How can fundraising encourage IPMA growth?

A fundraiser is an event or campaign whose primary purpose is to raise money for a cause, charity or non-profit organization. Fundraising is the process of gathering voluntary contributions of money or other resources, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies. Fundraising typically refers to efforts to gather money for non-profit […]

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 […]

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 […]

Making Projects Sing – A Musical Perspective of Project Management

Recently I was asked to write a foreword for a book providing links between music and project management. I was very much inspired and wrote the following: “If you read the book title you might think – how does music and project management go together? They do, in a very symbiotic way! I have benefited […]

Influence without Positional Authority

Interview with Raji Sivaraman Que: What are your viewpoints on ‘Influence without Positional Authority’ Let me start by explaining my definition of what ‘Influence without positional authority’ is. Influence without positional authority is the influence radiated by credible persons without exhibiting or insisting on the authority of their position. Their credibility is recognized and trust […]

APMA joins IPMA on March 2016 in Riga

 The Algerian Project Management Association « APMA » has finally joined the IPMA confederation to become a transitional association member since the 20th of March 2016 during the Council delegates meeting at Riga. It is a significant step for APMA which aims in the near future to become one of the most recognized national referent institution in […]

Projects and project management in Colombia

The Republic of Colombia is located in the North-West of Southern America. Neighbours are Panama in the West, Venezuela and Brazil in the East and Peru and Ecuador in the South. Colombia has a rich history. Firstly inhabited by indigenous people, the Spanish arrived in 1499 and started the colonialization from the coast into the […]

How can PM raise awareness on climate changes?

There is “evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities”. This warming has been termed climate change, a general phrase that is used to refer to the changes in the Earth’s climate anticipated to occur as a consequence of the release and accumulation in the atmosphere […]

Projects and project management in Nicaragua

Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America, and also known as the “Land of Volcanoes” (more than 19 active volcanoes can be found in the region). It was also part of Mesoamerica. It was also part of Mesoamerica a region and cultural area in the Americas, extending approximately from central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El […]