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22 January 2016 | 8:52
Reinhard Wagner
The Gordian knot of global collaboration
Globalisation has been an imperative for all of us in the last couple of centuries, starting with the discovery of “new worlds”, the increase in global trade and the growth in many countries associated with it. There has always been a downside through globalisation, namely competition, which also imposed many challenges to our countries. For […]
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20 January 2016 | 10:41
Reinhard Wagner
Projects and project management in Korea
My first trip in 2016 brought me into the Republic of Korea a fascinating country with a long history and an exciting cultural heritage. The history of Korean can be traced back 700,000 years ago, when the first people started settling in Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula. Nowadays, still many historical sites in Seoul and […]
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15 January 2016 | 8:55
Reinhard Wagner
Decoding leadership and its application to projects
A few days ago McKinsey&Company published an interesting article “Decoding leadership: What really matters”, highlighting results of an intensive research on leadership.
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11 January 2016 | 11:41
Helgi Thor Ingason
IPMA Research Awards 2015
Acknowledging excellence in project management research The IPMA Research Awards have become a fundamental activity for the IPMA Research Management Board (RMB). The Research Award is a way for the IPMA to recognise excellence in project management research, not only for established researchers but also for young researchers pursuing their PhD degrees. Last but not […]
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04 January 2016 | 8:30
Reinhard Wagner
Embracing change in 2016
Last year was a very busy and successful year for IPMA. We celebrated our 50th Anniversary during the World Congress in Panama, the first World Congress ever held in Latin America. Our federation of national PM Associations has grown significantly in the last decades, the 50th Anniversary Book shows the development since the beginning in […]
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21 December 2015 | 8:59
Reinhard Wagner
Projects and project management in Nepal
My last trip of 2015 brought my into Nepal, a country that I have never visited before, but is definitely worth of travelling more often to. The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, until 2008 a Kingdom with a long and interesting history, is located in the Himalaya region and bordered to the north by China, […]
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18 December 2015 | 8:50
Paul Hodgkins
Project Leadership – Becoming ‘that’ Project Manager
Over the years I’ve witnessed what I consider to be truly outstanding, motivational and inspirational project leadership. I’ve also witnessed what I’ve considered to be the polar opposite; project leadership that has left project teams feeling deflated, undervalued and unwanted. And the difference between the two in my opinion was simply this; the ability of […]
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17 December 2015 | 9:50
Sandra Misic
Sharing and Learning through Megaprojects: Building bridges on knowledge and competence
The project world that we live in is becoming megaproject world. Megaprojects are big investment projects whose purpose is to make the “mega” for client and contractors, from one side, but also for the community itself from the other side. In the megaproject world megaprojects experts explore their performance, why they fail often and what […]
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07 December 2015 | 10:24
Reinhard Wagner
Helping – how to offer, give and receive help
We are project management professionals, dedicating a lot of our precious time to the advancement of our profession, on regional, national or global level. However, I often think that we are not yet contributing enough to society and those, who are in need. Who is in need? Besides all the professionals working in a business […]
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04 December 2015 | 9:25
Helgi Thor Ingason
Love…. a competence element?
It is pitch black outside the window. It is also dark inside the cabin and the only lights I can see are coming from the screens of people that are still awake and watching a film in the entertainment system. The captain has turned off most of the lights, dinner has been served and most […]
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