Managing Projects in Africa: Essentials from the Project Management Journal

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Copyright page
3. From the Editors
   1. Africa’s Project Context at the Start of the 21st Century
   2. Summary of Articles
   3. Contributions
   4. References
4. Project Management Trilogy Challenges in Africa—Where to From Here?
   1. Introduction
   2. Background to PM Trilogy Challenges
   3. Addressing PM Trilogy Challenges—Where to From Here?
   4. Conclusion
   5. References
5. Linking Policies to Projects: The Key to Identifying the Right Public Investment Projects
   1. Introduction
   2. The Research
   3. Projects in Developing Countries
   4. What Links Policies to the Right Projects?
   5. Improving Governance of Public Investment Projects in Developing Countries
   6. Factors That Could Affect the Implementation of a Project Governance System in Developing Countries
   7. How Are the Right Projects Identified Through a Project Governance System?
   8. Conclusion
   9. References
6. Project Management for Development in Africa: Why Projects Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
   1. Introduction
   2. What Are International Development Projects?
   3. Project Management in International Development
   4. International Development Project Management Problems and Traps
   5. International Development Project Management Problems
   6. International Development Project Management Traps
   7. Contribution of Project Management to International Development
   8. An Agenda for Action
   9. An Agenda for Research
   10. Conclusion
   11. References
7. Managing Political Risks of Chinese Contracted Projects in Libya
   1. Introduction
   2. Literature Review
   3. Contracted Projects as China’s Major Presence in the Libyan Economy
   4. Political Risks in Libya
   5. The Political Risk Assessment in Libya for Chinese Contracted Projects Since the Crisis Erupted
   6. Countermeasures of Chinese Contracted Projects to the Libyan Crisis and the Effects of Political Risks on Chinese Constructors
   7. Conclusion
   8. References
8. Governance of Public Investment Projects in Ethiopia
   1. Introduction
   2. Context and Economic Development in Ethiopia
   3. Literature Review
   4. The Research
   5. Research Design and Procedure
   6. Data and Analysis
   7. Results and Discussion
   8. Conclusion
   9. References
   10. Appendix
9. Project Management Training Curricula at South African Public Universities: Is the Balanced Demand of the Profession Sufficiently Accommodated?
   1. Introduction
   2. Background to the EPSRC Study and Other Related Literature
   3. Research Methodology
   4. Research Results
   5. Discussion
   6. How Can Curriculum Changes Ensure That the Training of Project Managers in South Africa Sufficiently Accommodates the Balanced Demand of the Profession?
   7. Possibilities for Further Research
   8. References
10. Cover to Cover
    1. Fundamentals of Project Management, Fourth Edition
    2. Increasing Project Flexibility: The Response Capacity of Complex Projects
    3. Business Driven Project Portfolio Management: Conquering the Top 10 Risks that Threaten Success
    4. Project Success: Critical Factors and Behaviours
11. Calendar of Events
    1. September 2012
    2. October 2012
    3. November 2012
    4. SeminarsWorld® Events
    5. PMI-Supported Events in the Latin America and Asia Pacific Regions
12. Project Management Journal Guidelines
    1. Authors’ Guidelines
    2. Avoid Use of Commercialism
    3. Editing Your Paper
    4. Manuscript Format/Style
    5. References, Footnotes, Tables, Figures, and Appendices
    6. Graphics and Illustrations
    7. Submission Policy
    8. Review Process