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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.
Improving time estimation as a project manager
The timeline of a project can be a long affair subject to all manner of unforeseen influences that can throw […]
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Business projects affected by Coronavirus – what has been the impact?
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
The APM Body of Knowledge 7th edition introduced a new term deployment baseline and defined it as: Deployment baseline: Agreeing […]
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Knowing which specific skills to use, and when, as a project manager
The role of a project manager involves knowing when to use the various combinations of skills for maximum effect to […]
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Project at risk of being derailed? Here’s the solution
Most experienced project managers have worked on at least one project that has been at risk of being derailed at […]
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Virtual PMQ Training – 5-day course or 6-week course?
The 5 day virtual classroom course and the 6 week virtual course offer the same end goal, achieving the APM […]
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5 more solutions to avoid project hurdles
In the previous post we looked at some ways to overcome project hurdles but there are so many solutions that […]
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5 solutions to avoid project obstacles
Obstacles to progress or productivity are an everyday possibility for every manager, and they can seriously threaten the success of […]
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Living in a VUCA Project Environment?
What is a VUCA project environment? Are we currently living in a VUCA world and how might this affect your […]
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Virtual Training: Six Months On
It is almost six months since I wrote a blog post on the impact of Covid-19 on my training course. […]
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Gantt charts for beginners
Do you use Gantt charts for project management? If not and you’d like to, we offer some great basic tips […]
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Quick wins for project managers
The most important quick project wins are the ones you should ensure happen in every project. Find out how to […]
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