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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.

complexity in project management

Tackling supply chain complexity as a project manager

12th November 2020

Supply chains are complex so having the ability to manage this increasing level of complexity is necessary in order to […]

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APM PMQ (BoK7) Procurement – Podcast Transcript

12th 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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Podcast Transcript

APM PMQ (BoK7) Quality – Planning, Assurance and Control – Podcast Transcript

12th 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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Podcast Transcript

APM PMQ (BoK7) Risk and Issue Management – Podcast Transcript

11th 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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Podcast Transcript

APM PMQ (BoK7) Earned Value – Podcast Transcript

11th 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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supply chain projects

Project management in the supply chain – what could your role involve?

9th November 2020

If you want to successfully manage change within a business, then project management principles are vital. It is commonplace to […]

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project manager discussing progress with team

How to recover a project that has gone off course

29th October 2020

When you explain project management you don’t immediately think of failure, but it can and does happen no matter how […]

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project planning techniques

5 common project planning techniques to work on

26th October 2020

With project management, it’s all in the project planning techniques. You will need to prepare to adapt your schedule as […]

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project management courses teach soft and hard skills

What technical, soft and hard skills do you need in project management?

22nd October 2020

The career field for project managers is rapidly expanding; perhaps because in the working world everything can be classed as […]

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Effective time management

Improving time estimation as a project manager

19th October 2020

The timeline of a project can be a long affair subject to all manner of unforeseen influences that can throw […]

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projects affected by coronavirus

Business projects affected by Coronavirus – what has been the impact?

14th October 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected pretty much every business sector within the UK and overseas with many business projects affected […]

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Deployment baselines for linear and agile projects

Deployment baselines for linear and agile projects

30th September 2020

The APM Body of Knowledge 7th edition introduced a new term deployment baseline and defined it as: Deployment baseline:  Agreeing […]

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