WELCOME
By David L. Pells
Managing Editor
Addison, Texas, USA
Welcome to the April 2026 edition of the PM World Journal (PMWJ), our 163rd monthly edition. This month’s PMWJ is another diverse and interesting edition, with 40 new works by 48 different authors representing 18 different countries. The new editions this month bring our totals to 5,692 works by 2,256 different authors representing 90+ countries published in the PMWJ to date and now archived in the PM World Library.
Introduction – What Price Success?
This edition of the PMWJ should have been published three days ago, for which I apologize. But as you will see, this edition is also one of our largest with 40 or more works submitted by authors in many countries, each of which requires review, edits, formatting, correspondence with authors and posting online. As you might guess, the larger, longer research-based papers in our Featured Papers and Peer Reviewed Papers categories are the most time-consuming to review, edit and produce – and that is exactly where our most growth has been. We’re attracting more longer, deeper, serious papers by researchers around the world. Which is great, but…
Of course, this is exactly what I was expecting and hoping for when we set out 14 years ago, with our multiple categories of contents. Our correspondents and honorary advisors have helped, especially regarding our credibility and reputation, but the vision was also clear. To provide a service to those in the project management field who might want (or need) to share their knowledge and experience, to get published to enhance careers and, just as importantly to me, to get credit for the new knowledge they create. Yes, we aimed for a high quality journal with good, educational content and many readers. But the service to authors was foremost; there are many good publications and websites with great contents. But an easy and transparent opportunity for more professionals to get published seemed to be needed. I think it still is, perhaps more than ever.
So where do we go from here? The May edition is already filling up, so growth can be expected to increase. Some authors are contributing or planning works for publication months ahead. We’re reaching more communities and countries. Our outreach to PMI chapters and other organizations is bringing both more readers and contributing authors. Those of you who are new to the PMWJ should check our archives in the PM World Library; monthly contents all the way back to August 2012 are available to read and download. Or you can search the PMWL by author, category or various topics. And this introduces the other aspect of the PMWJ; the library that has been built up over these many years now contains thousands of PM resources. The PMWJ archives is another measure of success. I sincerely hope that more readers will find the PMWL too.
All of the above is to arrive at that point where success eventually leads. What is the next step, the next level, the bigger challenge? We will continue to produce the PMWJ, with more works by more authors in more countries. We will continue to grow the PMWL into the global resource for continuous learning that we have long envisioned. But what about the next level, or opportunity, for the PM World Journal and Library? Where are we going? That’s what we are thinking about more seriously now.
This month in the Journal
One Interview is included this month, courtesy of PMWJ correspondent Yasmina Khelifi in Paris. Her interview this month is with Miranda Wang, PMI’s brilliant Managing Director of PMI China. Miranda is leading PMI’s many big initiatives in China, now PMI’s second largest market; in this interview, she shares her vision, mission and some exciting details. Don’t miss this interesting interview.
11 Editor-accepted Featured Papers are included this month, by authors in nine different countries. These good papers are a mix of academic and professional research, by professors, graduate students and very senior project management practitioners.
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How to cite this work: Pells, D.L. (2026). Welcome to the April 2026 PMWJ; PM World Journal, Vol. XV, Issue IV, April. Available online at https://pmworldjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/pmwj163-Apr2026-Pells-Welcome-to-the-April-2026-pmwj.pdf
About the Author
David L. Pells
Managing Editor, PMWJ
Managing Director, PMWL
David L. Pells, PMI Fellow, HonFAPM, ISIPM, PMA is Managing Editor and publisher of the PM World Journal (www.pmworldjournal.com) and Managing Director of the PM World Library (www.pmworldlibrary.net). David is an internationally recognized leader in the field of professional project management with more than 40 years of experience on a variety of programs and projects, including engineering, construction, energy, defense, transit, technology and nuclear security, and project sizes ranging from thousands to billions of dollars. In recent years, he has served as a senior program management advisor for several major U.S. National Security programs.
David Pells has been an active professional leader in the United States since the 1980s, as founder and president of several PMI chapters, founder of PMI’s first SIG (Project Earth), and member of the PMI board of directors twice. He was founder and chair of the Global Project Management Forum (1995-2000), an annual meeting of leaders of PM associations from around the world. David was awarded PMI’s Person of the Year award in 1998 and Fellow Award, PMI’s highest honor, in 1999. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Association for Project Management (APM) in the UK; the Instituto Italiano di Project Management (ISIMP) in Italy; and Project Management Associates (PMA) in India.
Former managing editor of PM World Today, he is the creator, editor and publisher of the PM World Journal (ISSN: 2330-4880). David has a BA in Business Administration from the University of Washington and an MBA from Idaho State University in the USA. He has published widely and spoken at conferences and events worldwide. David lives near Dallas, Texas and can be contacted at editor@pmworldjournal.com.
To see other works by David Pells, visit his author showcase in the PM World Library at http://pmworldlibrary.net/authors/david-l-pells/
