Welcome to the
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.
Project at risk of being derailed? Here’s the solution
Most experienced project managers have worked on at least one project that has been at risk of being derailed at […]
Virtual PMQ Training – 5-day course or 6-week course?
The 5 day virtual classroom course and the 6 week virtual course offer the same end goal, achieving the APM […]
5 more solutions to avoid project hurdles
In the previous post we looked at some ways to overcome project hurdles but there are so many solutions that […]
5 solutions to avoid project obstacles
Obstacles to progress or productivity are an everyday possibility for every manager, and they can seriously threaten the success of […]
Living in a VUCA Project Environment?
What is a VUCA project environment? Are we currently living in a VUCA world and how might this affect your […]
Gantt charts for beginners
Do you use Gantt charts for project management? If not and you’d like to, we offer some great basic tips […]
Quick wins for project managers
The most important quick project wins are the ones you should ensure happen in every project. Find out how to […]
Project Manager Salaries in the UK
Since 2015 the Association for Project Management (APM) have been producing an annual Salary and Market Trends Survey for the […]
Project Management FAQs
Here you’ll find the questions we are most often asked in our list of project management FAQs. But if there […]
Why continue with PM training when you’re already in the job?
Continuing with PM training as a great way to add to your professional skillset or transfer those skills to a […]
Our Guide to the confusing world of Outcomes, Outputs, Benefits, Products, Deliverables, Tasks, Activities, Work Packages, Inputs and Resources.
I have written before about the logical framework to define the clear linkages between the work done on a project […]
Chartered Project Professional – Elective Competence 18: Procurement
ChPP candidates must be able to demonstrate experience that satisfies the specific Professional Practice assessment criteria. They will also at […]