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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.
Why Project Scope is Important
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
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)
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?
In project management just as in many other professional careers solid experience is essential for complex or lengthy projects. But […]
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Feedback Request For Answers To Chapter 12 (Procurement)
Hi Paul – last ones!! Thanks for your feedback, I probably won’t post any more answers unless I come across […]
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Feedback Request For Answers On Chapter 11 (Quality)
Hi Paul – wasn’t sure in the second question at the end of the chapter what the fifth step in […]
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Feedback: Questions Chapter 10 (Risk And Issue Management)
Consider the diagram below and list the top five risks in order of severity. List and describe four responses to […]
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Answers To Questions On Chapter 9 (Schedules And Resources)
Hi Paul – mostly fine on this chapter I think, apart from a a third potential risk of splitting a task? Thanks,Sarah […]
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Five Steps to a Benefit Profile
While the more confusing concepts in programme management is that the benefits profile. Many people struggle to get to grips […]
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Feedback – Questions On Chapter 8 (Planning For Success)
Hi Paul, I‘ve now got answers to submit for the rest of the chapters which I‘ll post over the next […]
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Is Agile Project Management Right For You?
I notice that there has been plenty written about Agile but it is a topic that will be discussed […]
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Updated Study Plan
Hi Paul, I’ve just started on the AMP Project Managers Qualification and I’ve found the study plan that you put […]
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