Here are some interesting project management news items from December 2012 selected by the Parallel Project Training team to keep you up-to-date with what’s happening in the PM world: LiquidPlanner 4 Delivers Simplified Project Management In early December LiquidPlanner, developer of the priority-based, predictive project management solution, announced the fourth generation of its product: LiquidPlanner […]
In this video Paul Naybour, Business Development Director at Parallel Project Training, and hands-on project management professional, explains the importance of configuration management in certain types of project s and suggests a simple way to remember what the different steps and processes are to ensure configuration management is successfully implemented in a project. A full […]
Many people in the APMP exams struggle with the concept of project success criteria, factors and benefits. The language is very similar and it can be very confusing. In the video I use the example of a child’s Birthday Cake to illustrate the differences. What are The Benefits of a Birthday Cake? If you make […]
(i) Explain how each of the following estimating methods are used to estimate the costs or timescale of a project: a. Comparative b. Parametric c. 3 Point Estimating Comparative – This is where a single known project is taken, scaled up and any allowances are made so that a better value of the project […]
2. (APMP Sample Paper) There are three parts to this question. Answer all parts. The probability and impact grid below illustrates the relative positions of threats (numbered 1-13) to a project following a risk assessment. (i) List, in priority order, the top five risks. Answer (1-5): 1 = 2 (0.9 […]
List: 1. Acceptance (Handover) 2. Commissioning (Handover) 3. Transfer of Responsibility (Handover) 4. Team Dissolution (Closeout) 5. Post Project review (Closeout) Description: 1. There needs to be an acceptance procedure and demonstration that the project has delivered everything required/contacted too. This would usually be signed off or documented along with the […]
The 5 benefits are as follows; 1. When a programme is in place with multiple projects, the ability to initiate, define, accelerate or terminate projects in a programme is a massive benefit. This is beneficial because certain projects may not be required at a single point in time and would be beneficial to start a […]
The purpose of the project management plan (PMP) is a document that can be used by everyone involved with the project to help communicate and detail information and describe processes that the project will undertake. It will detail the scope, deliverables, timescales and roles and responsibilities of persons involved and be derived in form from […]
Here are some of the most interesting project management items published recently selected by the Parallel Project Training team to keep you up-to-date with what’s happening in the PM world: 5 Things CEOs Must Know About Project Management Chief executive officers (CEOs) who want to prepare their organizations for the future must consider project management […]
1. The first section is the decision as to whether goods should made in house or procure the goods elsewhere, the make or buy decision. To procure the goods elsewhere it should be at lower cost and better quality. For this decision we will need a clear understanding of what we want as to develop […]
I started off intending to write a straightforward blog post about change management from the project manager’s perspective – change management the conventional way; that focusses on processes within an organisation and how they are used to effectively control changes in projects. To a certain extent that is still what I am going to do […]
Your comments on the answer below would be much appreciated. a) Project sponsorship involves having overall accountability for a project. This will involve making sure the projects deliverables are met, and that any risks which may have a negative impact on the user have been minimised. Project Sponsorship also involves ownership of the Business […]
Paul Naybour is an experienced project management professional with particular expertise in change programme management, risk management, earned value management and project management training development and delivery. His academic background includes a BSc (Hons) from the University of Manchester, an MBA in Project Management and he is PMP certified. Past projects have included managing the […]
Hi Paul, Getting to the gritty end of the course now and looking to start drawing all the course materials together and focussing on passing the exam 🙂 Subject to the usual caveats, would you care to venture any ‘banker’ topics? For instance, would you say, “I would be very surprised if there wasn’t a […]
The first step of Stakeholder management is to identify the stakeholders. This can be done through brainstorming, or perhaps out of project context analysis, such as PESTLE analysis (considering the Political, Economic, Social, Technical and Environmental factors affecting the project). Members of the project team are not always considered to be Stakeholders, however it may […]
Your comments and advise on the following answer to the above question would be much appreciated. I’ve looked to use Adrian’s advise with regard to how I structure my answer. – One advantage of having a properly agreed project management plan is that it provides a baseline from which any changes that occur during the […]
Explain how the relationship between sponsor, project manager and users operates through the lifecycle of the project; make five points in your answer. I have posted an answer to the above question. Your feedback would be appreciated. Many thanks, Richard. During the concept phase the sponsor will work closely with the […]
Your thoughts on the following reponse to the above question would be much apreciated: – A project life cycle provides you with a logical and easily communicated progression through the timeframe of a project. it clearly defines the activities and the outputs to each phase. For example the busines case is the output of the concept […]