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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.

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Programme Benefits – Feedback Required

15th February 2016

Explain 5 distinct benefits of managing groups of projects as programmes rather than as individual unconnected projects. Ensure that you […]

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Configuration Management – Feedback Required

15th February 2016

List and Describe 5 elements that would be performed as part of an effective configuration management process ? Planning Identification […]

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Structured Methods – Feedback Required Please

15th February 2016

Explain 5 advantages to an organisation of adopting a structured method for project management ? (50 Marks) Business case – […]

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Contents Of The PMP – Feedback – Problems With Exam

15th February 2016

The project management plan (PMP) consists of both strategies (policies and frameworks) and tactical (processes and plans) elements. List and […]

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Effecttive Closeout – Feedback Required

15th February 2016

Explain what is meant by the term project closeout (10 Marks)? Project closeout phase occurs after development has been completed […]

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Communications Question (Quadrant) – Feedback Required

15th February 2016

Where stakeholder management is carried out using the grid below state the meaning of each of the axis ? Power […]

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Feedback Request – Answers To Study Guide Questions

14th February 2016

Hi there, I have been working my way through the study guide and would like some feedback on if I […]

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Portfolio Management – Feedback Required

8th February 2016

Explain 3 key activities of portfolio management (30 Marks) Management of risk across the portfolio Coordinate the impact on BAU […]

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Resource Management – Smoothing And Levelling – Feedback

8th February 2016

Explain The following approaches to resource scheduling Resource Smoothing (10 Marks) Resource Levelling (10 Marks) Resource smoothing is used when […]

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Business Case Question – Feedback Required (Found Difficult)

8th February 2016

A Explain the principlepurpose of a project business case (10 marks)   The principle purpose of thebusiness case is to […]

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Projects V BAU – Feedback Required

5th February 2016

List 5 characteristics of project and describe how each is different from BAU ? Projects have finite timescales whereas BAU […]

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Project Quality Management – Feedback Required

5th February 2016

Explain the difference between  continuous improvement and project quality planning Project Quality planning describes the plan how the project will […]

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