Since 1982 Russ Archibald has consulted in project management to companies, agencies and development banks in 16 countries on 4 continents, and has taught project management principles and practices to thousands of managers and specialists around the world. Prior to 1982 he held engineering and executive positions in defense/aerospace, refinery construction and operation, automotive manufacturing, and telecommunications industries. His bestselling books on project management have been translated into Russian, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, and Hungarian. For more detail about Russ’s experience and qualifications and his books, papers and professional activities please select the appropriate menu item above.

Please visit http://www.pmworldtoday.net/interviews/2009/jan.htm to read Part 4 of an interview by David Pells, Editor of PM World Today, with Russ Archibald. This Part 4 deals with Russ's recent research, observations about the current state of the project management world, and predictions for the future of this field. It also provides links to Parts 1, 2 and 3 that cover Russ's PM experiences in earlier decades, including the formation of PMI and his presentation of the first paper at the first formation meeting of PMI in 1969.

On November 13 2008, Russ Archibald presented the keynote address titled: "Project Management in Support of Public Administration: Reflecting the State of the Art in International Project Management," at a seminar with over 800 participants, including many senior executives from a number of Italian governmental agencies, on "Project Management in Public Administration" in Rome, Italy, plus webinars in four other Italian cities, organized by the Istituto Italiano di Project Management/ISIPM and the Luiss Business School. This paper and slides may be downloaded at <author> (on the above menu bar), then <recent papers>, then click on the <view paper> or <view presentation> button under the title of the paper. Russ also presented this keynote paper on Nov. 12 2008 to 300 public administration executives and staff members at a seminar sponsored by ISIPM and the Agenzia per lo Sviluppo (Development) delle Amministrazioni Pubbliche of the Regione Lazio, the region of Italy that includes the City of Rome.

Russ Archibald also presented "The Interfaces Between Strategic Management of an Enterprise and Project Portfolio Management Within the Enterprise" at the 22nd IPMA World Congress in Rome, Nov. 9-11, 2008 (http://www.ipmaroma2008.it/) with 1,000 participants from 40 countries. To download copies of this paper and of the presentation slides go to <author> (on the above menu bar), then <recent papers>. His papers and presentations from within the past 6 years are also listed there in reverse chronological order.

In May of 2008 Russ co-presented "The Application of Success Probabilities, Success Driven Project Management/SDPM, and Some Critical Chain Concepts to the Oil & Gas Industry in Brazil" with co-authors Vladimir Liberzon (Russia) and Peter Mello (Brazil) at the PMI-College of Scheduling Conference in Chicago, May 4-7 2008 (see http://www.pmicosconference.com .) This paper contains a number of interesting topics of discussion (in the opinion of the authors), including a brief summary of the impact of the legacy of the Soviet Union's central planning methods on currently available Russian project management software and the very strong emphais on resource planning and optimization in all Russian speaking countries. This paper and presentation slides can also be downloaded at <author> <recent papers>.