STANDARDS
The Guild of Project Controls Body of Knowledge (GPCBoK) defines the subject matter that the global project controls community believe to be neccessary in order to be a fully-rounded project controls practitioner irrespective of Location or industry Sector. It is a living document being continually improved and also forms the knowledge-domains in regard to Certification by The Guild. To access, go to http://www.planningplanet.com/guild/GPCBOK
PAPERS, REPORTS & STUDIES
Alleman, G. B. and Coonce, T. J. (2024). A Cure for Unanticipated Cost and Schedule Growth, PM World Journal, Vol. XIII, Issue IV, April. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/pmwj140-Apr2024-Alleman-Coonce-Cure-for-Cost-and-Schedule-Growth.pdf
Anticona, P. (2019). Advantages of making a dashboard with a Business Intelligence platform compared to other reporting software. PM World Journal, Vol. VIII, Issue XI, December. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/pmwj88-Dec2019-Anticona-making-dasboard-with-business-intelligence.pdf
Antoniadis, D. N. (2024). A critique of AI tool errors in Critical Path Analysis theory – a project control case study; case study, PM World Journal, Vol. XIII, Issue VI, June. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pmwj142-Jun2024-Antoniadis-critique-of-AI-errors-in-critical-path-analysis-case-study.pdf
Budeli, L. (2018). Improving project monitoring and control performance using Blockchain technology; PM World Journal, Vol. IX, Issue VII, July. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/pmwj95-Jul2020-Budeli-Improved-project-monitoring-and-control-using-blockchain-technology2.pdf
Devaux, S. (2024). The Program-Level Value Breakdown Structure: How It Can Revolutionize Program Scheduling; featured paper, PM World Journal, Vol. XIII, Issue VI, June. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pmwj142-Jun2024-Devaux-program-level-value-breadkown-structure-can-revolutionize-program-scheduling.pdf
Feryansyah, R. (2024). Roadmap to Implement BIM and Project Control Integration at Pertamina Refinery Project in Indonesia; PM World Journal, Vol. XIII, Issue II, February. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pmwj138-Feb2024-Feryansyah-roadmap-to-bim-and-project-control-integration-at-Pertamina.pdf
Ford, S., Hanan, J., and Benson, K. (2023). An Early Warning System for Projects with Rolling Wave Planning Characteristics, PM World Journal, Vol. XII, Issue VI, June. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/pmwj130-Jun2023-Ford-Hanan-Benson-Rolling-Wave-Early-Warning-System.pdf
Giammalvo, P. D. (2023). The Futility of Integrated Master Plans Prepared by Planner/Schedulers with Little or No Hands-on Field Experience, PM World Journal, Vol. XII, Issue IX, September. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pmwj133-Sep2023-Giammalvo-futility-of-master-plans-prepared-with-little-or-no-hands-on-experience.pdf
Goff, S. A. (2023, 2015, 2005). Project Levers and Gauges, PM World Journal, Vol. XII, Issue VIII, August. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/pmwj132-Aug2023-Goff-Project-Levers-and-Gauges-2nd-edition.pdf
Hines, G. and Pooler, J. (2022). Beyond Budget, Schedule, and Scope: New Definitions of Project Success; PM World Journal, Vol. XI, Issue XII, December. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/pmwj124-Dec2022-Heinz-Pooler-beyond-budget-schedule-scope-for-project-success.pdf
Sundermann, B. (2023). A Project Management Spotlight on Performance Testing; presented at the 15th University of Texas at Dallas Project Management Symposium in Richardson, TX, USA in May 2023; republished in the PM World Journal, Vol. XII, Issue XI, November. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/pmwj135-Nov2023-Sundermann-project-management-spotlight-on-performance-testing.pdf
Vandersluis, C. (2022). The Pyramid of Project and Resource Management; presented at the 14th University of Texas at Dallas Project Management Symposium in Richardson, TX, USA in May 2022; republished in the PM World Journal, Vol. XI, Issue X, October. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pmwj122-Oct2022-Vandersluis-pyramid-of-project-and-resource-management.pdf
