Max Wideman

Article summary

Robert Max Wideman (19 January 1927 – 14 June 2026) was a British-Canadian project management consultant. He is the creator of the first edition of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, the Project Management Institute's foundational book on the process of project management. Wideman is also well known for his free comprehensive project management knowledge web site that contains over 12,500 pages, 550 Issacons (issues and considerations), and 280,000 links (as of September 2010).

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1927-01-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2026-06-14 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1927-01-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "2026-06-14". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375301102