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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.
Measuring the effectiveness of quality management techniques
When it comes to project management, it is generally accepted that quality is one of the most important outcomes for […]
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10 Critical Attributes For A Project Kick-Off Meeting
This article was updated in August 2022 As any project manager will tell you, a good kick-off meeting is one […]
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How To Achieve A Good Work-Life Balance
Work-life balance is very difficult to achieve but it’s important to ensure we are always able to perform our best […]
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What should be assessed in an updated APM PMQ based on BoK8
The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. The Association for Project Management (APM) has started work on updating […]
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Project scheduling based on the APM PMQ syllabus and the 7th Edition of the APM Body of Knowledge.
In this podcast, we examine the steps involved in developing a project schedule, the advantages and disadvantages of using software […]
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Giving Performance Reviews To Your Project Team
As a project manager, there will be many tasks you’ll be expected to deliver, one of which is to give […]
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Explain 5 Benefits of a Project Lifecycle
Five Benefits of a Project lifecycle are: It provides a structure for project delivery. It improves communication between team members. […]
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Describe the four main components of a quality management process
In the APM Project Management qualification (APM PMQ) the answer to this question might be: Project Quality Management is […]
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A Guide to Benefits Management in Project Management
Whenever we embark on a project, there are benefits that we want to achieve. Benefits management is the process of […]
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The Ultimate Guide to Managing Stress as a Project Manager
There are numerous project management qualifications available from an introductory level right up to degree or chartered level. They cover […]
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Project Beginning: What Are The Communication Issues
Here we look in detail at what the main communication issues are at the start of any project. Communication is […]
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A Guide To Agile Project Management
There are many project management training courses today, which teach an array of different project management techniques. One of the […]
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