We all like to think of ourselves as successful project managers or maybe you are aspiring to be a successful project manager but the recent 2015 inaugural APM Salary and Market Trends Survey starts with an insight into what the average project manager is. Somehow that term “average project manager” doesn’t smack of success – […]
During a professional project manager’s career they are likely to experience a range of projects in all shapes and sizes. At least that is what we all like to hope would happen to bring variety to our careers, but what about when you have worked on project after project in the same field, in the […]
Q: What stands between a Project Manager and established project objectives? A: People. It stands to reason, then: findings in the disciplines of Psychology and Social Psychology are as relevant to Project Management as any endeavour necessitating the management, leadership, and coordination, of objective-focussed teams and individuals. Arguably, one of the most significant […]
If you’ve considered the possibility of becoming a project manager within your current organisation but have not found any opportunities available, you may now be looking at other avenues that will lead you to your chosen career. But first ask yourself why there are no opportunities with your current employer: Is it the wrong type […]
Project management in its simplest form is the organisation and tracking of tasks required to complete a project. A project can be anything from planning a new garden layout for your own home, designing a new website, building a new bridge or organising the Winter Olympic Games. Projects appear in our personal lives and on […]
Individuals and organisations regularly start a project believing that it can be easily controlled and does not require formal planning to be completed successfully. Such projects are likely to be time-consuming and expensive so failure to plan them properly is a waste of time and money because lack of planning will increase the risk of […]
A project management framework defines how projects of various sizes and complexity should be managed within an organisation so that all projects are managed in a consistent way. Not all projects will require every part of the framework to the same degree, for instance small or non-complex projects may not require such detailed processes but […]
It’s a relief that we are finally seeing signs of economic recovery on both sides of the Atlantic but the challenge now is whether companies that responded quickly and cut back in the hard times can respond equally quickly to meet the demands of a growing economy. When the recession hit in 2007/2008 many companies […]
I have often discussed whether as a project manager you need specific business or industry knowledge and experience in order to manage a project in that business/industry. Specific business knowledge can enable the project manager to talk the same “language” as project team members and to understand issues (particularly technical ones) in more depth. And yet project management as a discipline can be used in any type of business and the fundamentals of good project management apply to every industry so a professional project manager should be adaptable enough to manage any type of team.
I started off intending to write a straightforward blog post about change management from the project manager’s perspective – change management the conventional way; that focusses on processes within an organisation and how they are used to effectively control changes in projects. To a certain extent that is still what I am going to do […]
In the wake of the hugely successful 2012 Olympics in the UK let’s hope that the project managers involved get some recognition of their contribution to the success. There can be few projects of this scale that had not only the urgency of a fixed deadline but also the eyes of the world watching and […]
Major ERP Software Provider invests in bespoke training for its top project managers Project Managers from across the globe gathered recently at the UK headquarters in High Wycombe of IFS, a major Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) company, to embark on an inaugural, exclusive, tailored training programme specifically designed to equip this elite band of international […]
You can look up almost any fortune 500 company and find out what their ethics policy or environmental stewardship goals are on their website. How organizations accomplish these goals vary from one to the other. It is widely understood that a culture change starting at the top and embraced at every level is the only […]
During the past decade project management has undergone a transformation with through greater codification and formal certification. This certification and been based on the Association for Project Management (APM), Prince2TM and Project Management Institute (PMI) under taken by seemingly ever increasing number of organisations and individuals. With over half a million members of the PMI, […]
Parallel Project Training is pleased to announce that its long awaited APMP study guide is available today from www.parallelprojecttraining.com or Amazon.co.uk. Designed to accompany the Parallel podcasts and e-learning, this study guide is your first step towards professional project management. It is packed full exercises, case studies, quizzes and sample APMP questions. We are also pleased […]
Date: 14/01/2010 Event organiser: APM Midlands Branch Time: 6.15 for 6.30pm start – Refreshments provided Venue: Holiday Inn Notts Derby, M1, Jct 25, Bostocks Lane, Sandiacre, Nottingham, NG10 5NJ Presented by: Paul Naybour – Director of Parallel Project Training Overview Heathrow Terminal 5 and Wembley Stadium are two high profile projects, each of which, for […]
Parallel Project Training can offer a wide range of short CPD workshops. Typically lasting between 2-3 hours these are for experienced project managers and include the following topics: Project Management – T5 vs Wembley – What can we learn? Heathrow Terminal and Wembley are two high profile projects which are both for different reasons perceived […]
Date: 14/01/2010 Event organiser: APM Midlands Branch Time: 6.15 for 6.30pm start – Refreshments provided Venue: Holiday Inn Notts Derby, M1, Jct 25, Bostocks Lane, Sandiacre, Nottingham, NG10 5NJ Presented by: Paul Naybour – Director of Parallel Project Training Heathrow Terminal and Wembley are two high profile projects, which are both for different reasons perceived […]