WELCOME
By David Pells
Managing Editor
Addison, Texas, USA
Welcome to the June 2026 edition of the PM World Journal (PMWJ), our 165th monthly edition. This month’s PMWJ is another diverse and interesting edition, with 50 new works by 63 different authors representing 19 different countries. The new additions this month bring our totals to 5,792 works by 2,299 different authors representing 90+ countries published in the PMWJ to date and archived in the PM World Library.
Introduction
This is a big edition. With 50 papers, articles, reports, stories and other works, this is the largest edition of the PMWJ that we have ever published – and it’s been a lot of work, believe me. This has raised an important consideration that I have been thinking about for the last year. That is, can the PMWJ scale up as volume of submittals increase. If so, is there a limit or should there be now?
As the word has spread that we are looking for a new home for the journal and library, I have received numerous emails and messages that the PMWJ is needed. I think that we have created a good resource for sharing PM knowledge; at the same time, we have worked hard to ensure that contents are high quality and useful – for PM practitioners! We don’t try to sell stuff, rather the journal is a service for those who are creating new knowledge, want to share experiences and ideas, or who still want to get published as a career assist. That all said, should we now limit the size of the journal each month? 50 is about my personal limit for editing and producing each month. But what if there were a team doing this?
So as we begin to field inquiries about the future of the PMWJ and Library, these operational issue become more important. Any transition will take time, some hand holding, learning and resources. We are also beginning to sense the direction we’re headed. The PM World Journal and Library generate little income. The journal is an open source publication, free to publish and free to read, for which I have been proud. But some future owner might balk at this model. So continued growth is most likely necessary. We have some ideas about all of these issue to share when the time is right, but from what I’ve been told by others, there is obvious value in keeping the journal and library alive. It would be great if our friendly and professional policies and processes could continue. But this month was a heavy lift. Great contents this month, so I hope you all agree it was worth the work. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know.
Now, this month in the Journal
One Letter to the Editor is included this month. Dr. Stan Gasik has offered some personal feedback “On Reading the Latest Edition of the PMWJ.” Thank you, Stan, for your kind comments.
Two Interviews are included this month. Yasmina Khelifi in Paris has interviewed Dr. Ashley Forsyth, Director of Social Programs at the Project Management Institute (PMI). Archana Choudhary in Florida has provided a first interview, hers with Nagendra Roy, Author of “PMO Wired” and a PMO and AI strategist, popular speaker and PMI influencer, based in Atlanta. Check out these two very interesting interviews.
A whopping 18 Featured Papers are included this month, by authors in 12 different countries. These good papers are a mix of academic and professional research, by professors, graduate students and very senior project management practitioners. The topics are all directly related to program or project management, covering multiple industries and locations. Rather than mention all of the titles and authors, I can again say that these are substantial works representing many hours of research and writing. So please review the titles and summaries and read one or two. Several may be a little dry, several fascinating and a couple on significant topics. I’ve read them all and think most are well worth reading (and thinking about).
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How to cite this work: Pells, D.L. (2026). Welcome to the June 2026 PMWJ; PM World Journal, Vol. XV, Issue VI, June. Available online at https://pmworldjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pmwj165-Jun2026-Pells-Welcome-to-the-June-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 nearly 50 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. He recently acted as a program management advisor for two major U.S. national nuclear 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) and creator and curator of the PM World Library. 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/
