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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.
Dealing with Time Management Issues Within Your Project Team
Some people say that you can’t really manage time, that whether you want it to or not, it passes […]
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Getting A Project Management Job – Apprentice To Senior PM
Roles as project managers are required in such a wide variety of industries that you could find yourself working within […]
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How To Become A Better Project Manager
Project management is an increasingly competitive field as more and more businesses are looking for qualified PMs to help them […]
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Chartered Project Professional Competence 2: Change Control
If you are already a project professional with a track record of managing complex projects, programmes or portfolios and can […]
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How To Prepare Your Team For A Project
Once you have put in the project groundwork, chosen your project team and chosen the most suitable methods and approaches, […]
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Signs That You Need To Improve Your Leadership Skills
Discover some of the key signs that indicate you need to improve your leadership skills because these skills can be […]
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Securing A Promotion As A Project Manager
Do you feel like your career has hit a roadblock? Many people experience that moment at some point in their […]
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Why Are Changes Required On Well-Planned Projects?
Projects by their nature are delivering something new – that could be a major product such as a building, road […]
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Feedback – Teamwork And Team Development Practice Exam Question
In a project context, explain what is meant by teamwork. List & describe 4 distinct stages through which a team […]
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Feedback please – preparation for negotiation practice exam question
List & describe 5 things a PM might do to prepare for a negotiation 5 things that a project manager […]
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Feedback Please – Project Life Cycle Practice Exam Question
List 5 key phases of a typical life cycle & describe the activities undertaken in each of them 5 phases […]
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Project Management Methods Practice Exam Question
List & describe 5 key components of a project management method. 1) People & organisation 2) Process 3) Procedures 4) […]
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