CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS
GLOBAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT: KEY ISSUES, STRATEGIES & PRACTICES FOR DEVELOPING ECONOMIES (CRC Press)

Editors
Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson, PhD (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)
Corlane Barclay, PhD, PMP (University of Technology, Jamaica)

Important Dates
February 15, 2014: Initial Full Chapter Submission Deadline
April 30, 2014: Extended submission Deadline
Make enquiries/submissions to: clbarclay@gmail.com

Introduction
The main influence for developing this edited book is the combination of the growing importance of project management globally and the relatively lack of sufficient and relevant resources that suit the context of developing economies. The developing region accounts for the highest number of population in the world. Developing nations are increasing their utilization of projects as a vehicle to drive economic and social development through formal application of project management principles. Our experiences have shown that practitioners are not effectively applying best principles and practices of project management despite their involvement in numerous initiatives.
Empirical evidence from other regions also supports this as organizations including government organizations are shown to not be able to successfully manage projects and are faced with multiple challenges and obstacles. This phenomenon presents a deep challenge for economies that are already severely hampered by financial resources and other resource constraints.

Some suggested topics
•Project professionalization in developing regions
•Project Success, Critical Factors & Performance Evaluation
•Government projects and multinational projects
•Risk and catastrophe management
•Procurement management in government and industry
•Stakeholder management and politics
•Agile Project Management
•Project Offices, Portfolios & Programs
•Knowledge management in projects
•Budgeting & Financing for projects
•Cases & Applications from Industry (e.g. healthcare, education, law enforcement, technology, government)