The importance of project management in Tunisia, first Training Aid programme of IPMA in Sousse

written by Jesus Martinez-Almela and Amin Saidoun After initial contacts between IPMA an the universities of Sousse, Kairaouan and Karthage (Tunis) in early 2017, it appeared that the Tunesian university of Sousse is most interested in project management with the vision of creating a Tunesian Association for Project Management in 2018. In this context and […]

4TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN ALGERIA: “PROJECT MANAGEMENT AS ECONOMIC LEVERAGE IN A CONTEXT OF CRISIS”

  Written by Jesus-Martinez-Almela and Amin Saidoun  On 28.04.2018, Algerian Project Management Association (APMA) organised in Algiers its 4thnational conference. This year the topic with the title “Project Management as a leverage to overcome economic crises” attracted over 150 attendees from the private and academic sector, including companies from France, Spain, Portugal and South Korea. This […]

Celebrating our Profession

In most of the countries today “labour day” is being celebrated on May 1st. It´s an annual holiday to celebrate achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement. In many villages in Germany, a “maypole” will be erected tonight. This tradition can be traced back in the early 15th Century […]

4th national conference on Project management in Algeria: “Project management as economic leverage in a context of crisis”

Written by Jesus-Martinez-Almela and Amin Saidoun  On 28.04.2018, Algerian Project Management Association (APMA) organised in Algiers its 4th national conference. This year the topic with the title “Project Management as a leverage to overcome economic crises” attracted over 150 attendees from the private and academic sector, including companies from France, Spain, Portugal and South Korea. This […]

Starting a Young Crew in Morocco with IPMA TAP- Training Aid Programme in Marrakech and Casablanca

Written by Jesus Martinez-Almela and Amin Saidoun An important part for the development younger IPMA member associations is mentoring. As indicated in the IPMA programme structure 2020 derived from the IPMA 2020 strategy, mentoring can take the form of supporting the management of an association to create a Young Crew. Having a Young Crew is a […]

Projects and project management in Bulgaria

Bulgaria is a country in South Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. The region where nowadays Bulgaria is situated looks back to a rich heritage and history, being traced back to the […]

Three Common Mistakes In Managing Virtual Teams

Author: Peter Ivanov (http://www.peter-ivanov.com/) Virtual Teams are everywhere now – from home office workers to workers in offices in multiple locations and teams embedded in large global corporations. According to Forrester Consulting 81% of Teams are distributed across multiple locations. Often when a Projects team is dispersed they suffer delays and sometimes complete failure. International […]

Call for Paper for ProMAC2018 in Thailand started

ProMAC has been organized since 2002 by SPM, the Society of Project Management in Japan (Member of IPMA). This conference will follow its rich history of bringing together thought leaders from academia and industry to discuss the theory and practice of project, program, portfolio, organization and systems management, including the latest global trends and developments. […]

HR-Report 2018 with focus on agile organisations

This year´s HR-Report of Hays and the Institute of Employment and Employability of the University of Applied Sciences in Ludwigshafen focuses on agile organisations (The HR-Report 2018 in German language is available via: https://www.hays.de/personaldienstleistung-aktuell/studie?friendlyUrl=hr-report-2018-schwerpunkt-agile-organisation-auf-dem-pruefstand). Agile organizations are characterized by a high and fast adaptability to changing conditions and market situations. Flexibility in terms of adapting […]

What are the project management challenges in the different business sectors?

What are the main challenges facing different business sectors in Iceland in managing projects, as faced by representatives from different industries? This question was discussed at the annual spring conference organized jointly by the Icelandic Project Management Association and the MPM program (Master of Project Management) at Reykjavik University in 2017. Representatives of eight business […]