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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.
Explain The Benefits Of A Project Management Office.
Feel I’m a sentence or two short on both of these questions on the PMO, is that a fair assumption? […]
Describe 5 Key Activities That A Project Office May Undertake
Describe five key activities that a project office may undertake 1) Administrative support and guidance such as filing and management […]
3 Types Of Organisation Structure – Strengths, Weaknesses
An example of what is expected for this APM project management exam question provided by a delegate on one of […]
Attending Classroom Training Feb 1st.
Dear All Will be attending the APMP Classroom training in Reading on February 1st. Have PRINCE2 Practitioner so will be […]
Feedback: Explain What Is Meant By The Term ‘Project Context’.
Project context is the environment in which the project operates, and the influences within the environment that will have an […]
Explain Five Benefits Of Using A Programme Management Approach
1. Projects form part of a Programme because they are part of the vision set by senior managers of the […]
A World In Which Every Project Is A Success?
“We know why projects fail, we know how to prevent their failure — so why do they still fail?” Martin […]
Easy Tips For New Project Managers
When you are new to being a project manager, there’s lots of advice out there. Our advice? Take it all […]
Why Trust Is Crucial In Project Management
Trust is an extremely important part of project management. In this discussion we look at why this is, and how […]
List And Describe Five Steps In Creating A Robust Schedule
Five steps in creating a robust schedule are: Producing WBS Estimating durations for executing work packages Preparing precedence diagram, and […]
List And Describe Five Benefits Of Formal Risk Management
Five benefits of formal Risk Management are: 1) Defining ways to deal with risk 2) Consistency 3) Allowing for contingencies […]
List And Describe Five Types Of Project Stakeholder
Five types of stakeholders are: 1-Individuals and groups performing the works which are represented in the PM and the project […]