WELCOME
By David Pells
Managing Editor
Addison, Texas, USA
Welcome to the January 2026 edition of the PM World Journal (PMWJ), our 160th monthly edition. This month’s PMWJ is another diverse and interesting edition, with 33 new works by 47 different authors representing 16 different countries. The new editions this month bring our totals to 5,730 works by 2,217 different authors representing 90+ countries published in the PMWJ to date and soon to be archived in the PM World Library.
This month in the Journal
One Interview is included this month, courtesy of PMWJ correspondent Aina Aliieva in Toronto, Canada. Her interview this month is with Massimoluigi Casinelli, an Italian expert in planning and control for large scale engineering, construction and infrastructure projects. The primary topic of this interview is what Massimoluigi calls “float mapping”, a method for monitoring float and critical activities for project schedule management. If you are involved with large construction projects or in the project controls field, check out this interesting interview.
Two Peer Reviewed Papers were approved for publication this month, both by academic researchers in Nigeria. Innocent Franklin Makata, Prof Ifeanyi Fidelis Emoh and Prof Chinelo Priscilla Igwe have authored “A Comparative Assessment of Urban Infrastructural Variables on Commercial Property Rental Values in South-East Nigeria.” The second paper titled “An Assessment of the Roles and Challenges of Quantity Surveyors in Steel Fabrication Projects within the Oil and Gas Sector in Nigeria”, is by Godson Kelechi, who has authored previous works in the PMWJ. While the topics of these papers might seem quite peripheral to project management in American and European companies, they are highly relevant in Nigeria and similar economies, and therefore we think worth supporting.
Nine Featured Papers are included this month, by authors in seven different countries. These good papers are a mix of academic and professional research, by professors, graduate students and very senior project management practitioners. The papers are all directly related to program and project management. Some address well established topics, while several this month are noticeably unique. Rather than mention all of the titles and authors, I can say that these are substantial works representing many hours of research and writing. Of particular note, however, please see the new papers on “Quantum Project Management” by Bob Prieto and “The Crisis of Knowledge and the Knowledge of Crisis” by Prof. M. F. Haraka. At any rate, please review the titles and summaries and read one or two of these well-written and researched featured papers.
One Student Paper is included this month. “Implementing Ontario Construction Safety Laws: A Case-Based Framework for Project Managers” is by Ms. Ayesha Faisal, a graduate student in the project management program in the College of Professional Studies at Northeastern University in Ontario, Canada…
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How to cite this work: Pells, D.L. (2026). Welcome to the January 2026 PMWJ; PM World Journal, Vol. XV, Issue I, January. Available online at https://pmworldjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/pmwj160-Jan2026-Pells-Welcome-to-the-January-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/
