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Parallel Training Project Management Blog
From beginner’s guides to breakdowns of advanced topics, our blog covers key project management topics. These can supplement your learning on one of our project management training courses, or provide a starting point for your own project management learning.
How AI Will Change Project Management
Artificial intelligence is already changing the way project managers work. For many people, AI still means ChatGPT, Copilot or Claude. […]
How Human-AI Collaboration Can Improve Project Delivery
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already influencing how projects are planned, monitored, reported and delivered. AI tools are increasingly becoming embedded […]
From Certification to Impact: Why Large Organisations Struggle to Bridge the Gap
Many organisations invest heavily in project management certifications, yet still struggle to achieve consistent project success. The reason is that […]
Delivering projects through volunteer resource – The unique challenge and tips to overcome it
Many industries and organisations rely heavily on volunteers, not only to maintain business-as-usual activity, but also to deliver successful projects. […]
Award-Winning Project Management Training: Parallel Project Training Wins APM Development Programme of the Year
Parallel Project Training, a leading provider of professional project management training, in partnership with Network Rail, has won Developmental Programme […]
Parallel Project Training Named APM Developmental Programme of the Year
We’re proud to share that Parallel Project Training, in partnership with Network Rail, has won Developmental Programme of the Year at the 2026 APM Education & Research Awards.
The Secret to Project Mastery? It’s Not the “Perfect” Project.
We’ve all been there: you attend a high-energy workshop, have a ‘lightbulb moment’ when you learn about a resource-levelling technique or a project communication framework, and you’re fired up […]
Give to Gain: Building your Career in Project Management (Podcast Transcript)
Hello and welcome to another Parallel Project Training podcast. My name is Ruth Phillips and I’m here with a new […]
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: My Top 5 Organisations Supporting Women in Tech and Project Management
I studied a degree in Engineering and Business Studies and graduated in 1990, when at that time the percentage of […]
How To Build a Motivated Project Team
Projects are successful if the right people are involved and those people are well-motivated so let’s look at how to […]
The Silent Killer of Projects No One Likes to Talk About…
The Silent Killer We talk a lot in project management about risks, schedule over-runs, budget over-spend, and those ever-expanding wish lists from […]