Weaver, P. (2024). Project Controls 3.0; PM World Journal, Vol. XIII, Issue VI, June. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pmwj142-Jun2024-Weaver-Project-Controls-3.0.pdf
Weaver, P. (2023). Predicting Completion in Agile & Distributed Projects; PM World Journal, Vol. XII, Issue VI, June. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/pmwj130-Jun2023-Weaver-Predicting-Completion-In-AgileDistributed-Projects.pdf
Articles, Blogs, Opinions
Abba, W. (2024). Origin of the Integrated Baseline Review, commentary, PM World Journal, Vol. XIII, Issue III, March. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/pmwj139-Mar2024-Abba-Origin-of-Integrated-Baseline-Review.pdf
Chapman, R. J. (2024). The PRACI matrix: Your blueprint for realisation of a project’s objectives, advisory, PM World Journal, Vol. XIII, Issue IV, April. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/pmwj140-Apr2024-Chapman-the-PRACI-matrix-advisory.pdf
Egeland, B. (2015), 9 Steps To Regaining Project Control; PM Times; 17 February. Available online at https://www.projecttimes.com/articles/9-steps-to-regaining-project-control.html (Kumar)
Owen, W. R. (2023). Using Remaining Duration as a Key Project Performance Measurement Tool, PM World Journal, Vol. XII, Issue V, May. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/pmwj129-May2023-Owen-using-remaining-duration-as-key-performance-measurement-tool.pdf
Ozoux, J. L. (2024). Better progress measurement is the secret to successful projects - and a crucial objective for IT in project-driven organisations, PM World Journal, Vol. XIII, Issue V, May. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/pmwj141-May2024-Ozoux-better-progress-measurement-is-the-secret.pdf
Piney, C. (2024). On the Subject of Better Progress Measurement, Letter to the Editor, PM World Journal, Vol. XIII, Issue VII, July. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pmwj143-Jul2024-Piney-on-better-progress-measurement-Letter-to-Editor.pdf
Piney, C. (2022). On the Subject of Schedule and Budget Overruns, Letter to the Editor, PM World Journal, Vol. XI, Issue VI, June. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/pmwj118-Jun2022-Piney-on-schedule-and-budget-overruns-Letter-to-Editor-2.pdf
Smith, K. F. (2024). More on Measuring Project Performance, Letter to the Editor, PM World Journal, Vol. XIII, Issue VII, July. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pmwj143-Jul2024-Smith-More-on-Measuring-Project-Performance-Letter-to-Editor.pdf
Smith, K. F. (2023). Revisiting the Thai Scale: Two New Templates for Targeting & Project Performance Assessment, PM World Journal, Vol. XII, Issue XI, November. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/pmwj135-Nov2023-Smith-Revisiting-the-Thai-scale-two-new-templates.pdf
Smith, K. F. (2023). Performance Assessment of Multi-Objective Projects and Programs, PM World Journal, Vol. XII, Issue IX, September. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pmwj133-Sep2023-Smith-performance-assessment-of-multi-objective-projects-and-programs-2.pdf
Smith, K.F. (2023). A Better Indicator for Targeting & Measuring Performance “ON THE AVERAGE”, PM World Journal, Vol. XII, Issue VIII, August. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/pmwj132-Aug2023-Smith-on-the-average-a-better-indicator.pdf
Smith, K. F. (2023). Take the Guess out of Guess-timating: Use Milestones to Monitor Project Performance, advisory article, PM World Journal, Vol. XII, Issue VII, July. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/pmwj131-Jul2023-Smith-take-the-guess-out-of-guess-timating.pdf
Smith, K. F. (2022). The “P’s” & “Q’s” of Assessing Program & Project ‘Outcome’ Effectiveness, PM World Journal, Vol. XI, Issue III, March. Online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/pmwj115-Mar2022-Smith-the-Ps-Qs-of-assessing-outcome-program-project-effectiveness.pdf
Smith, K. F. (2022). Sampling for More Effective & Efficient Program/Project Progress Reporting, PM World Journal, Vol. XI, Issue II, February. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/pmwj114-Feb2022-Smith-sampling-for-more-effective-progress-reporting.pdf
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