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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.
Project Managers – What You Need To Succeed
It may not be ‘Dry January’ anymore and we’re definitely way past New Year’s Resolutions being fresh, but that doesn’t […]
List/Describe 5 Environmental Legislative Requirements
One of the harder questions on the sample paper from the APM is about environmental legislative requirements. Below is a very […]
Studying the APM PMQ Project Management Qualifications Outside the UK
We get asked quite often about taking the APM PMQ distance learning course exam from outside the UK. This is […]
List Five Key Attributes Of A Project And Difference To BAU
Hi, I’ve had a first go at the sample questions in the Study Guide and would appreciate some feedback to […]
Feedback – On Section 1 Of The Study Guide
Hi, I’ve had a first go at the sample questions in the Study Guide and would appreciate some feedback to […]
Why Projects Fail
I’ve been reading the latest 2015 PwC report on Insights and Trends: Current Portfolio, Programme, and Project Management Practices recently […]
Projects Fail Because of Poor Estimates in the Planning Phase
If you are looking for some light bedtime reading then I’d recommend the latest 2015 PwC report on Insights and […]
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As part of the Growth Accelerator service, Participating companies are automatically entitled to a Government Matched-funding grant worth £2,000 per […]
Roundup Of Recent PM Articles And Videos
Stop That Project! There are some projects that once they begin continue on like a snowball rolling down a hill. […]
The Problem With Global Projects
Global projects may involve people from the same international organisation based in different locations or may involve outsourced teams in […]
101 Characteristics Of A Project Manager
A 2011 paper by Bakhsheshi & Nejad “Impact of Project Managers’ Personalities on Project Success in Four Types of Project” […]
Using Social Media In Project Management
Social media in business should not be discounted as a useful tool – it can be used effectively to improve […]