Last week I delivered a course for an an interesting group at Cardiff University. We ended up debating the advantages and disadvantages of a project management methodology and the best approach to develop and roll out a project management method in an organisation. This seems to be a conversation that I am having with more […]
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Reasons Why Projects Fail And What You Can Do About Them
What do you think? Join our discussion and share your views. No matter how well-qualified you are or how in-depth your experience, you will more than likely at some point encounter a project failure. Often nobody wants to admit the project has failed so it will be dressed up in a variety of ways, […]
Starter for Ten Questions
I have noticed quite a few new joiners for this group in the past few days, So here is a starter for ten question. List and describe five features that differentiate project management from portfolio management? (50 marks) Remember each paragraph has to cover what the feature is, why it is important and an example. […]
12 Steps To Design And Deploy A Project Management Framework
A project management framework is a consistent approach to the delivery of projects in an organisation. It normally consists of a common project lifecycle, defined roles and responsibilities, key documents and a set of governance rules. The advantage of a framework is that is encourages Continuity because that project teams and members have a shared […]
Podcasts – The Way To Learn While You’re Managing
Every project manager should have both hands full plus an extra hand ready to catch any issue that comes up unexpectedly during the management of a project. A busy PM can fall into the trap of continually striving to excel with projects, whilst falling behind on new skills that are important for continuous professional development […]
Interesting Project Management Reads
The first thing a client says he or she wants is never really what they want An article by Jerry Bauers caught my eye today in which he states that his long experience in project management (via his consulting engineering business ) has taught him many things, a couple of which stand out: The first […]
Project Managers Think About Your Motivating Tactics
No More Mandatory Fun! Project managers, it’s time to stop forcing your team to have fun. That is not to say you need to pull a serious face every time someone cracks a joke, you simply need to reconsider your organisation’s idea of fun. A key difference between large corporations and small businesses is their […]
By Special Request Some Hard APMP Questions
I have been asked for some hard APMP questions so here we go: 1) List and describe five roles of a programme manager and explain how each is different from the role of a project manager. (50) 2) List and describe five reasons why project configuration management is important for successful projects. (50) 3) List […]
3.4 Wording Of Sample Exam Questions
The two example questions: Explain the need to understand the project’s context and identify five components of a project’s context? Explain six elements of a project’s context? Are elements and components the same? (PESTLE)
Parallel Launch Updated Courses Based On 6th Ed. APM Bok
Parallel Project Training is pleased to announce that today they have released a new version of their highly successful APM Project Management Qualification course (formerly known as the APMP). This new course is based on the 6th Edition of the Association for Project Management Body of Knowledge. Using Parallel’s well established and popular blended learning […]
Interesting Reads About Project Management
Project Management Important For Generating Real Business Value Recent research by global management company Mannaz indicates that Project Management is one of the most important capabilities in an organisation for generating real business value. The research suggests the most important prerequisites to ensure projects deliver on their stated objectives are the definition of Key Performance […]
Project Managers Need To Stand Up And Be Counted
I recently watched a video called “The Expert” about the challenges of being a technical expert in a corporate project environment – the video has been labelled a “comedy” but for anyone working in a large corporation or for an external project management consultancy it is a revealing insight into why so many projects go […]
Rodney Turners Goal Method Matrix With Agile Frame Of Mind
Sometimes it’s interesting how new ideas are generated by our brains, most of the time we are comfortable in our world and then events conspire to push us in a new direction. The past seven days, for me has been one to these periods. The first was the APM conference on new frontiers. The presentation […]
The Importance of Good Business Requirements Analysis in Projects
Business Requirements define the scope of a project and enable everyone involved in a project to agree what will be delivered and what they can expect from the completed project. It constitutes the formal agreement between client and provider but in order to be valuable it must be based on a thorough analysis of the […]
Update Of APM Qualifications To The 6th Edition Of APM Bok
The Association for Project Management has announced that its range of project management qualifications is to be updated to reflect the changes in the 6th Edition of the Body of Knowledge. At the same time they will be changing the names of the qualifications, to be more descriptive of the qualification levels. While the changes […]
Project Management Context And Organisations And Governance
These are some typical questions based on the first two chapters in the book. Remember to get the full marks for each questions you need to write five paragraphs for each question. Each paragraph should explain the point you are trying to make and then explain why it is important to project managers. So for […]
Project Management Around The World
Managing Global Projects & What I’ve Learnt About Outsourcing Thinking about what to write for this #PMFlashBlog I started recalling my first foray into the world of project management. I had been working for some years for a blue-chip organisation, designing and developing bespoke software systems for internal use. But as with many large organisations […]
A Basic Guide For Success In Project Management
Project management in its simplest form is the organisation and tracking of tasks required to complete a project. A project can be anything from planning a new garden layout for your own home, designing a new website, building a new bridge or organising the Winter Olympic Games. Projects appear in our personal lives and on […]