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Welcome
Welcome to the August 2024 PMWJ
By David Pells, Managing Editor (USA)
Letters to the Editor
Comments on Stephen Devaux’s Paper on The Program-Level Breakdown Structure
By Kik Piney (France)
Interviews
Interview with Luigi Rosa, PMP, Assistant Vice President, Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program, Amtrak (USA)
By Ipek Sahra Ozguler (Turkey)
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Featured Papers
The Stakeholder Perspective in the Generative Artificial Intelligence Scenario and the AI-Stakeholders
By Massimo Pirozzi (Italy)
Challenges of International Investment in Real Property Portfolio in a Developing Economy, with a Focus on Metropolitan Cities in Nigeria
By Jennifer Ijeoma Nedolisa and Prof. Alexander Nnamdi Udobi, PhD (Nigeria)
Commentary on the extent to which general management topics are being covered in recent PMBOK Guides
By Alan Stretton (Australia)
Optimization of Net Benefits on Multipurpose Project Development in Anambra-Imo River Basin using Game theory
By Anthony N. Ezemerihe, PhD (Nigeria)
Virtual Design & Construction – Implementation Guide and Case Study
By Luis Arguelles (USA)
Financing Strategies for Staff Housing in Federal Universities in South-East Nigeria
By Jovita N. Nnametu, Prof Charles C. Egolum, Prof Fidelis I. Emoh, PhD and Prof Dr. Kelvin C. Okolie (Nigeria)
Standard Time Scenario in the Production System Dynamics
By Edem. O. P. Akpan, PhD and Benedict Amade, PhD (Nigeria)
Executing an Exit Strategy for International Organizations’ Post-Conflict Projects
By Prof. Dr. M.F. HARAKE (France)
Assessment of Urban Planning Policy in Ozoro, Delta State, Nigeria
By Innocent Franklin Makata (Nigeria)
Investigating Gender Discrimination on Residential Property Market, in Elu, Delta State, Nigeria
By Chukwuma I. Elizabeth (Nigeria)
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Series Articles
Role of Project Managers and PMOs in AI for Healthcare (Part 2) (Practical Insights and Diverse Perspectives on AI in Healthcare Project Management)
By Dr. Deepa Bhide (India) and Hrishikesh Deshpande, PhD (Germany)
Competing or working together for common success? Partnership in public projects (Let’s Talk About Public Projects)
By Stanislaw Gasik, PhD (Poland)
Impact and Probability Estimating: A brief guide (Practical Project Risk Management)
By Martin Hopkinson (UK)
Seven Deadly Sins of benefits management (what organizations do that doesn’t work for them) (Implementing BS202002: Benefits Management in Programs, Projects & Portoflios)
By Dr. Hugo Minney (UK)
Issues for Project Managers and Teams to be Aware of, Part 3: Biases and Data in Project Management (Artificial Intelligence Use in Project Management:)
By Ivano di Filippo, Dr. Josh Ramirez, Darrell Mesa, Claudia Alcelay and Rebecca Winston (Italy, Spain, USA)
The Dark Side of Implementing Project Management Changes (The Future Project Culture)
By Dr. Harold Kerzner and Dr. Al Zeitoun (USA)
Make the Project Customer Happy! Really Happy! (Project Business Management)
By Oliver Lehmann (Germany)
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Advisory Articles
Mastering Project Management: 5 Powerful Techniques for Project Managers
By Lucian Sfart (Canada)
Leading successful AI projects
By Naga Mallika Gunturu (USA/India/Belgium)
The benefits of multilayer communication in a strategic asset acquisition project: My three key lessons learned for success
By Manuel Ancizu (Spain)
Difficulty scaling software development?
By Yogi Schulz (Canada)
How to Love Your Fuzzy Front End
By Jeff Oltmann (USA)
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Commentaries
Strategy or Projects? That’s Not the Question: Why your organisation needs both strategies and projects
By Pascal Bohulu Mabelo (South Africa)
Musings on Milestones: To Weight, or Not to Weight? That is the Question!
By Dr. Kenneth Smith (Philippines/USA)
Beyond Algorithms: The Impact of Emotional AI on Corporate Culture
By Ricardo Viana Vargas, PhD (Brazil/Portugal) and André Barcauí, PhD (Brazil)
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Reports
Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games (Project Management Update from Paris)
By Yasmina Khelifi (France)
Updates about Association of Project Professionals Finland; PMI Finland Chapter; Kruunusillat [Crown Bridges] projects (Finland Project Management Roundup)
By Dr. Jouko Vaskimo (Finland)
PMI Madrid Spain Monthly Meeting (Project Management Update from Madrid)
By Alfonso Bucero (Spain)
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Second Editions
Who is the Better Project Manager: Artificial Intelligence or Human Intelligence?
By Greg Saunders (USA)
The Nexus of Emerging Technologies for Industry 5.0 for Project Management in Africa
By Dr. Blessing Takawira (South Africa)
Revolutionizing Project Management: Mastering Efficiency with AI and CoPilot
By By Mei Lin and Bernard Smith Jr. (USA)
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Book Reviews
AI-Driven Project Management: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT to Achieve Peak Productivity and Success (Wiley)
By Kristian Bainey
Reviewed by Soheila Sadeghi (USA/Iran)
Enterprise Project Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Management by Projects (CRC Press)
By Claude H. Maley
Reviewed by Raghuveer Gadiraju, PMP (USA)
Seven Steps to Strategy Execution: Integrating Portfolios, Programs, Projects and People for Organizational Performance (PM Solutions)
By J Kent Crawford (USA)
Reviewed by Johnnie Bush, PMP (USA)
Today is a good Day: Attitudes for Achieving Project Success (Multi-Media)
By Alfonso Bucero, PhD, PMP (Spain)
Reviewed by Regina Israelian, PMP (USA)
Enterprise Project Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Management by Projects (CRC Press)
By Claude H. Maley
Reviewed by Christine Evelyn Miyedzo Gwaze, PMP (USA/Zimbabwe)
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