Project Management Institute

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Project, Program and Portfolio Management

Structure propels company teams
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 29, 2012 Sunday
Recent surveys report high levels of job dissatisfaction in the workforce. It doesn't surprise Dana Brownlee, founder of Professionalism Matters Inc., an Atlanta-based corporate training company. "Companies are continuing to ask employees to do more with less," she said. "In a difficult economic en...

Jahra Road Development Project Welcomes New Interns
Islamic Finance News, January 26, 2012 Thursday 6:30 AM EST
Dubai, Jan. 26 -- The supervising authority in charge of the Jahra Road Development Project announced the latest updates in the project's social responsibility programme by receiving the second class of 6 internship students from the Australian Collage in Kuwait civil engineering department to star...

This Year's Most In Demand IT Jobs and the Skills That Will Help You Advance
Canada NewsWire, January 26, 2012 Thursday 12:18 PM Eastern Time
Randstad Technologies/IBM Study reveals an IT skills shift towards Project Management, Security and Architecture. TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Wondering what the most in demand IT jobs are, and which skills will best advance your IT career? According to a recent survey of Canadian bu...

THREE BIG MISTAKES to avoid when managing projects; Not planning, not being decisive and not managing expectations spell disaster, a top IT project manager tells HELLEN TAN
The Straits Times Singapore, January 25, 2012 Wednesday
The words of Sir Winston Churchill, 'He who fails to plan, plans to fail', are never far from project manager Lilian Chua's mind each time she takes on a new challenge.

GeoPlace Wins Best Project Delivery at UK Public Sector Digital Awards
PR Newswire Europe, January 24, 2012 Tuesday 5:55 AM EST
GeoPlace is honoured to be one of two winners of the Best Project Delivery category at the 2011 UK Public Sector Digital Awards for the development and delivery of the National Address Gazetteer Database. GeoPlace was presented the award alongside Surrey County Council for their separate e-safeguar...

Call to adopt environmental protection measures in construction work
Daily Regional Times, January 20, 2012 Friday
The speakers at a workshop which was organized by the Sindh Water Sector Improvement Project (WSIP) on Thursday underscored the need of following environmental protection measures in the projects which involve construction activity. Participated by the officials of Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Au...

Black Fire project suspended
RWE Australian Business News, January 23, 2012 Monday 11:47 AM AEST
Black Fire Minerals (ASX:BFE) in an update in relation to the Kangeshi Copper Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo says that on Thursday it was advised by the Project Manager, Rift Valley Minerals, that Rift had received an unexpected letter from the DRC Ministry of Mines instructing the im...

-AMEC awarded GBP10 million contract to modify and extend BP's Kinneil Terminal in Scotland
ENP Newswire, January 18, 2012 Wednesday
ENP Newswire - 18 January 2012Release date- 16012012 - London, United Kingdom - AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded a GBP10 million contract to provide project services to BP for the Kinneil Enhanced Gas Separation project, Grangemouth, Scotland.

Quintiles opens BPO centre in Dalian
M2 EquityBites, January 18, 2012 Wednesday
18 January 2012 - Biopharmaceutical services provider Quintiles said on Tuesday it had opened a business process outsourcing (BPO) and project management centre of excellence in the city of Dalian in northern China.

AUST training  in project management
Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates), January 16, 2012 Monday
AJMAN - The project management office of the Ajman University of Science and Technology (AUST) organised its first specialised training course in project management recently. The course was held for five weeks and was attended by seven participants from AUST and Khalid Salman from Human Logic. The ...

Exterran wins contract from Petrobras for natural gas facility
Datamonitor NewsWire, January 10, 2012 Tuesday 7:18 AM GMT
HIGHLIGHT: Exterran Holdings, a provider of operations, maintenance, service and equipment for oil and gas applications, has received a contract from Petrobras for the design, fabrication and sale of a natural gas processing and treating facility in Itau, Bolivia.

Oil industry robotic firm SMD deploys ERP
Computer News Middle East, January 16, 2012 Monday
Underwater robotic vehicle firm Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) is deploying a new ERP system to improve project management in the oil, gas and telecoms markets it serves.

