Projects and project management in Germany

After writing about many other countries, I chose my own country to be the next one to highlight. It is Germany, or better the Federal Republic of Germany. It was named after Julius Caesar naming the area east of the Rhine river “Germania”.

Project Canvas – defining projects in a structured way

Canvas is a term not widely known and pretty new to project management. Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canvas) describes it as an extremely durable plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, and other items for which sturdiness is required. The same applies to projects, which need a project definition that is sturdy. Over the Fence, an […]

GAPPS Background for IPMA

I was privileged to attend the Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS) Thought Leadership Session in Manchester as a  Green Project Management (GPM) Global member representative.   Reinhard Wagner commented after the recent GAPPS Thought Leadership Forum “a strategic repositioning of GAPPS, being the Global Standards Experts in the field of projects, programmes and project portfolios.”  This was my […]

IPMA activity in Ethiopia and Kenya

There is a lot of work to be done in both countries and it is no question in my mind that professional project management is an absolutely crucial element in the inevitable build up of infrastructure in both countries, to make sure that limited resources are used as efficiently as possible and projects are planned […]

Projects and Project Management in Finland

After returning from a visit to Finland I´d like to continue our series of reports from IPMA Member Countries. Finland is a sparsely populated country in the north of Europe. Most of the 5.5 Million inhabitants live in the south of the country, whilst Lapland in the north only accounts for 3.5% of the population, […]

Projects and Project Management in Malaysia

Last week the IPMA ExBo conducted a board meeting in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The visit was already planned last year and based on an invitation of our new member, the MAPM Malaysian Association of Project Management. This report summarizes the most important events in the context of our visit and gives an […]

How ICB ® and OCB ® interrelate

Recently I received an interesting question, which I want to answer via the IPMA Blog, because it touches a very crucial topic. The question: “What is the interrelation between IPMA´s Individual Competence Baseline (ICB) and Organisational Competence Baseline (OCB)?” The ICB  defines the competences an individual should possess in order to take part or be […]

IPMA and Gower jointly support PMs in developing nations

Modern technologies enable networking and support across the globe. A good example is the immediate response through social media after the devastating earthquakes in Nepal. It was overwhelming to see the support shown for the people in Nepal, expressed in prayers, ecouragement, donations and reconstruction tips. Even a kind of virtual coaching was offered to […]

IPMA present in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

IPMA participated in the 4th Saudi Project Management conference that took place from 28 to 29th September in the Kingdom’s capital Riyadh, under the patronage of the Custodian of the two holy Mosques King Salman and organised by the Saudi Council of Engineers. 300 attendees (200 initially expected) participated in the conference which had one […]

Projects and project management in Lithuania

Last week Vilnius, the capitol of Lithuania, was an international hot spot of project management. The IPMA Young Crew held its International PM Championship. Teams from five countries started into the competition, gained more experiences through an intensive project simulation. Finally, Team Finland was  announced as winner. Following this competition, the annual “PM Spring” conference […]