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All-Africa Games on track

Monday, 17 October 2011 07:19

Starting gun fires despite setbacks

It has been billed the African continent’s biggest own exclusive multi-sporting event – officially as the 10th All-Africa Games and unofficially as the African Olympics, or the Pan-African Games, which are being held in Mozambique until 18 September. Yet there was hardly any marketing of the event – with even the event’s mascot, Cojito, a friendly yellow chick, rarely being seen on the streets of Maputo, the capital city hosting the event.

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Leadership and the project manager

Friday, 14 October 2011 08:42

Which leadership roles should the project manager adopt?

In November 2010, I was lecturing on the characteristics of successful project managers at the University of Cape Town (executive development programme) when a heated debate arose. It centred on the nature of leadership in projects. How far do the leadership responsibilities of the sponsor or business owner extend, and which leadership role should the project manager adopt?

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A well-documented strategy

Friday, 14 October 2011 08:09

The need for project management infrastructure

Picture a typical scenario: a list of projects to be delivered over the next three financial years has just landed on the desk of the infrastructure manager of a major corporation, courtesy of the last “strategic planning session”.

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Project Management South Africa

Friday, 14 October 2011 07:34

Registration of professional bodies and designations

In July 2011, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) presented information sessions around the country to explain and demystify the implementation of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Act of 2008 and the registration of professional bodies and professional designations. As an established non-statutory body, Project Management South Africa (PMSA) sent representatives to the various centres to interpret the implications of the process and to advise decision-making around this important step.

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Generational Theory - part 3

Wednesday, 05 October 2011 09:27

How to play in this field

In the first two articles, we discussed the theory in some detail. We explained the different Archetypes that influenced the Turnings. In this third article of the series, we consider how Generations Theory has influenced the way we manage projects, and is likely to do so even more in the near future.

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