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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.
APM Golden Thread Report 2024
Project management profession contributes £186bn to UK economy after £30bn five-year growth – APM Golden Thread Report 2024 A new […]
Using The Praxis Framework For A Project Management Method
The Praxis Framework provides the project manager with a structured approach when it comes to their project, program, and portfolio […]
Change Management in Crisis Situations: Navigating Uncertainty and Disruption
A quick glance at the news on any given day will give a clear indication of just how much uncertainty, […]
Risk Management: An Overview
This is a transcript of a distance learning video, which you can also watch in our Videos section. In this […]
Understanding Stakeholder Needs – A Comprehensive Guide
Part of being a good project manager is understanding stakeholder needs and wants. However, project management is a constant learning […]
Communicating Project Budget Information to Stakeholders
When it comes to communicating project budget information effectively to your stakeholders, including executives, clients and of course your team […]
Tracking and Monitoring Project Expenses
Many project managers will tell you that the worst part of project planning is budgeting. However, this is an essential […]
When Is “agile” Not “Agile”? Clearing Up The Confusion
Anyone involved in project management will be familiar with the term “Agile”. It is front and centre of many a […]
Podcast Transcript: APM PPQ Provide visionary leadership for a project.
“Hello. Welcome to another Parallel Project Training Podcast. I’m Paul Naybour, and with me is Tom O’Shea. We’re working through […]
A Complete Guide to Project Scope
Defining the scope of your project clearly will help you to effectively manage stakeholder expectations, ensuring that all of the […]
Learning from the past – how to assess project failures and learn from them
Past experiences can teach us valuable lessons so here we look at how to assess project failures so we can […]
Podcast: APM PPQ: 5. Deliver the intended benefits of a project.
The podcast featuring Paul Naybour and Tom O’Shea offers a comprehensive exploration of benefits management within project governance. The dialogue, […]