Virtual Project Management Offices – a real option for large organisations

Project Management Offices (PMOs) are recognized and established in many organisations. A survey of GPM, the German Project Management Association revealed that 80 % of the organisations involved in the study run a PMO, independent of the size of the organisation. A PMO was defined as “permanently integrated into the project business of the organisation […]

products.ipma.world – Open For Business

In early May, the IPMA Web Shop officially opened. This site is a full ecommerce solution dedicated to the sale and distribution of IPMA member family products. The site, products.ipma.world, features four IPMA products: the Individual Competence Baseline (ICB), the Project Excellence Baseline (PEB), the Organizational Competence Baseline (OCB), and the 50th Anniversary book. More […]

Humble Consulting – sustainable results through a different approach

In the early years of my career I thought that if I wanted to be a consultant, I needed to be a real subject matter expert with lots of expertise available to resolve challenging client´s needs. Later I (luckily) realized that I would never ever have enough expertise to help clients, because their situations are […]

Megaprojects in Latvia

It is a big challenge for a small country like Latvia to perform megaprojects and thus needs to build-up specific competences. Latvia is a democratic and developed country and member of the European Union, NATO, the Council of Europe, the United Nation (and other institutions).  Latvia was invited to join the OECD in 2016. For 2014, Latvia was […]

Projects and project management in Ukraine

This week’s blogpost is about the Ukraine, a country located at the northern shores of the Black Sea, bordered by Belarus, Russia, Moldova,  Romania,  Hungary, Slovakia and Poland. From 882 through 1240 the Kievan Rus´ united the East Slavic tribes which are the cultural ancestors of the people of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Vladimir the […]

Projects and project management in Croatia

A land of 1000 islands. Neither in the Caribbean, nor in the Pacific… I am writing about Croatia, a beautiful country at the crossroads of Central Europe, Southeast Europe, and the Mediterranean. The Croats were mentioned as early as in the 7th Century as a Slavic tribe, which settled at the shores of the Adriatic […]

Governance models for Non for Profit Organisation: From theory to Practice

IPMA is in the process of implementing its 2020 strategy. This implies finding and putting in place the right governance model to do so. In this context and bearing in mind the upcoming board elections IPMA, turning to theory may help to meet the practical challenges of that endeavor. Indeed, social constructivist theory argues that […]

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 […]

One size does not fit them all

Organisations often apply international standards such as the ISO 21500 “Guidance on project management” on all projects irrespective of their size, complexity or situation-specific characteristics. This is dangerous and may cause more threats than opportunities. Standards are generic. Typically they cover a wide range of project types, sectors and situations. They are not intended to […]

The 4th edition of GeCCo breaks all records

Global eCollaboration Competition (GeCCo 2015) organized by the IPMA Young Crew has gathered 96 young project managers and broke the record of the previous years. On November 7th and 8th, 16 virtual teams from 18 countries took place in competitions’ 4th edition. Every year the organizing team does its best to provide unique content and […]