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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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Describe Different Roles In The Project Management Lifecycle

25th February 2013

This question is asking to to describe five different roles, sponsor, project manager, user, team member and contactor and describe […]

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Project Management News Round-Up

22nd February 2013

Project Management Software Advantages and Disadvantages Project management software is one of the most helpful tools that can assist project […]

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The Environmentally Aware Project Manager

22nd February 2013

Much of a project manager’s time is taken up with juggling limited resources so it’s a natural progression to think […]

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Advancing Your Career in the Emerging Profession of Project Management

22nd February 2013

Projects are increasingly becoming part of the daily business of many organisations so the need for experienced and well-trained project […]

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The PMBOK® has changed and soon so will the PMP Exam

15th February 2013

It seems to be a year for changing well-established exams but all for the greater good, I’m sure. At the […]

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Develop your career with an APMP project management qualification

14th February 2013

Part of being a project manager is having vision and goals. One major goal all great project managers have is […]

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Different Types Of Cost In PMP Exam

8th February 2013

Sunk Costs are retrospective (past) costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered Committed costs are similar to […]

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PMP Exam Prep Equations

8th February 2013

Below is a collection of the formula useful for PMP prepraration Time Management Pert 1. PERT (P + 4M + […]

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PMP Sample Question Cost Plus Incentive Fee

8th February 2013

A contractor is conducting a $100,000 contract using a cost plus incentive fee of $10,000. It is agreed to split […]

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Free PMP Exam Prep Websites

7th February 2013

After eight years as a project management trainer, I have helped more than 20,000 students prepare for their Project Management Professional (PMP)® […]

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Describe 5 Main Components Of A Procurement Strategy

6th February 2013

Prepare/ define – This stage of the strategy is to identify and quantify exactly what scope of works will be […]

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Apmp: Describe 5 Attributes Of An Effective Project Manager

30th January 2013

This is quite an open and free format question. There are no prescribed answers in this case, you just need […]

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