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OCTOBER 2016 | VOLUME 30, NUMBER 10
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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
68 PMI Store
Helping construction projects
apply the PMBOK® Guide
71 Directory of Services
Project management resources
72 Closing Thoughts
Priscila Zanuncio Vendramini
Mezzena, PMP
THE EDGE
7 Tech Bubbles
Amazon’s dome-shaped corporate oasis
is designed to reduce stress.
8 Everything in One Place
Governments are turning to building
information modeling to cut waste and
delays.
10 Don’t Lose Focus
Eager to boost a project’s long-term
strategic value? Focus on benefits during
execution.
11 It’s a Small, Small World
After decades of negotiations, an
entertainment giant opens a theme park in
Shanghai.
12 Coral Support
As ocean reefs die, teams race to slow
acidification.
14 Running on Rubbish
Organizations are transforming trash into
clean energy.
15 By the Book
Project managers turn the page to renovate
a historic library in Morocco.
16 Metrics
Projects to ease the strains of urban life are
multiplying.
VOICES
18 Project Toolkit
Direct Influence
20 Inside Track:
From Idea to Reality
Carolyn Frazier, project
management practice lead, VSA
Partners, Chicago, Illinois, USA
22 Career Q&A
Don’t Sell Yourself Short
By Lindsay Scott
27 The Agile Project Manager
Leadership Limbo
By Jesse Fewell, CS T, PMI-ACP,
PMP, Contributing Editor
GETTING IT DONE:
Project Management in Action
24 Rescue Mission
By Fred Wenger III, PMP
25 Multiple Choice
By Jennifer MacNeil, PMI-ACP, PMP
COVER PHOTO BY RAYMOND PATRICK