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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.
PMP Certification Requirements
PMP certification requirements can cause significant confusion, mostly as a result of the distinction between pre-certification contact hours and post […]
Explain Project Quality Assurance, Planning And Control
Quality Assurance , refers to planned and systematic production processes (or Company Quality Management System) that provide confidence in a […]
APMP Exam Top Trainer Tips
Margit who is studying for the APMP by distance learning has asked me to write down all the trainers tips […]
Chartered Project Professional The Story So Far?
In October 2008 the Association for Project Management (www.apm.org.uk) submitted a petition to the Queen for a Royal Charter. Assuming […]
APM Practitioner (APM Pq) Typical Written Questions
If you fail to demonstrate knowlege of key topics during the group work the assessors may ask you to answer […]
APM Introductory Certificate (APM IC) Sample Questions
Sample Multi-Choice Questions 1) Which of the following is not a characteristic of a project? a) Has a defined life span b) Uses […]
Will A Project Management Qualification Get Me A Better Job?
It depends at what stage you are in your project management career. If you have a couple of years successful […]
The Project Office and Why You Should Love It
In different organisations it might be called the Project Office, Project Support Office or Project Management Office but whatever the […]
How to Build High Performing Project Team
What is a high performing project team and how does it differ from a regular team? All managers recognize a […]
There Are Project Managers and There Are Project Managers
There is a wealth of information, advice, articles and blogs out there about the emerging profession of project management and […]
Is IT Project Management different?
IT Project Management has become known as its own separate field which is maintained by a body of research and […]
What is a Project Plan?
In order for any project to have a successful outcome, a project needs a solid foundation. Before the work starts there […]