http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayCiteList&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&isRss=true Copyright 2013 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:21 -0400 10 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/images/ln_white_small.gif http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayCiteList&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&isRss=true http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1894267614&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District issued the following news release: The team at Navajo County Public Works, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, has been designated as the USACE South Pacific Division's Planning Team of the Year for the work being done on the Feasibility Study for flood risk management in the Winslow, Ariz. area. The team is also in the running for the South Pacific Division's "Outstanding Planning Achievement Award for FY 2012." The combined team, which includes Navajo County Flood Control District and the L.A. District, has been working on the study which targets alternatives for reducing flood risk to Winslow and the surrounding area. The study area includes a portion of the Ruby Wash Diversion Levee and the 7.2 mile Winslow Levee. Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Targeted News Service l:1894267614 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1894267613&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 A BUSINESS CORRESPONDENTThe greatest opportunity and challenge to India's growth is infrastructure and the greatest challenge to the growth of infrastructure are risks, anticipated and unforeseen, that are part of any project. Risk and its effective mitigation were discussed at the Confederation of Indian Industry's and CBRE's flagship event, the second edition of the Conference on Infrastructure Project Management with the theme 'Risk Management in Projects' recently. Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Projects Monitor l:1894267613 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1892484967&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 It took a couple of years, but the German student’s BubbleDeck suggestion finally paid off for J.H. Findorff & Son. The student had proposed using the European alternative to concrete slabs while participating in a University of Wisconsin-Madison theoretical building project. Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 The Daily Reporter (Milwaukee, WI) l:1892484967 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1892484964&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 When Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare closed St. Michael Hospital in Milwaukee in 2006, the property’s future was a big question mark. One answer arrived in 2010, when flooding ruined the complex. Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 The Daily Reporter (Milwaukee, WI) l:1892484964 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1889802984&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 World Risk Day 2013, the second annual awareness day focused on the importance of effective risk management, has announced the schedule of speakers for the World Risk Day Virtual Summit, taking place on May 14. Sun, 05 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Professional Services Close-Up l:1889802984 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1889577563&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 Dubai, May 3 -- The CWC Group has announced its fourth edition of the Iraq Mega Projects Conference and Exhibition, taking place 30 September - 2 October 2013 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, UAE. The three day Conference and two day Exhibition will gather senior Iraqi professionals, contract holders and service industry organisations from across the value chain to identify project and infrastructure best practice and solutions, in support of oilfield production in Iraq. Fri, 03 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Islamic Finance News l:1889577563 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1887040146&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 Agile development solves a lot of problems, but its a beginning, not an end Remember the good old days of IT contracting for the federal government? Billion dollar projects over multiple years. Huge cost overruns. Dissatisfied customers. Angry taxpayers. And when the project finally went live, it was already three years out of date. Not so good old days after all, it seems. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Washington Technology l:1887040146 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1889952217&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 LAHORE, April 29 -- PROJECT Management Institute (PMI), Lahore chapter, organised the second Project Management Symposium with the theme of 'Making Project Management Work for Pakistan' at a local hotel here on Saturday. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Right Vision News l:1889952217 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1889952212&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 Heriot-Watt University, UK Government has issued the following news release: In 2012, Programme Director Amos Haniff secured a further five years of European Commission sponsorship for the Erasmus Mundus Masters in Strategic Project Management (MSPME), a partnership with Politecnico di Milano and Umea University, Sweden. The programme attracts over 1500 applications each year and international scholars from around the world to visit Heriot-Watt or partner institutions to collaborate in teaching and research. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 European Union News l:1889952212 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1889952197&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 Sri Lanka, May 4 -- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Project Management Institute (PMI) Sri Lanka chapter, paving the way for CA Sri Lanka to conduct globally renowned project management programmes at its Colombo 7 premises. Published by HT Syndication with permission from Daily Mirror Sri Lanka. