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MAKING PROJEC T MANAGEMENT
INDISPENSABLE FOR BUSINESS RESUL TS.®
THE EDGE
6 Streetcar Revival
These rail projects do more
than get people places. They
enhance urban life.
9 China’s Water Woes
Efforts to manage a water crisis
have spawned one of the
world’s biggest projects—and
created new downstream risks.
9 IT Growing Pains
Strategic value is the new
metric for IT projects.
11 Data Delivery
When developing business
strategy, CFOs rely on
integrated data.
12 The U.S. Tech Talent
Crunch Spreads
High demand for IT
professionals means challenges
for the organizations trying to
hire them.
14 Metrics
The growth of Latin America’s
cities shows no signs of
slowing.
VOICES
18 Inside Track
Line of Defense
Tyler Cohen Wood,
cyber branch chief,
U.S. Defense
Intelligence Agency,
Washington, D.C., USA
20 Project Toolkit
New Kid on the Block
24 In the Trenches
Risks Aren’t Always Negative
By Christian Bisson, PMP
COLUMNISTS
22 Career Q&A
Practice Run
By Lindsay Scott
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
5 Feedback
Readers continue the
conversation about
effective status reports.
68 Marketplace
The PMBOK® Guide is now
available in nine languages.
71 Directory of Services
Project management
resources
72 Closing Credit
The new heart of New
York, New York, USA will
be over a rail yard.
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