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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.
Tackling supply chain complexity as a project manager
Supply chains are complex so having the ability to manage this increasing level of complexity is necessary in order to […]
APM PMQ (BoK7) Procurement – Podcast Transcript
Introduction: Welcome to a Parallel Project Training APM Project Management Qualification (APM PMQ) podcast based on the APM body of […]
APM PMQ (BoK7) Quality – Planning, Assurance and Control – Podcast Transcript
Introduction Welcome to a Parallel Project Training APM project management qualification (APM PMQ) podcast based on the APM body of […]
APM PMQ (BoK7) Risk and Issue Management – Podcast Transcript
Introduction Welcome to a parallel project training APM project management qualification (APM PMQ) podcast based on the APM body of […]
APM PMQ (BoK7) Earned Value – Podcast Transcript
Introduction Welcome to a parallel project training APM project management qualification (APM PMQ) podcast based on the APM body of […]
Project management in the supply chain – what could your role involve?
If you want to successfully manage change within a business, then project management principles are vital. It is commonplace to […]
How to recover a project that has gone off course
When you explain project management you don’t immediately think of failure, but it can and does happen no matter how […]
5 common project planning techniques to work on
With project management, it’s all in the project planning techniques. You will need to prepare to adapt your schedule as […]
What technical, soft and hard skills do you need in project management?
The career field for project managers is rapidly expanding; perhaps because in the working world everything can be classed as […]
Improving time estimation as a project manager
The timeline of a project can be a long affair subject to all manner of unforeseen influences that can throw […]
Deployment baselines for linear and agile projects
This post is specifically aimed at those following APM project management best practice but is also relevant for other knowledge-based project management certifications. […]
Knowing which specific skills to use, and when, as a project manager
The role of a project manager involves knowing when to use the various combinations of skills for maximum effect to […]