Dr. Alexey Tsekhovoy named Global Advisor for PM World Journal in Kazakhstan

April 9, 2014 - PRLog -- Dallas, London, Sydney, Almaty – PM World has announced that Prof Alexey Tsekhovoy, PhD has agreed to serve as a global advisor for the organization in Kazakhstan.  Dr. Tsekhovoy is president of the Union of Project Managers of the Republic of Kazakhstan (UPM RK), and Director of the International project management science Center at the Kazakh National University after K.I. Satpaev (KazNTU).  He holds a D.Sc. in engineering and is professor of KazNTU after K.I. Satpaev.

Dr. Tsekhovoy graduated from Kazakh Mining and Metallurgical Institute, defended his doctoral thesis at the Moscow State Mining University, and has worked as a teacher, head of department, dean of the faculty, the First Deputy Chairman of the State Attestation Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan.  At this time he is coordinator and supervisor of fundamental research papers on information and communication technologies in subsurface and management.

He has performed expert work on assessing realization government programs “E-government” and “Reduction of information inequality”. He managed several projects for the United Nations Development Program in the field of information and communication technologies.

Since 2003 he has been actively engaged in the promotion of prospective area for Kazakhstan – project management. With his direct participation, the Kazakhstan state classifier introduced a new direction – project management – that has started training of masters and doctors in "Project Management" in the education system.  He was initiator and organizer of First and Second Forums “Project Management in Central Asia” (2009, 2012). He is one of the founders of Consulting and Research Organizations Consortium in Kazakhstan (2012).

According to PM World President and Managing Editor David Pells, “I am excited to announce Dr. Tsekhovoy’s addition to our global project management profession advisory team. As Director of the International Project Management Center at the Kazakh National University after K.I. Satpaev, and the President of UPM RK, he is the leading figure in the Kazak project management community. We are honored to have his participation.”

Dr. Tsekhovoy stated, “I was very happy to learn about PM World through our mutual friend Ed Fern, and now to join such a globally respected group of experts.  We have made great progress with introducing modern project management to Kazakhstan in recent years.  I look forward to sharing information about project management in our country, and to making some contributions to the wider world of PM.”

The PM World Library (PMWL) is a global resource for continuous learning in portfolio, program and project management (P/PM).  The PMWL is produced and maintained by PM World that also publishes the monthly PM World Journal (PMWJ), a web-based monthly publication featuring dozens of articles, papers and news stories about projects and project management around the world.  PM World is a virtual organization reflecting the 21st century reality of a connected world where individuals and organizations worldwide can collaborate for the creation, sharing and application of new knowledge. To see the latest edition of the PMWJ, visit www.pmworldjournal.net; to learn more, visit www.pmworldlibrary.net.