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New PMO (Project Management Office) Design and Implementation Course from Prodevia Learning and Lisa DiTullio & Associates; Prodevia Learning and Lisa DiTullio & Associates have jointly released a new, instructor-supported distance learning course titled "Effective PMO Design and Implementation" for the global project management community.; The course provides a complete process for designing and implementing a PMO (Project Management Office) with case study exercises and templates that may be adapted to any new PMO initiative.
Business Wire, February 9, 2010 Tuesday 1:23 PM GMT
Prodevia Learning , in cooperation with Lisa DiTullio & Associates , has recently released a new distance learning course on PMO (Project Management Office) Design and Implementation for the global project management community. The course is based upon Lisa DiTullio's popular workshops and her land...

UK Government: GBP4.6m Government funding to pay for vital road bridge
M2 PressWIRE, February 8, 2010 Monday
to pay for vital road bridge The people of Cumbria are to benefit from GBP4.6 million of Government funding to pay for a road bridge over the River Derwent Transport Minister Sadiq Khan announced in Workington today.

Space Operations Institute Backs Up NASA's WISE Mission
Space Daily, February 5, 2010 Friday
At Capitol College's Space Operations Institute (SOI), astronautical engineering students will have impressive experience to add to their resume when they graduate. In addition to being the primary operations center for the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), the Space Operations Institute ...

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT; New engineering and technology management study findings recently were published by researchers at Delft University of Technology
Science Letter, February 9, 2010

Finding the right solution
Aberdeen Press and Journal, February 3, 2010 Wednesday
After leaving school, Tony Marks started off on the ground floor of business as a clerical assistant at Post Office Telecommunications in 1980. However, he quickly saw openings after BT was formed. Mr Marks, who is now 45, said: "I was a typical Southend teenager, looking ahead and trying to figure...

Big plans for Bahrain International Airport
Travel & Tourism News, February 1, 2010
An expansion that will see a three-fold increase in passenger capacity is on the cards for Bahrain International Airport.Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), which took over management and operation of the facility at the beginning of 2008, used the inaugural Bahrain International Airshow to announcement...

Network Rail bids to recruit talented women
Kidderminster Shuttle, January 29, 2010 Friday
SEXIST and outdated public perceptions about job opportunities for women in the rail industry are a damaging barrier to building a bigger and better railway Britain needs, according to Network Rail chief executive, Iain Coucher.

Patent Application No. 2010200158 Published on Jan. 28, Assigned to Accenture Global Services for Project Management Offices Assessment Method, System
US Fed News, January 29, 2010 Friday 12:17 PM EST
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 29 -- Andre L. Rocha, Guilherme B. Rocha and Marcus V.A. Verol have developed methods and systems for assessing project management offices. The patent has been assigned to Accenture Global Services GmbH, Schaffhausen, Switzerland. The original patent was filed under application ...

AON CORPORATION; Help Wanted: Federal Agencies Look to Hire Nearly a Quarter of a Million Workers From Now Through Fall of 2012
Life Science Weekly, February 2, 2010

Yamunanagar power plant bags CEA award
UNI (United News of India), January 27, 2010 Wednesday
Hisar, Jan. 27 -- The Union Power Ministry has acknowledged the efficient project management practices adopted by the Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL) by awarding the ''Meritorious Performance Award'' to the prestigious 600 MW Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram Power Project (DCRTPP) at Yam...

Atkins tower tops out
New Civil Engineer, January 22, 2010 Friday
Atkins has celebrated the topping out of the 32-storey Iris Bay office and retail tower at Business Bay in Dubai.

EPM Live Introduces Agile Software Development for SharePoint
Wireless News, January 25, 2010 Monday
EPM Live, a company specializing in SharePoint-based Project and Work Management Applications, announced its release of Agile Software Development for SharePoint. EPM Live has extended its SharePoint Project and Work management application portfolio by adding Agile Software Development to its offer...

Gazprom establishes new project management department
Datamonitor NewsWire, January 15, 2010 Friday 9:14 AM GMT
According to the company, the new department is in charge of co-ordinating the engineering and construction activities as part of the South Stream project in expanding the gas transmission capacities in Russia required for ensuring gas delivery from the Unified Gas Supply System via the South Strea...

