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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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Knowing which specific skills to use, and when, as a project manager

29th September 2020

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

25th September 2020

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?

23rd September 2020

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

22nd September 2020

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

18th September 2020

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?

9th September 2020

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

4th September 2020

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

20th August 2020

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

18th August 2020

The most important quick project wins are the ones you should ensure happen in every project. Find out how to […]

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Project Manager Salaries in the UK

14th August 2020

Since 2015 the Association for Project Management (APM) have been producing an annual Salary and Market Trends Survey for the […]

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Project Management FAQs

17th July 2020

Updated 29th November 2023 Here you’ll find the questions we are most often asked in our list of project management […]

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Why continue with PM training when you’re already in the job?

18th June 2020

Continuing with PM training as a great way to add to your professional skillset or transfer those skills to a […]

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