann as an honorary industry advisor for the PM World Journal (PMWJ) and PM World Library (PMWL). Oliver F. Lehmann, MSc, ACE, PMP, is a project management educator, author, consultant, and speaker. He is the founder of the Project Business Foundation, a non-profit initiative for professionals and organizations involved in cross-corporate project business.
Oliver studied Linguistics, Literature, and History at the University of Stuttgart and Project Management at the University of Liverpool, UK, where he holds a Master of Science Degree (with Merit). Oliver has trained thousands of project managers in Europe, the USA, and Asia in methodological project management, focusing on certification preparation. In addition, he is a visiting lecturer at the Technical University of Munich.
Based in Munich, Germany, Oliver has been a member and volunteer at PMI, the Project Management Institute, since 1998 and served as the President of the PMI Southern Germany Chapter from 2013 to 2018. Oliver is the author of the books: “Situational Project Management: The Dynamics of Success and Failure” and “Project Business Management”, both published by Auerbach / Taylor & Francis.
For more, see his Author and Advisor profile along with many of his written works at https://pmworldlibrary.net/authors/oliver-f-lehmann/ .
According to PMWJ editor David Pells, “Oliver Lehmann has been a contributing author for the PMWJ for many years, and is recognized as an expert on all aspect of contracts, contractor relations and contract-based project business. He has been one of the few leaders in the PM field who has focused on project management in project-based businesses, and the thousands of contractors who perform project work under contract with owners. I am happy to add Oliver’s expertise to our industry advisory team.”
Oliver Lehmann stated, “The PM World Journal has published many of my articles on project business in recent years, so I am pleased to have this opportunity to provide support. The PMWJ has served an important role in bringing more attention to contractor and business-based project management. In the project business field, effective project management is a matter of both success and survival; it’s not optional. Project business needs to be a more visible and prominent share of the project management professional field.”
Pells added, “It seems that a majority of the professional standards, qualifications and literature have been focused on projects and project management within organizations, that is, internal projects. Meanwhile, nearly half of all project work is performed under contract for others – that is true project business. Oliver brings deep knowledge and understanding of that side of our profession.”
PM World engages with professional and academic leaders in various countries to support the organization’s dual missions of advancing knowledge sharing and continuous learning related to modern program and project management. To see all current Honorary Academic Advisors, visit https://pmworldlibrary.net/international-academic-advisors/. See Honorary Industry Advisors at https://pmworldlibrary.net/honorary-industry-advisors/ .
Registered with the US Library of Congress (ISSN 2330-4480) and indexed by EBSCO, the PM World Journal (PMWJ) is a web-based monthly publication featuring dozens of articles, papers and other works about projects and project management around the world. The PMWJ is produced by PM World which also maintains the PM World Library (PMWL), a global resource for continuous learning in programme and project management. To see the latest edition, go to www.pmworldjournal.com. To learn more, visit www.pmworldlibrary.net.