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com Sat, 04 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) l:1889952197 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1886022454&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 Project Management Institute (PMI) organised the 2nd Project Management Symposium on the theme of Making Project Management work for Pakistan here Saturday. Since the PMI is the largest professional organization for project managers with half a million members in 180 countries, the conference was attended by the profession's top brains from Pakistan and other countries. Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 The Balochistan Times (AsiaNet) l:1886022454 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1883671789&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 MUMBAI: The greatest opportunity and challenge to India's growth is infrastructure and the greatest challenge to the growth of infrastructure is risk - anticipated and unforeseen - that are part of any project. Risk and its effective mitigation were discussed at Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) flagship event the second edition of the conference on infrastructure project management themed on 'Risk Management in Projects'. CBRE is the knowledge partner for the conference. Niranjan Hiranandani, managing director, Hiranandani Constructions Ltd, put the conference into perspective when he said in his keynote address, "Risks are of two types. Those we can anticipate and project management people can provide for like shortage of labour, increase in taxes, inflation, increase in cost of raw material, etc. But good infrastructure project management is not about these anticipated exigencies, it is about the risks that you cannot foresee like accidents, riots, epidemic in your labour force etc. How do you take into account something which you have not anticipated? The way you deal with these unforeseen risks determines the success of a project. As a good project manager, you may not anticipate the problem, but you have to attend to it with equal forthrightness as you would attend to an anticipated problem." Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 The Times of India (TOI) l:1883671789 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1880347347&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 At Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST) students participated in university social responsibility season 2.0, which was organised by the project management class of 2013. The project was supervised by facilitator Nizar Noorali and project manager Ali Nasir. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Daily The Pak Banker l:1880347347 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1880347339&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 **Company:**Digital Crew **New jobs:**ten **The clincher:**"If we could fill these roles tomorrow, we would. We're looking for probably two new designers and eight developers -- four senior and four junior -- as soon as possible." -- **Peter Coppinger, co-founder, Digital Crew** Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Sunday Business Post l:1880347339 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1879675829&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 The principles of project management used in clinical improvement initiatives are similar to those used in the business arena In this article...Principles of project management in clinical settingsHow to write a project planCase study of project management used in a clinical setting Author Joanna Phillips is service improvement manager; Lorraine Simmonds is head of service improvement; both at University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust. Abstract Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Nursing Times l:1879675829 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1879193943&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 WASHINGTON _ The U.S. goal of building a self-sufficient power network in Afghanistan is threatened by an expiring subsidy and poor project management by the U.S. Agency for International Development, according to a new federal audit. The U.S. government has committed $88 million to help Afghanistan's national power utility boost revenue and improve its capacity to manage and maintain the country's decrepit energy grid. Afghanistan ranks among the countries with the lowest energy production in the world. The audit released Tuesday by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction found that despite U.S. assistance, the Afghan national power utility in Kabul will be unable to pay its bills without an annual government subsidy, which will expire at the end of March 2014. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 McClatchy Washington Bureau l:1879193943 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1878873301&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 HONIARA, April 17 -- Communities which traditionally depended on yams and taro for a staple diet have admitted switching to sweet potatoes and cassava as their farms can no longer grow the former crops. Changes in the soil fertility brought about by the changing climate have been identified as one of the causes affecting the production of the staple traditional crops. This was revealed by communities in the Malaita Province to visiting officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the 'Strongem Woka long Community for Kakai' (SWoCK) project. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 PACNEWS l:1878873301 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1875318551&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 Carson City, Nv (PRWEB) April 12, 2013 "It's not that easy bein' green," Kermit sang in 1970, the year ofthe first Earth Day. The famous fuzzy frog could not have known that"green" would become the buzzword of the future. Now, with an ever-emerging green economy, the Project Management Professionals (PMPs) atCheetah Learning are spotlighting the Project Management Certificatefor Sustainability Projects. According to Green Share (http://www.earthshare.org/2012/06/greenjobs.html), the green economy grew three times faster than the rest ofthe economy from 1998 and 2007. That trend remains, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as sustainability continues to get the green light from within large corporationsaa fact affirmed by a 2011 study by MIT that showed sustainability has become a core component of most corporate programs (http://sloanreview.mit.edu/reports/sustainability-strategy). Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 PRWeb Newswire l:1875318551 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1873378307&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 Bioserv Corp., a provider of pharmaceutical, medical device, medical diagnostic, and biotechnology cGMP contract manufacturing, clinical packaging, and cold chain and distribution services announced the formation of its new Project Management Office. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Health & Beauty Close-Up l:1873378307 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1874817259&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 Rmit University, The State of Victoria has issued the following press release: RMIT University has signed an agreement with building giant Metricon Homes to provide training to their project managers. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Premium Official News l:1874817259 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1869925655&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 Khartoum, March. 30 (SUNA) - The activities of of the 2nd Conference on Challenges Facing Projects Managements which is organized by Brain Power Center in cooperation with National Fund for Housing stared at Corinthia Hotel, Saturday . Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Sudan News Agency (SUNA) l:1869925655 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1869925633&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 The National Academies' Transportation Research Board issued the following news: TRB will conduct a webinar on May 7, 2013, from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET as a part of the TRB second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) report (http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167481.aspx) and guidebook (http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167482.aspx) that explores a five-dimensional approach to help manage complex transportation projects from planning through the construction phases. The goal of the five-dimensional approach is to identify issues that should be planned and managed proactively, rather than retroactively. The five-dimensional approach was developed through the SHRP 2 Renewal Project R10. The project developed two products: 1) Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects (http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167481.aspx) that describes a five-dimensional project management approach for complex projects, and 2) Guidebook: Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects (http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167482.aspx) that is designed to help facilitate the application of the five-dimensional project management approach for complex projects. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Targeted News Service l:1869925633 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1867107926&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 MARLTON, N.J. and LOS ANGELES, April 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has been recognized with a regional Project Achievement Award from the Southern California Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA). The award was presented to Hill on March 27, 2013 at the chapter's 21st Annual Awards Gala held at the J.W. Marriott/L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 GlobeNewswire l:1867107926 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1866991716&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 India is among the fastest-growing markets for most global consulting firms. But a difficult economy and tougher clients, competition and project mandates are forcing consultants to raise the game. In July 2011, Gautam Adani decided to seek the help of consulting firms to engineer a complete transformation in his $7.7-billion group. One by one, CEOs of leading consulting firms flew into Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad, armed with their usual arsenal — ideas, insights and promises of ‘impact.’ A lot was at stake — a fat fee, some major bragging rights and a chance to convert the assignment into a relationship that could be milked over multiple years. Gautam bhai is known to cut a tough deal and with his businesses not in the best shape, he took a good 15-16 months to decide. Finally, Booz got the nod for their corporate centre, Accenture bagged the infrastructure business, AT Kearney snagged the power part, while KPMG managed to get hold of the ports business. The consultants started work in October 2012. Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400 The Economic Times l:1866991716 http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=3045&topicId=100050541&docId=l:1865847372&isRss=true&Em=4&md5=&sendDate=20130519 Jai Menongroup CIO, Bharti Airtel Bharti Airtel, the fourth-largest telecom operator in the world, has many firsts to its credit when it comes to adopting new technologies or business processes. And at the helm of its technology adoption is Jai Menon who leads global innovation, driving the strategic product roadmap and partner ecosystem for Airtel across all its operations in 19 countries in Asia and Africa. He is also the group CIO for all businesses, including telecom, towers, agriculture, retail, manufacturing/distribution, and education, in Bharti Enterprises. In a chit chat with VOICE&DATA;, he speaks about his roles and responsibilities. Excerpts- As the CIO of the country's largest telecom company, What are your roles and responsibilities? Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0400 Voice & Data l:1865847372