ALM tools evolve in face of agile processes
ENP Newswire, January 21, 2010 Thursday
Agile development is spreading like wildfire through the ranks of development teams, and application life-cycle management software providers are taking notice. With the industry's focus on faster product releases, organizations are adopting the just-in-time mentality and greater collaboration that...

TRADEMARK: USPTO ISSUES TOPSIM TO TATA Interactive Systems FOR computer software, printed matter, providing access to online computerized learning programs, educational services, Design, development of computer hardware
US Fed News, January 20, 2010 Wednesday 9:35 PM EST
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- TATA Interactive Systems GmbH GmbH (limited liability company) FED REP GERMANY, Tubingen, Germany, has been issued the trademark TOPSIM (Reg. No. 3737149; International Reg. No. 0992040) by the USPTO.

Knight Security Systems Awarded $12+ Million Video Surveillance Contract with Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services to Enhance Security at Facilities across State; State's Largest Security Project Will Install and Network 3,200 Video Cameras Across 12 Campuses for DADS
Business Wire, January 19, 2010 Tuesday 12:25 PM GMT
Knight Security Systems, a leading security systems integrator, announced today that the company was awarded the largest single security contract in the state of Texas for 2009 by Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) to ensure the security and safety of residents and staff at 12...

SHEC Energy Selects Emerson To Help It Deliver Commercial-Scale Renewable Solar Power
Business Wire, January 19, 2010 Tuesday 3:00 PM GMT
SHEC Energy has entered into a global agreement with Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), to help bring online new solar thermal facilities for power generation. A leader among Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) producers, SHEC's solar thermal plants have the advantage of using...

Moscow eyes 2010 start for South Stream
UPI Energy, January 18, 2010 Monday 11:39 AM EST
Exploratory work on the South Stream gas pipeline through the Balkans should be finished so construction can move forward in late 2010, Russian officials said.

Demand for skilled workers to pick up
New Straits Times (Malaysia), January 18, 2010 Monday
WONDERING about job prospects in the ICT sector? Well, don't be discouraged by last year's gloom. The ICT sector survived and forged on. And this year looks set to see more positive news for the sector, and more jobs as well. Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC)'s Supply & Demand Study, done i...

Asia powers up on nuclear technology
The Straits Times (Singapore), January 18, 2010 Monday
RECENT start-ups hardly provide much evidence of the vaunted 'renaissance' in civilian nuclear power that promised reliable supplies of electricity without the greenhouse gas emissions associated with fossil fuels, especially coal. Only two new nuclear plants began operation last year, one in Japan...

(AMM) Massey, Jindal Steel teaming up on projects
Metal Bulletin Daily Alerts, January 15, 2010 Friday

How Sentosa IR stole a march on Marina Bay; It is opening in phases from next week, well ahead of its rival, even though it won its bid six months later
The Business Times Singapore, January 16, 2010 Saturday
DEFYING a sand ban, labour shortages and a recession, Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) is set to begin its phased opening next week with four hotels to open first, ahead of schedule.

Gazprom creates South Stream department
, January 14, 2010
Russian gas giant Gazprom announced the creation of a project management department to oversee developments of the South Stream gas pipeline.

Hospitals, community health organizations, practices and other healthcare entities to benefit from VistA forums featuring best practice discussions and posts by thought leaders; Hospitals, community health organizations, practices and other healthcare entities to benefit from VistA forums featuring best practice discussions and posts by thought leaders
Business Wire, January 13, 2010 Wednesday 6:17 PM GMT
DSS, Inc., a provider of software, integration, installation, project management, training, support and development of VistA, in cooperation with Open Health Tools, today announced the launch of www.vxvista.org , a community-driven collaboration sandbox to act as a forum for discussion and best pra...

TEMPING CAN BE SO TEMPTING
DAILY MAIL (London), January 14, 2010 Thursday
WHAT are your career prospects for 2010? There are signs that the job market is finally beginning to pick up, but only in certain sectors. 'The tables could well turn in favour of jobseekers, and there are indications this is already happening,' says Neil Wilson, of recruiter Badenoch & Clark, whic...

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