Hi, I’ve had a first go at the sample questions in the Study Guide and would appreciate some feedback to see if I’m on the right path. The first question in particular I’m aware I’ve not written enough but I’m not quite sure what else to write without waffling too much! I’ve listed beside the question […]
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Why Projects Fail
I’ve been reading the latest 2015 PwC report on Insights and Trends: Current Portfolio, Programme, and Project Management Practices recently (pretty heavy going) and have summarised in a blog post over on the Parallel blog what the report has to say about why projects fail, particularly that projects fail because of poor estimates in the […]
Projects Fail Because of Poor Estimates in the Planning Phase
If you are looking for some light bedtime reading then I’d recommend the latest 2015 PwC report on Insights and Trends: Current Portfolio, Programme, and Project Management Practices. One of the report’s most significant, and yet not surprising, findings is that poor estimation during the planning phase continues to be the largest contributor to project […]
Free coaching or training
As part of the Growth Accelerator service, Participating companies are automatically entitled to a Government Matched-funding grant worth £2,000 per manager towards training related to Leadership or Management. This “Leadership & Management” grant is available to businesses with an annual turnover of up to £40m p.a. with up to 250 Full-Time employees. For information on […]
Roundup Of Recent PM Articles And Videos
Stop That Project! There are some projects that once they begin continue on like a snowball rolling down a hill. The project builds momentum, increasing in terms of the time, effort and money that are continuously absorbed by it. The greater the spend; the harder it is for the project to stop or change direction. […]
The Problem With Global Projects
Global projects may involve people from the same international organisation based in different locations or may involve outsourced teams in India or China working on a project being project managed from another country entirely. The very fact that teams and people working on the same project are not located even in the same country is […]
101 Characteristics Of A Project Manager
A 2011 paper by Bakhsheshi & Nejad “Impact of Project Managers’ Personalities on Project Success in Four Types of Project” compiled a list of the personal characteristics required in a project manager based on other research. The list amounts to 101 traits! I can’t imagine any project manager could exist with all of these traits […]
Using Social Media In Project Management
Social media in business should not be discounted as a useful tool – it can be used effectively to improve communication and involvement in projects. Social media is now a regular part of most people’s day-to-day lives, and most people have an account with at least one social media site. While these sites have predominantly […]
Sample Question In Section 3, Feedback Would Be Appreciated
Hi Paul, Just started going through the book etc and reading the various posts, noticed a lot of feedback regarding the content of the answers so would appreciate some feed back on the first sample question in the book from section 3.1, Contexts and Environments. List and describe five key attributes of project and how […]
Not Sure If PMP, APM Or PRINCE2 Is The Right Approach For You?
Join our discussion to share your views? What do you think? Many people want to understand the differences between project management methodologies and approaches and determine which would be best for their organisation and for their career. The main approaches in use around the world are PRINCE2 and those based on the APM BOK and […]
Which Project Management Qualification is the Best?
Hello my name is Paul Naybour from Parallel Project Training. Quite often people ask me which is the best project management qualification for me to take? It really depends on your experience and where you want to go. So in this video were briefly going to look at the main options and help you decide […]
Project Managers Stop These Irritating Behaviours
We often talk about the behaviours required for a successful project manager, which can require a complete re-think of ways we have been doing things for years. It is not easy to change some habits or methods. But there are also ways you behave that are much easier to change and these are often things […]
4 Ways To Make Your Project Team Believe In You
As a project manager, you have to command the respect of your team; if they don’t have faith in your abilities to lead a project successfully then it will be very difficult to do so. One of the many challenges a project manager faces is being both a leader and a manager – these are […]
Using the Logical Framework for Project Management Training
Logical framework is specifically designed for development projects. It’s a structured way of linking the overall objective for the project the desired benefits, the overall purpose the results and activities. The aim is to ensure that activities completed as part of the project are clearly linked back to the overall objective of the project and […]
Project Management And The Fundamental Attribution Error
Q: What stands between a Project Manager and established project objectives? A: People. It stands to reason, then: findings in the disciplines of Psychology and Social Psychology are as relevant to Project Management as any endeavour necessitating the management, leadership, and coordination, of objective-focussed teams and individuals. Arguably, one of the most significant […]
Yet more sample APMP Questions
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Interesting PM Reads
3 Steps For Harnessing Failure The Right Way A new book published this month, Fail Better: Design Smart Mistakes and Succeed Sooner by Anjali Sastry and Kara Penn aims to help you create better project deliverables with more lasting and further-reaching impact. By learning from what worked well, and what did not, on a project […]
Handling Political Situations As A Project Manager
All project managers would like to think they have good working relationships with the members of their team, other managers and project stakeholders but the reality can often be very different. The personalities of those involved in a project, how they deal with conflict or handle criticism and setbacks, will determine how successful a project […]