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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.
PM Method Used Is Less Important Than Individual Competency
We all know that the business landscape is changing rapidly – it seems that no sooner have we got to […]
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Tips for New Project Managers
Are you fresh from a project management course? Are you feeling overwhelmed or excited about the huge range of skills […]
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Which Project Management Qualification?
Deciding which project management qualifications to aim for is a big concern to many new and experienced project managers. Which […]
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Influencing Skills Will Make You A Better Project Manager
Updated 29th November 2021 Influencing other people, convincing them your argument is right or selling them your idea is something […]
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Tips For Passing Your Project Manager Exams
If you are planning on taking a project management qualification, congratulations! A well-recognised qualification is a great investment in your […]
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Some Good Project Management News
We often hear about major project disasters – projects that have over-run on budget or schedule, or both, with some, […]
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Characteristics Of Projects – Attempt At Answer
List 5 characteristics or projects and describe how each is different from business-as-usual activities. Projects are described as unique, transient […]
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Agile Project Management: Self Organising Teams
Someone was telling me recently about some new fitted wardrobes that had just been installed in their home (bear with […]
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PM News Round-Up September 2014
Project Risk Management – 10 Golden Rules Make risk management part of your project Identify risks early in your project […]
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Viewing Risk From A Different Perspective
Risk management as part of the project management process focusses on identifying, mitigating and controlling risks that might negatively affect […]
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Using A Pert Chart To Manage A Project
Most project management software can produce a PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) chart but what is it and how […]
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PM News Roundup
Government ministers need project management training A critical Public Accounts Committee report published earlier this week on the work of […]
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