Sunday, February 05, 2012
   
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Editor notes

To new beginnings

Simon_20110831_0005_opt2.0It is with some nerves and a great deal of excitement that I write my first letter as editor of The Project Manager since I took over from Greg Penfold.

Albeit short, it has been an interesting journey so far, having met some key players in the South African world of project management who are, of course, a distinct readership of our magazine, but also serve as invaluable consultants and contributors. Without these players, this magazine would be of very little value; and it is only with your support and guidance that it can fulfil its intended purpose.

 

Editor's Note

Greg_Penfold_optDiplomacy or Risk?

The popular board game Risk has introduced many children to basic strategy – plan your campaign well, sweat your assets and your counters may cover the map after a few hours of play. The goal is to grab as much as possible. Nothing is quite as satisfying as seeing the entire world groan under your sway.

 

Editor's Note

GREG_NEW_optTo manage or to lead?

The world has not had a fantastic time of it lately. No doubt, as South Africans settle down to enjoy the spectacle of the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup, they will do their best to repress the litany of catastrophes that the news has thrown up in recent months, perhaps dispelling any bugbears and bogeymen which make it through the media bliss-out, with a vigorous Diski Dance or vuvuzela blast. But the nagging sense of something having gone particularly amiss will not go away.
   

Editor's Note

GREG_NEW_optThe one we’ve been waiting for

Brave new world or business as usual? Perhaps a little bit of both? Optimists, pessimists and fence-sitters all agree on one thing: this is the year we have all been waiting for.
 

Editor's Note

GREG_NEW_optDon’t let reality bite you

Outside the project management office, far away from the comforting authority of the Body of Knowledge, at a remove from the GANTT charts, the models, the simulations – there is a place that many executives prefer to avoid.
   

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