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91% Dubai’s portion of the US$249 billion
in Gulf Cooperation Council projects either canceled
or put on hold due to the economic crash
—Kuwait Financial Centre report
aug09
viewpoints
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From The Top
Across the Board
Vaishali Vaid, KPIT Cummins
Infosystems Ltd., Pune, India
20
Asia Pacific Watch
Self-Starters
by Lynda Bourne, DPM, PMP
21
Managing Relationships
Team Spirit
by Sheilina Somani, FAPM, PMP,
Contributing Editor
22
Ask PM Network
Recovery Plan
by Bud Baker, Ph.D., Contributing Editor
24
Voices on Project Management
Looking for an Edge
by Jesse Fewell, CST, PMP, Excella
Consulting, Washington, D.C., USA
01 Opening Shot
08 Contributors
09 PMI.org
10 The Buzz
16 Metrics
27 In Brief
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In the Field
Product Roundup
Featured Books
Services Directory
End Result
34 Cause & Effect
38 The Real Deal on ROI
44 Fire Brigade Goes High Tech
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calendar of events
UPCOMING MAJOR
PMI GLOBAL EVENTS
10-13 October PMI Global Congress 2009—
North America. Orlando, Florida, USA.
Visit www.PMI.org for details.
SEPTEMBER
21-23 AP-Con 2009 IV Congreso
Centroamericano y del Caribe de
Administración de Proyectos. San Jose,
Costa Rica.
www.apconcr.com
23-25 PMI Rio Grande do Sul Chapter VI
Project Management Seminar. Porto Alegre,
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
www.pmirs.org.br
29 September- 2 October PMI Minnesota
Chapter's 2009 Professional Development
Days. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
www.pmi-mn.org
OCTOBER
3 10th PMI Benelux Day, The Guild of
Project Managers. Veldhoven, Netherlands.
www.pmi-belgium.be
29 October- 16 November PMI 2009 Tour
Cono Sur. Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
and Paraguay.
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