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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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Feeback please (3.2 – 3.5) Five key benefits of programme management

5th June 2015

Programme management provides the ability to initiate, define, accelerate or terminate projects in the programme in the instance that unforeseen […]

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A Sustainable Economic Recovery Needs Project Management

5th June 2015

Project managers have a critical role in the delivery of sustainable growth, that is to say, productivity led growth, rather […]

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Section 3.1 Could Someone Please Provide Feedback On My Answer?

4th June 2015

Describe five key attributes of a project and describe how they differ from Business as usual:   Finite time –Projects […]

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Section 3.1 Could Someone Please Provide Feedback On My Answer?

4th June 2015

Describe five key attributes of a project and describe how they differ from Business as usual: Finite time –Projects have […]

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How To Use Agile Project Management

2nd June 2015

With rapidly changing business environments companies need to respond quickly, and react positively, to change. Very often the expectations and […]

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Different Learning Styles And How They Impact You And Your Team

15th May 2015

As a project manager you will have worked with many different types of people, all whom learn in very different […]

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How Mind Mapping Can Bring a Fresh Approach to Project Management

12th May 2015

During a professional project manager’s career they are likely to experience a range of projects in all shapes and sizes. […]

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How To Manage A Small Project

8th May 2015

Small projects can bring unique challenges; as they are smaller, many project managers skip the prep and jump straight into […]

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Why Project Scope is Important

30th April 2015

For every project you should know at the outset what you are aiming to achieve and be able to state […]

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Good Project Management Reads

15th April 2015

Some of the articles I have most enjoyed reading this month… Don’t be afraid to move industry. Your skills have […]

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Practice Exam V1.8 – Couple Of Queries (Q7 And Q10)

14th April 2015

Hi Paul, I’ve had a go at the practice exam paper which the APM publish (v1.8) and there’s two questions I’m […]

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Why Are PM Qualifications Important?

10th April 2015

In project management just as in many other professional careers solid experience is essential for complex or lengthy projects. But […]

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