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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.
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 […]
Sample Question In Section 3, Feedback Would Be Appreciated
Hi Paul, Just started going through the book etc and reading the various posts, noticed a lot of feedback regarding […]
Not Sure If PMP, APM Or PRINCE2 Is The Right Approach For You?
Join our discussion to share your views? What do you think? Many people want to understand the differences between project […]
Which Project Management Qualification is the Best?
Hello my name is Paul Naybour from Parallel Project Training. Quite often people ask me which is the best project […]
Project Managers Stop These Irritating Behaviours
We often talk about the behaviours required for a successful project manager, which can require a complete re-think of ways […]
4 Ways To Make Your Project Team Believe In You
As a project manager, you have to command the respect of your team; if they don’t have faith in your […]
Using the Logical Framework for Project Management Training
Logical framework is specifically designed for development projects. It’s a structured way of linking the overall objective for the project […]
Project Management And The Fundamental Attribution Error
Q: What stands between a Project Manager and established project objectives? A: People. It stands to reason, then: findings […]