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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.

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Project Planning and Control™ (PPC)

26th January 2021

This post was updated on 17 March 2022 Based on the Association for Project Management (APM) guidance for Planning and […]

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Creative Project Manager – What does it take?

22nd January 2021

There are many unique challenges that await the creative project manager, and there is a unique range of skills that […]

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Benefits of cloud computing for project managers

18th January 2021

Businesses all over the world have embraced cloud computing and it has completely changed the way that applications and data […]

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ZOPA, BATNA and Win-Win in Negotiation

13th January 2021

The new version of the Association for Project Management Project Management Qualification (APM PMQ) based on the 7th Edition of […]

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How To Setup Adobe Connect In 2021

8th January 2021

Addition – It is important to turn off any corporate VPN connection you may be using. Adobe support say it […]

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Which industries pay the best for project managers?

4th January 2021

Project management is a recognised profession with chartered status available to those with the right skills, experience and qualifications. But […]

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3 Project management trends to take us into 2021

31st December 2020

As we near the end of 2020, a year that the majority will be glad to see over, we can […]

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Share your experience as a project manager; help your career prospects

28th December 2020

If you share your experience of being a project manager and network with others who work in the same type […]

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The future of project management: adaptability, sustainability, diversity

23rd December 2020

The only way for many organisations to thrive and survive is by making sure that their projects have the ability […]

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A project manager’s place in healthcare – during and beyond a pandemic

17th November 2020

During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic those that have been hardest hit in employment were professionals in the medical supply and […]

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APM PMQ (BoK7) Resource Management – Podcast Transcript

16th November 2020

Introduction Welcome to a Parallel Project Training APM Project Management Qualification (APM PMQ) podcast based on the APM body of […]

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List and describe five benefits of programme management

14th November 2020

Five benefits of Programme Management are: Achieving the overall strategic goals of an organization. Improve management of projects interdependencies and […]

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