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THE EDGE
6 Pedal Power
Municipalities collaborate on
projects to provide cycle-friendly options
for commuters.
8 Blast From the Past
A museum’s project team
is tasked with reassembling a
200-foot-tall rocket.
10 Need for Speed
Careful testing and team
expertise keep broadband
network projects in the
fast lane.
11 Without a Net
Brazil’s economy is winded—
and this time the country’s
government isn’t breathing life
into its project landscape.
12 1 Challenge, 3 Projects
Building better bodies
14 Extra Sensory Perception
Grid sensor projects give
electric utility companies
valuable answers.
14 Rooted in Technology
A project in an urban park
helps chart climate change.
16 Metrics
To get ahead of the trend,
automakers around the
world are launching
connectivity projects.
VOICES
18 Inside Track
Setting the Standards
Melissa Starinsky, chancellor,
Veterans Affairs Acquisition
Academy, U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs, Frederick,
Maryland, USA
20 Project Toolkit
Young Leaders
25 In the Trenches
Zombie Risks
By Rex M. Holmlin, PMP
26 In the Trenches
Lessons Learned
By Suresh Gopalakrishnan, PMP
28 In the Trenches
Mobile Plan
By John Pitchko, PMP
COLUMNISTS
22 Innovation Center
Framing Innovation
By Kareem Shaker, PMI-RMP,
PMP
24 The Agile
Project Manager
Agile Compliance
By Jesse Fewell, CS T,
PMI-ACP, PMP,
Contributing Editor
29 The Portfolio Track
Looking Back to
Move Forward
By Teresa (Terri)
Knudson, PMP, PgMP
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
68 Marketplace
Managing rapid
change as well as
government projects
71 Directory of Services
Project management
resources
72 Closing Credit
South America’s tallest
tower helps biologists
monitor the world’s largest
rain forest.
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