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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.
Describe Five Stages In Negotiation
1) Understanding Need for Negotiation: Both parties should agree on the need for negotiation and establish / realise that there […]
Describe Five Stages In Information Management
Information Planning: The first stage is to prepare an information management plan, which set out how information will be controlled […]
Explain The Importance Of Procurement Strategy
Importance of Procurement Strategy: Procurement strategy is a document which defines how a project would procure and manage services and […]
Explain Importance Of Change Control And 4 Steps In Process
Importance of Change Control Process: Change control process is applied to the overall scope in the project, scope being defined […]
Is A PMP Certification Right For You?
In your PM career, there are lots of different ways to upskill, including getting a PMP certification. Here we look […]
Describe Three Actions PM Can Take To Define Project Scope
1- Produce Product Breakdown Structure (PBS): One action PM will take is producing Product Breakdown Structure (PBS) to identify the […]
Feeback Request For Answer: Organisation Structures Question
1 Explain three examples of a Matrix Organisation Structure when used in a Project Environment 30 marks 1. A highly […]
Remote Project Management – Is It Right For Your Project?
Remote project management is becoming increasingly popular. Here we look at remote project management and ways to decide if it […]
Does Your Team Support You?
When you are trying to do your best as a project manager, or indeed in any area of business, team […]
5 Ways Of Turning Failure Into Success
5 Ways Of Turning Failure Into Success Ambitious people tend to be the most likely to take failures badly. However, […]
Not Enough Hours in the Day?
All project managers have at some point run out of time to tackle certain tasks – it might just be […]