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OPENING SHOT
Jul 01, 2008; ... Levallois-Perret, France Here's one train that's clearly on the fast track. The latest creation from French transport giant Alston, the AGV (Automotrice à Grande Vitesse) has a top commercial speed of 360 kilometers per hour (224 miles per hour). Progress on the euro100 ...
calendar of events
Jul 01, 2008; ... UPCOMING MAJOR PMI GLOBAL EVENTS 13-16 July 2008 PMI Research Conference. Warsaw, Poland. 11-13 August PMI Global Congress 2008-Latin America. São Paulo, Brazil. 18-21 October PMI Global Congress 2008-North America. Denver, Colorado, USA. Visit www.pmi.org for ...
Some Healthy Competition
Jul 01, 2008; ... IT BEHEMOTHS Google and Microsoft are battling it out on new turf-each leveraging their technological prowess and brand loyalty to win over consumers to rival online healthcare management systems. Although they take different tacks, both allow clients to store personal health information online ...
ALL SECURE
Jul 01, 2008; ... Along with building stadiums, hotels and roads, South Africa has unleashed a barrage of projects aimed at ensuring the security of athletes, visitors and locals during the tournament. To make sure the efforts are on track, the government is launching simulation projects. In mid-March, ...
Ready for the World?
Jul 01, 2008; ... FOR A WHILE THERE, it looked like South Africa might receive a red card-the penalty for failing to meet the demands of hosting the 2010 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup. But the country stayed in the game and is putting in a solid performance as it launches a ...
A Hole in the Fence
Jul 01, 2008; ... WHAT U.S. PRESIDENT Geoige W. Bush hailed as "the most technologically advanced border security initiative in American history"-a "virtual fence" along the U.S. and Mexico border-has officially flopped. And poor project management and a lack of communication strategies are partly to blame. The ...
Drilling Down
Jul 01, 2008; ... Staking a claim as a global leader in geothermal exploration takes money, intuition, a knack for identifying worthwhile investments, and, in the case of Petratherm Ltd., a commitment to project management. Terry Kallis, managing director of the company, oversees a portfolio of projects in ...
NO PROBLEM
Jul 01, 2008; ... If an issue comes up, don't make excuses. Figure out the solution. It doesn't take much skill to spot a problem. The majority of project professionals around the world can see the obstacles in front of them-yet only a select few see the opportunities. I strongly believe this is ...
HAND IN HAND
Jul 01, 2008; ... Projects are just another way to achieve organizational objectives-and should be managed as part of the overall investment portfolio. PMI's The Standard for Portfolio Management says, "Both the operational and project aspects of an organization must be considered in portfolio ...
AN INSIDE JOB
Jul 01, 2008; ... Private eye Stanly Raspberry is back on the case, battling the foes of project management. On most dark and stormy nights I would be in my office, but on this particular evening, I was due at police headquarters. I finally had a file full of hard evidence that exposed the executives at ...
EXECUTIVE BRIEF
Jul 01, 2008; ... 34 MAPPING MATURITY * Global organizations eager to boost the bottom line and secure a competitive advantage are taking steps to mature their project management practices. it Training can help build project management knowledge and increase organizational maturity. * In less ...
MAPPING MATURITY
Jul 01, 2008; ... AROUND THE WORLD, ORGANIZATIONS ARE TAKING A GOOD, LONG LOOK AT THEMSELVES-AND FIGURING OUT WHERE TO GO NEXT. It certainly sounds good in theory. With project management maturity comes improved project delivery, increased ROI and smarter allocation of resources, And now, more companies ...
a little bit of everything
Jul 01, 2008; ... No two team members are created alike, and that isn't always a bad thing. TO GET THE MOST OUT OF A TEAM, you need to know what makes each person tick. But sometimes it takes a little digging to figure out who has which skills, work style, personality traits and quirks. And the ...
IN THE KNOW
Jul 01, 2008; ... TRACKING THE COMPETITION CAN GIVE COMPANIES AN EDGE IN CHOOSING AND HONING PROJECTS ACROSS THE PORTFOLIO. IN novels or movies, characters out to steal corporate secrets kidnap key executives, hire "moles" within the company or break into security vaults to get what they want. In real ...
CASE STUDY: A CLOSER LOOK: COUNTRY CHOICE ORGANIC
Jul 01, 2008; ... A small ... takes a bite out of the competition with market intellige ... at doesn't break the budget. EDEN PRAIRI, MINNESOTA, USA (ProQuest: ... denotes obscured text omitted.) THE CORPORATE TITANS of the world can usually afford to employ teams of competitive ...
IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT
Jul 01, 2008; ... THE TRUSTEES AT THE NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART DIDN'T JUST WANT MORE ROOM. THEY WANTED TO MAKE A STATEMENT. A museum is more than just a building. It's the sum of a culture's ideas, dreams and imagination-its heart and soul. So, when trustees at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, a Kansas ...
worldview: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
Jul 01, 2008; ... IN THE SHADOW OF A SUPERPOWER, THIS DIVERSE METROPOLIS SETS ITSELF APART AS A BREEDING GROUND FOR FUTURE GLOBAL PROJECT LEADERS. Toronto seems to take a certain pride in being a city of firsts, biggests and bests. Not only is it the largest city in Canada, it's the fifth-largest in North ...
A TALE OF 7 CITIES
Jul 01, 2008; ... EVEN WITH GLOBALIZATION, TRENDS DON'T ALWAYS PLAY OUT THE SAME. HERE'S A WHIRLWIND TOUR OF WHAT TO EXPECT Project leaders are now an official part of the international jet set, but it always helps to know a little before you go. So PM Network takes a tour of business and project ...
QUALITY CONTROL
Jul 01, 2008; ... LEAN SIX SIGMA GETS AUTOMATED-PUTTING ALL THE NECESSARY DATA IN ONE PLACE. Both lean manufacturing and the Six Sigma business-improvement methodology have been around for a while. But companies could still use a little help in actually carrying them out. Stripped to their ...
PLAY THE GAME
Jul 01, 2008; ... Within days of incorporating in 2003, Gusto Games Ltd. scored its first contract. And from that point on, the computer and console game developer has been racking up business and awards. But the upstart company needed a solid game plan if it wanted to go to the next level. After ...