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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.
Advancing Your Career in the Emerging Profession of Project Management
Projects are increasingly becoming part of the daily business of many organisations so the need for experienced and well-trained project […]
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The PMBOK® has changed and soon so will the PMP Exam
It seems to be a year for changing well-established exams but all for the greater good, I’m sure. At the […]
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Develop your career with an APMP project management qualification
Part of being a project manager is having vision and goals. One major goal all great project managers have is […]
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Different Types Of Cost In PMP Exam
Sunk Costs are retrospective (past) costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered Committed costs are similar to […]
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PMP Exam Prep Equations
Below is a collection of the formula useful for PMP prepraration Time Management Pert 1. PERT (P + 4M + […]
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PMP Sample Question Cost Plus Incentive Fee
A contractor is conducting a $100,000 contract using a cost plus incentive fee of $10,000. It is agreed to split […]
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Free PMP Exam Prep Websites
After eight years as a project management trainer, I have helped more than 20,000 students prepare for their Project Management Professional (PMP)® […]
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Describe 5 Main Components Of A Procurement Strategy
Prepare/ define – This stage of the strategy is to identify and quantify exactly what scope of works will be […]
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Apmp: Describe 5 Attributes Of An Effective Project Manager
This is quite an open and free format question. There are no prescribed answers in this case, you just need […]
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Apmp: Benefits Of Effective Configuration Management?
This question is asking for benefits so the answer could be based on time, cost, quality, team motivation and user […]
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Describe Different Types Of Project Contractual Relationship
An explanation of what is expected for this APM Project Management exam question. This is a easy question, but it […]
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Describe A Situational Leadership Model And Give Examples
This question is asking you to describe hersey and blanchard situational leadership model, tell, sell, participate and deligate. Remeber this applies […]
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