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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.
Lisa Hawkins joins the growing team of APM experts at Parallel
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Lisa Hawkins, a professional project manager and APM expert who joined the […]
Have You Got The Soft Skills Employers Want?
There have been various studies and surveys that suggest many employers believe that job applicants who have just left college […]
Race Across the World or just another project?
The latest challenge to face the band of intrepid would-be travellers is to get across Canada from west to east […]
APM Chartered Project Professional revised guidance – key changes
The APM have just released their revised ChPP chartered status standard and guidance notes. As an organisation that supports many […]
How To Build A Successful Project Team
There are many components that come together to ensure you are successful as a project manager, from communicating effectively, to […]
What are the prerequisites for APM PPC – Project Planning and Control™?
The APM PPC is just one of the project management qualifications that are available to those who want to choose […]
Barriers to benefits management and how to get around them
Benefits management is a method used when investing both time and resources in a project in order to ensure that […]
What careers can the APM PPC lead to?
For anyone who is looking to become an effective project planner, the Association for Project Management (APM) approach to Project […]
A breakdown of your project benefits management plan
A benefits management plan is designed to explain the different benefits of any project area and, perhaps more importantly, how […]
Carmen Campos achieves Chartered Project Professional (APM ChPP) Status
Huge congratulations to Carmen Campos, one of the Parallel Project Training trainers, who recently became a Chartered Project Professional. She […]
One woman’s experience of gaining Chartered Project Professional status
Congratulations to Carmen Campos, one of the Parallel Project Training trainers, who recently became a Chartered Project Professional. The APM ChPP […]
10 Powerful Tips for IT Project Managers
For most leaders and most industries, project management skills are absolutely essential, and never more so than for leaders in […]