Project Management Articles
5 New Year’s resolutions for project managers
As we get up to speed in 2014, you might be thinking about what you want to do this year […]
Updated PMP Certification launched by Parallel Project Training
A truly international group of delegates recently attended the updated PMP certification course in London. Based on the 5th edition […]
Why Is A Project Management Framework Necessary?
A project management framework defines how projects of various sizes and complexity should be managed within an organisation so that […]
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. […]
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 […]
Project Management In A Post-Recession World
It’s a relief that we are finally seeing signs of economic recovery on both sides of the Atlantic but the […]
What is a project health check, and why you need it
A project health check is a learning opportunity, a quick glance at the status of a project to see which […]
Balancing Good Project Management with Creative Freedom
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.
Project Management For Your Next Career Move!
Have you been exploring project management for your next career? There are many good reasons to pursue this career path, […]
Five Benefits of Managing a Project as Part of a Programme
1) The programme manager can co-ordinate the project to deliver strategic benefit for the organisation. This can be difficult for individual projects because they do not have a communication route to the senior management team or a way in which the projects can be co-ordinated. An example of this would be the London 2012 Olympic Games in which programme management played a critical part in the success of the project.