Project Management South Africa (PMSA) cordially invites academics, practitioners and enthusiasts to submit a high-quality, original abstract followed later by a final research paper for presentation at the PMSA National Conference 2010.

The purpose of research papers is to grow the body of knowledge with knowledge that has been gained through a formal, verifiable and repeatable process.  Research papers are not opinion based and need to adhere to the de facto criteria for scientific research.

With the above theme explanation in mind, kindly consider the following suggested topics:

CONFERENCE TOPICS

Topics include but are not limited to:

• Any relevant Project-, Programme- or Portfolio Management (3PM) topic including:
• Knowledge areas, processes, life-cycle
• Standards, methods, methodologies, tools and techniques
• Measuring the outcomes of projects, programs and portfolio
• Maturity
• Competence structures and standards
• Professional development, training and education
• The human factors
• Cultural issues in project management
• Project, programme and portfolio offices
• Governance
• The management of different types of projects, programs and portfolios
• Project, program and portfolio management in different sectors (government, IT, engineering, construction, business, etc.)
• New trends (local and global)
• Managing projects during and economic downturn
• Projects, program and portfolio leadership
• Managing mega-projects
• Risks, case studies and lessons learnt.

Click Here for the Call for Papers Document