There are plenty of difficult tasks to be accomplished in the average project but one that perhaps doesn’t get enough attention is managing project expectations. Many a problem on a project could have been avoided if the project manager had better managed the expectations of stakeholders and end users from the outset. Mistakes […]
Project management has been refined and improved immeasurably in the past 2 decades: methodologies and best practices are better defined and documented than ever and it has been shown that organisations which invest in training staff in a recognised methodology deliver more successful projects, more consistently. So it’s not surprising that many organisations continue to […]
One of the reasons why projects fail is because project managers fail to introduce new risk parameters once change has been implemented. In this post, we take an in-depth look at how effective change management helps ensure project success. The vast majority of project managers, of course, plan for success by following established project management […]
No matter whether you are a project management apprentice or you have years of experience, one of the most difficult challenges is setting realistic project exceptions. The last thing you want to do is under promise to the point where you cause disappointment. On the other hand, if you over promise you are going to […]
As a project manager, it is your responsibility to monitor the performance of your team to ensure that everyone is on track, and so play an active role in helping the team to achieve their overall goals. To do this, it is important to give project feedback. However, the way in which you give feedback […]
We are delighted to have been short-listed for the APM Awards 2017 in the Social Project of the Year category. These awards have been celebrating project management excellence for over 20 years and recognise the very best the profession has to offer. Background At the end of last year we worked with Streetworks on […]
Are you considering project management as a career? There are many project management training courses available to help you kick-start your career in this area and more recently there are now opportunities to begin your career via a higher apprenticeship in project management. However, you may be wondering if you have what it takes to […]
Hi guys, I have my APM PMQ exam in September, I have worked through the sample paper from the APM website but I can’t find anymore previous exam papers. Is this enough to go by for my upcoming exam? Can anyone recommend certain content to revise over ? Any tips to help prepare for the […]
Professional Project Management is a key capability of Arcadis, the leading build environment consultancy business. Arcadis plan and execute large scale projects for a broad range of sectors and clients. These range from the £1bn transformation of London Bridge Station to the new Sir Henry Royce Institute as a research centre for Manchester University and […]
Gone are the days when sharing platforms such as Google Drive and emails made up the basis of project management and collaboration. Over the past few years, there have been significant developments in technology, which have enabled project managers and projects team to work more efficiently and achieve their goals. Your projects are much more […]
The purpose of a health and safety plan on a project is to make everyone aware of the scope of the project, how the health and safety of the project affects them and also how the health and safety plan affects others including non-project related personnel i.e. the public. It is also there to provide […]
My features of a Programme (1) Programmes involve the control and management of a number of projects that have a collective aim and have interdependencies with each other, this management will provide consistency and alignment to coincide with the programme life cycle and an interaction with business as usual and the programme objective. (2) Programmes […]
Question 3: List and describe five approaches that a project manager could use to address conflict within a project team 5 approaches to addressing conflict: • Competing • Collaborating • Accommodating • Avoiding • Compromise A key role of the project manager is to identify and address difference and conflicts. If there are not addressed […]
Question 5 (a) Within resource scheduling, explain each of the following terms: • Resource smoothing • Resource levelling (b) Explain three approaches / responses which a project manager might consider when optimising the resource allocation for a project. Identify in your answer any assumptions and implications made Resource Smoothing Resource smoothing is used to resolve […]
PROGRAMME BENEFITS (1) Having programme management gives us control over the included projects which may not consider the benefits or risks that can influence or affect each other. As a programme manager you can decide which projects may need to proceed in a certain order or accelerate in order for the programme to run on […]
Project management is a well-established but still growing profession, that has become increasingly important to companies and organisations in all sorts of industries in recent years. If this is a career path you are interested in, there are several ways to make it up the ladder. One option is to start out by taking a […]
Hi please forgive my first post as I am early in my study of the course. I was just confused with the description of Portfolio management especially coming from a construction background. It states that projects can be removed if not running well but surely if a company has taken on a project via a […]
APM Registered Project Professional (RPP) is an internationally recognised standard across all industries that recognises the ability to manage complex projects, programmes or portfolios, competent leadership and a commitment to continuing professional development (CPD). Anyone with the required level of experience in a project environment can achieve this standard by submitting a written portfolio of […]