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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.
The Ultimate Guide to Change Management
Following the events of the last couple of years, the working world has changed for many people beyond what they […]
A Guide to Soft Skills for Project Managers
Soft skills are vital for project managers. Our brief guide takes a look at exactly how you should be using […]
Project Communication – Your Ultimate Guide
One thing that we can never hear enough is the importance of communication within a project. Whilst this is one […]
Fake Agile – What is it and why it’s a problem
If you work in project management at any level, then you will almost certainly have come across the term “agile”. […]
Time Management: How Project Managers Manage Their Time
All project managers know that time management is one of the essential project management skills to develop if you want […]
Resource Management: The Complete Guide
Resource management is strongly linked to productivity and also to project success. Getting it right can help a project manager […]
The complete guide to project reporting
Updated March 2026 It will come as no surprise to learn that a staggering number of projects fail as a […]
Parallel Are Delighted to Welcome a New Member to Their Team
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Carmen Campos, a professional project manager with 14 years’ industry experience and […]
Measuring the effectiveness of quality management techniques
When it comes to project management, it is generally accepted that quality is one of the most important outcomes for […]
10 Critical Attributes For A Project Kick-Off Meeting
This article was updated in August 2022 As any project manager will tell you, a good kick-off meeting is one […]
How To Achieve A Good Work-Life Balance
Work-life balance is very difficult to achieve but it’s important to ensure we are always able to perform our best […]
What should be assessed in an updated APM PMQ based on BoK8
The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. The Association for Project Management (APM) has started work on updating […]