The committee of APM Thames Valley Branch would like to invite you to join them at an afternoon meeting designed for Heads of project and programme management within our corporate membership and other organisations with a strong interest in developing professional standards within their project management community. APM has now launched its pan-sector standard for […]
– Parallel Project Training emphasises the importance of continuously developing project managers – Reading, UK. 6 May 2011: A Project Management Academy has been established by innovative training company Parallel Project Training in recognition of the importance to successful projects of developing individual project managers. This follows in the footsteps of organisations such as NASA […]
APM Introductory Certificate APMP APM PQ APM Registered Project Professional (really a standard not a qualification) Who is it for? (Extracts from the APM website) No prior knowledge or experience is required for this qualification which will offer the individual the knowledge to make a positive contribution to any project. APMP is aimed at those wishing to achieve a […]
Should Parallel Project Training offer Microsoft Project Training alongside our project management courses? When delivering project management training courses people are normally very interested to understand how they can use Microsoft project to support their planning. However using Microsoft project is not part of n accredited project management course. In particular they are interesting how […]
So you are thinking about a career in project management? Is it a good move? It is right career for you? What are your next steps? In this blog post we set out the step for anyone wanting to move into project management at a professional career. Is it the right career for me? In […]
– Parallel Project Training introduces APM Registered Project Professional Workshop to help individuals and organisations manage their application for the RPP standard – Reading, UK, 24 March, 2011 – Parallel Project Training, a specialist training provider in APM project management training, today announced its new APM Registered Project Professional (RPP) Workshop. The workshop aims to help experienced project managers […]
– Project Training businesses joint forces to offer a complete range of training courses – Reading, UK, 11 February 2011 – Parallel Project Training, and Pearce Mayfield have formed a strategic alliance to offer clients a one stop shop for project management training. The two businesses are perfect partners because Parallel Project Training are leading […]
As we enter 2011 many project managers face uncertain times ahead. Those in the public sector are unsure what the budget cuts will mean and many in the private sector worry about the impact deficit reduction will have on their projects. Nevertheless there are some positive signs; project management is becoming more professional and with […]
Having recently attained the APM’s Registered Project Professional (RPP) I wanted to share my experience with others who might be thinking of applying. Without wishing to sound contrive, for me the journey to gain the standard has been bit like managing a project. Hence why I have entitled this blog ‘My “APM Registered Project Professional […]
This podcasts covers the management of budgets in a project including accruals, commitments and accruals, planned and variance analysis. Hints and tips for controlling actual expenditure and forecasting work and cost to come. This is part of our Parallel Learning System as part of our APMP Training Find out how to listen to our podcasts […]
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida, United States, at 11:39 a.m. Disintegration of the entire vehicle began […]
“The companies involved in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill made decisions to cut costs and save time that contributed to the disaster” National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Introduction The Deepwater Horizon was a 9-year-old semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit, a massive floating, dynamically positioned drilling rig […]
Executive Summary Introduction The extract below is taken from the Haddon Cave report into the accident leading to the loss of the Nimrod XV230 in Afghanistan. It is crown copyright and the full report is available from http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/hc0809/hc10/1025/1025.asp Loss of XV230 1. RAF Nimrod XV230 was lost on 2 September 2006 on a mission over […]
Many people embarking on a new project will ask why business requirements analysis is needed. Some may even advocate just “getting started” on the project – a very tempting proposition when the budget has been approved and the project team is enthusiastic and ready to go. But Business Requirements must be documented to ensure the […]
Many companies and individuals embark on long, expensive projects believing they can keep control of the work, the budget and the people doing the work just because they understand what needs to be done and in what order. But find out why failure to plan a project thoroughly will lead to failure of the project […]
Managing a global project presents a unique set of challenges apart from the obvious ones of different physical locations and time zones. There are also likely to be cultural issues that extend beyond simple language and time-zone differences; as well as issues of efficiency, administration and reporting. Almost all major organisations now have a global […]
“The companies involved in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill made decisions to cut costs and save time that contributed to the disaster” National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling The lessons to the learned from the loss of Nimrod XV230 are profound and wide-ranging. Many of the lessons to […]
Commonly held beliefs about the likelihood of projects ‘succeeding’ advocate the increased attention to the ubiquitous Gantt chart, adherence to methods and a thorough and profound understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the project team from Sponsor down. Leadership and motivation too attract significant amounts of attention in the various bodies of knowledge. There […]