IPMA Best Practices: an Interview with Brigitte Schaden – “PM Is a Living Practical Science”

This material was originally published in the Chinese Magazine “PM Review” A long friendship with PM begins by chance I noticed that you majored in science in college. Why did you build your career in project management? Brigitte Schaden: It was “by chance”. I had an IT career and at that time (in the 1980s), […]

How to Manage Project Meetings Efficiently?

Meetings are an important tool in project management to exchange information and evaluate goals. However, what are the rules of the game and how can virtual meetings be efficient? We have summarized five tips for a professional meeting culture: Clarify expectations and define rules: Agree on rules and on what to expect from the meeting. […]

The next GAPPS Thought Leadership Forum in Sydney!

The next TLF will take place from 13th to 14th October 2016. The purpose to link it with IPMA meetings and the AIPM conference is to give people, who are already in Sydney but not involved in a meeting, the opportunity to participate at least for one day. (There are also single day rates available). Based […]

Benefit from GAPPS!

The GAPPS (Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards) is a unique alliance of government, industry and professional associations, national qualification bodies and training/academic institutions that have been working together since 2003 to help practitioners and organizations make sense of the many standards and certifications available globally to guide the management of projects. Our primary aim […]

pma award 2015: Ovations for Excellent Project Management

On November 25th, 2015 the winners of the pma awards 2015 were announced during a gala ceremony in Vienna, Austria. The ceremony honoured nominees and winners in the categories “project manager of the year” and “pma junior award” for excellent project management. The “project manager of the year 2015” went to Nina Bauer, project manager […]

Victor A. F. Lamme – Keynote speaker at pma focus 2015 in Vienna

Under the title “projects/sales – selling projects: richtig erfolgreich”  the pma focus 2015 conference (15th October in Vienna, Austria) will take a closer look at possible tensions between these two different fields and at the great importance of sales skills for project managers. Because the fact is: Being a project manager always means being a […]