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25 August 2017 | 7:23
Reinhard Wagner
Decommissioning of nuclear power plants triggers project business
The USA are currently decommissioning 18 nuclear power plants. In Europe the decommissioning of nuclear power plants will rise sharply as ageing plants, restrictive energy policies and pretty low energy prices shift the industry towards more shutdowns. Germany´s Government decided some years ago to shut down all nuclear power plants by 2022. France also aims […]
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22 August 2017 | 7:07
Sandra Misic
Don’t miss the unique opportunity to participate in exciting business game “Sea Wolf – Competent PM”!
During the 30-th IPMA World Congress in Astana, all participants are invited to experience a brand new business game “Sea Wolf – Competent PM”. It doesn’t matter how experienced you are – this game will give you the ability to gain new knowledge not just from a book but from your international team mates, cooperation […]
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21 August 2017 | 6:51
Reinhard Wagner
Do we need PR for projects?
Yes, we increasingly need professional PR in the sphere of projects! This is at least the answer of Manfred Noé, author of one of the few (German language) books on Marketing / PR in projects labelled „Projekt-PR“ . Especially for those projects dealing with external stakeholders and the public at large. Public Relations (PR) might […]
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18 August 2017 | 10:05
Reinhard Wagner
Project Management Consultancy continues to grow in Germany
A recently published survey of the BDU, the German Association for Consultants [https://www.bdu.de/] revealed a significant and continuing growth of PM Consultancy. Altogether, the Consultancy Firms in Germany performed well in 2016 with a turnover of approximately 29 Billion Euro, a growth of 7.4 % in comparison with 2015, which is by the way in […]
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16 August 2017 | 7:39
Jiwat Ram
From Agile to Lean: Is it worth the journey?
Recently there has been a greater push towards the use of Agile methodologies and principles for project management on a wider scale, beyond its current known practical use. The idea is that agile project management is not just applicable to software projects but its principles can be used, albeit with some alterations, for engineering, construction […]
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14 August 2017 | 7:41
Reinhard Wagner
Kick-off as crucial event for project success
There are many meetings during the project lifecycle, nonetheless a kick-off is the most decisive one. During a kick-off all members of a project team meet for the first time and exchange important information. Firstly, the project manager will introduce him or herself to the team, the project and all information which is relevant and […]
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11 August 2017 | 8:19
Sandra Misic
The 30th IPMA World Congress – INTERVIEW WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE IPMA – AMIN SAIDOUN
Welcome to the forth newsletter for the IPMA World Congress in Astana in September 2017. Through a series of newsletters you will be keept you up to date with everything that is happening leading up to the Congress with news, personalities, events, features and offers. [color-box color=”mycustomcolor”] You can also download this newsletter in PDF [/color-box] Organizing […]
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09 August 2017 | 7:36
Martin Sedlmayer
What exactly is competence?
When interested in the question of what exactly is competence, having a look at the OECD definition of competence is of course a must: they describe competence as “personal attributes or underlining characteristics, which combined with technical or professional skills, enable the delivery of a role / job”. http://www.dictionary.com takes another route and defines competence […]
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07 August 2017 | 7:18
Reinhard Wagner
Handover in projects – some pitfalls and good practices
The Association of Project Management recently published a valuable report aiming at understanding the critical success factors of handing over projects. But do we really hand over projects? We do not hand over a project, but the deliverables, knowhow and the responsibilities for benefits realisation (and risk mitigation) beyond the end of a project´s lifecycle. […]
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04 August 2017 | 10:45
Sandra Misic
The 30th IPMA World Congress: Interview with the President of the IPMA – Reinhard Wagner
The 30th IPMA World Congress will be held in September in Astana, Kazakhstan. World Congress conducts interviews with many of our key speakers who will be presenting at our upcoming events. We had an exclusive interview with the President of the IPMA Mr. Reinhard Wagner. As organizing team of the 30th IPMA World Congress we […]
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