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Planning A Project Why Bother?
Many companies and individuals embark on long, expensive projects believing they can keep control of the work, the budget and the people doing the work just because they understand what needs to be done and in what order. But find out why failure to plan a project thoroughly will lead to failure of the project […]
Project Management Of Complex Global Projects
Managing a global project presents a unique set of challenges apart from the obvious ones of different physical locations and time zones. There are also likely to be cultural issues that extend beyond simple language and time-zone differences; as well as issues of efficiency, administration and reporting. Almost all major organisations now have a global […]
Deepwater Horizon and Nimrod XV230 accidents: A failure of risk management or a failure to manage risk?
“The companies involved in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill made decisions to cut costs and save time that contributed to the disaster” National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling The lessons to the learned from the loss of Nimrod XV230 are profound and wide-ranging. Many of the lessons to […]
Its not all about Gantt charts
Commonly held beliefs about the likelihood of projects ‘succeeding’ advocate the increased attention to the ubiquitous Gantt chart, adherence to methods and a thorough and profound understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the project team from Sponsor down. Leadership and motivation too attract significant amounts of attention in the various bodies of knowledge. There […]
7 Cs for Project Success
All project managers are concerned about the perceived success of their projects. They want to minimise risk of failure and bring the project in on-time and on-budget. Considering each of these seven Cs for project success will lead to a truly successful outcome being accomplished. Communication The proliferation of email as the alternative to face […]
Benefits Management – When Knowing The Costs Is Not Enough
In order to understand the true worth of a project and whether to carry on with it (or indeed even start it in the first place) it is not helpful to simply consider the costs. If the benefits exceed the costs then there is no reason why the costs cannot increase. What is important is […]
The Successful Project – Is It Just a Myth?
Many of us will have embarked on a project with a very clear idea of what we want to achieve at the end of it. We are confident that we are organised, logical and capable of completing the project successfully. We have the right people with the right skills working on it. What could possibly […]
Parallel Project Training Team Recognised by APM as Registered Project Professional (RPP) Assessors
– John Bolton, Programme Development Director and Lara Taylorson accredited as APM RPP Assessors- APM training provider Parallel Project Training today announced that two of its consultants John Bolton, Programme Development Director and Lara Taylorson, associate consultant, are some of the first project management professionals to be qualified as an assessor for the new […]
Parallel Project Training Launches APM Practitioner Qualification
The APM Practitioner Qualification provides the next natural step for project managers who have completed their foundation level APMP qualification. Parallel Project Training has today launched the APM PQ qualification, working in collaboration with Provek. The APMP Practitioner Qualification assesses a project manager’s ability to adopt and apply the behaviours of effective project management as […]
Difference Between Project Manager And Scrum Master?
For a couple of months I have seen a rising interest on Twitter in Agile approaches to project management, but what is Agile and how is it relevant to project management? My interest was further sparked by a blog post at “The Project Management Hut”, which said that in Agile projects “the Scrum Master is […]
What Can You Learn About Project Management From Twitter?
This is a live blog post that will be updated over the next few days as we explore what you can learn by following the Project Managers on Twitter hash tag #PMOT. But First What is #PMOT? Users of Twitter use the hash tag #PMOT (or label) to indicate post which may be of interest […]
APM Introductory Certificate In Project Management Part 2
This module is part of out podcasts APM Introductory Certificate in project management it covers the project lifecycle, handover and closeout, project reviews, organisational roles and responsibilities. It is just part of our Parallel Learning System which includes printed study guides, on-line e-learning and face-to-face workshops.
Parallel Project Training Celebrates 300% Increase In Turnover
– Project Training business marches into 2011 with stunning growth – Reading, UK, 1st November 2010 – Parallel Project Training, a specialist training provider in APM project management training,is today celebrating a 300% increase in turnover verses the same quarter in 2009*. The project training business grew by continuing to provide market-leading training with a […]
Orlyval Metro Paris
Orlyval is a light Métro of type VAL with small gauge in the south of Paris between the station of the RERB of Antony and the Aéroport of Orly. Matra Transport which had produced a number of VAL (Véhicule Automatique Léger) systems in Lille, was highly interested in establishing a VAL system in Paris. This […]
Dartford Third Crossing
Image Courtesy of geograph.org.uk The Dartford-Thurrock crossing, also known as the Third Dartford Crossing and the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, is the first major Build-Operate-Transfer (B.O.T.) project developed in the U.K. this century. The crossing is the third road link over the Thames River between Kent and Essex counties, and complements the existing, two separate, […]
Eden Project Cornwall
The Eden Project in Cornwall was conceived by Tim Smitt in 1993. His vision for Eden was ‘to promote understanding and responsible management of the vital relationship between plant, people and resources, leading towards sustainable development’. The project was mobilised in 1994 with a £40,000 grant from Restormell District Council with Nicolas Grimshaw acting as […]
Wembley Case Study
Wembley was designed by architects HOK Sport and Foster and Partners with engineers Mott MacDonald, built by Multiplex and funded by Sport England, WNSL (Wembley National Stadium Limited), the Football Association, the Department for Culture Media and Sport and the London Development Agency. It is the most expensive stadium ever built at a cost of […]
Advantages of APM Project Management Qualifications and Standards.
The Association for Project Management offer a unique professional development road map for project managers. The range of qualifications and professional standards offers a clear development road map from an introductory to highly advance level of professional standards. With the highly anticipated launch of the professional standard for registered project professionals, the Association for Project […]