Schlumberger and Petrofac sign co-operation agreement for integrated projects
Datamonitor NewsWire, January 9, 2012 Monday 2:50 AM GMT
HIGHLIGHT: Schlumberger Limited, a supplier of project management and information solutions to the oil and gas exploration and production industry, and Petrofac, have signed a co-operation agreement under which they will establish a working relationship to deliver integrated production projects in t...

US firm wins deal for $300m Saudi soda ash plant
ArabianBusiness.com, January 13, 2012 Friday
Jacobs Engineering Group has been awarded a contract to provide engineering and project management services for the construction of a $300m soda ash and calcium chloride production facility in Saudi Arabia.The contract for the facility was awarded by IDEA Soda Ash and Calcium Chloride Company (ISAC...

Technip-Ingerop receives contract from ANDRA
Datamonitor NewsWire, January 5, 2012 Thursday 12:13 PM GMT
HIGHLIGHT: Technip, a provider of project management, engineering and construction services, has announced that its Gaiya joint-venture, Technip-Ingerop, has received a contract from ANDRA to be the main contractor of the future Industrial Geological Storage Center, or CIGEO, planned to be located i...

Pakistan: PMI symposium concludes
Right Vision News, January 9, 2012 Monday
LAHORE, Jan. 9 -- The international symposium organised by Project Management Institute Lahore Chapter concluded at Royal Palm Golf and Country Clubarrison here on Sunday.

Traffic master plan for A&N Islands
Projects Monitor, December 12, 2011 6:30 AM EST
Mir Projects and Consultants, the consultancy and project management arm of the Kochi-based Mir Group, has been awarded the consultancy contract to develop a master plan for traffic management at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The consultancy was awarded to the company through a global bid issued by ...

UC Irvine Extension Enters into Articulation Agreement with Brandman University
Health & Beauty Close-Up, January 9, 2012 Monday
The University of California, Irvine Extension signed an articulation agreement with Brandman University to open educational pathways for project management professionals. In a release, the groups said that the partnership allows students who complete the Project Management Certificate Program at U...

Project Management Institute's 2012 Board of Directors Takes Office
Targeted News Service, January 2, 2012 Monday 3:11 AM EST
The Project Management Institute issued the following news release: Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading project management member association, announced that its 2012 Board of Directors has formally taken office, effective 1 January 2012.

China : Yunnan Technical and Vocational Education and Training Project
TendersInfo - Project Notices, January 7, 2012 Saturday
The project intends to improve the quality of technical and vocational educatilon and training in response to increasing labor market demands. The project shall be comprised of the following components: Component 1: School-Based Reforms and Innovations Component 2: Provincial Coordination, Policy D...

LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO HOST FREE PROJECT MANAGEMENT PREVIEW SEMINARS
US Fed News, January 5, 2012 Thursday 7:31 AM EST
ELYRIA, Ohio, Jan. 5 -- Lorain County Community College issued the following news release: Lorain County Community College will host free Project Management Preview seminars for those interested in learning new ways to manage projects and those interested in Project Management Professional (PMP) ce...

PMI partners NISG for E-Governance program
IBNS, November 30, 2011 Wednesday 6:30 AM EST
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IBNS) Project Management Institute (PMI), a leading association for Project Management professionals, has partnered the National Institute for Smart Government (NISG) to execute the National e-Governance Programme (NeGP).

Shell, Mitsubishi, Iraq gas gathering deal; International; Royal Dutch-Shell PLC; Brief article
Pipeline & Gas Journal, December 1, 2011
The Iraqi cabinet has approved an agreement with Royal Dutch Shelland Mitsubishi Corporation, forming a joint venture to gather raw gas from three major oil fields, adding an important domestic energy source for Iraq and offering the potential for gas exports.

Ministry of Works Steps Up Project Management Initiatives
Islamic Finance News, January 2, 2012 Monday 6:30 AM EST
Dubai, Jan. 2 -- The Ministry of Works (MoW), the Kingdom's infrastructure developer, has taken a boost in its already leading project management capabilities by the 'go-live' of the Project Management Information System (PMIS).

Booz Allen receives order from CDC for Information Management Support Services
Datamonitor NewsWire, December 29, 2011 Thursday 11:11 AM GMT
HIGHLIGHT: Booz Allen Hamilton has announced that it has been awarded a $43 million task order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, Management Information Systems Office for Information Management Support Services. The work will be performed over three years.

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