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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.
Professional Project Managers: Do You Need Them?
Both private business firms and large organizations that are involved in completing large projects recognize the true importance of project […]
Do Project Managers Need Training Or Can They Make It Up?
Whether the business is small or large, project managers play a vital role in successful corporations. Effective project management ensures […]
7 Frustrations of Project Management
Being a PM can be incredibly rewarding, highly varied and endlessly interesting, but can also cause a few headaches too. […]
Project Management Across The Web
Are organisations making the most of project management? Both public and private sector organisations which successfully manage change – whether […]
A Poetic Description of a Successful Project Manager
With my sincere apologies to Rudyard Kipling, I have paraphrased his famous poem “If” to remind all project managers aspiring […]
Project Management In Context And Organisation And Governance
Try the following questions and I will give you feedback on how you are progressing1) List and describe five duties […]
APM PMQ Exam Questions Starter For Ten
For those who have just started an APM PMQ course here are a couple of exam questions for you to […]
The Corporate Benefits Of Project Management Training
From the overseeing manager and production team to the paying client, project management plays a vital role in serving everyone […]
Frequently Asked Questions About Project Management
Here are answers to some basic questions for those new to project management or considering it as a career choice. […]
What makes for a great project management training course?
As all business owners and managers know, the core of business is setting and meeting goals. Some of these goals […]
Ten Questions Project Managers Should Ask Project Sponsors
Being a project manager requires various skills to get the project done successfully in the allotted timeframe. Project managers need […]
Six reasons to use a project management framework
Basically, a Project Management Framework is used to define roles, responsibilities and a common lifecycle that can be applied to […]