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Defining Productivity through the Prism of Project Management

Embedding a project management policy in an organization is the first of many steps that will help you leverage the immense potential of project management for your business. The choice of the right methodology, project manager and project management software, and impressing upon employees the need to scrutinize, align, evaluate and monitor their activities within […]

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How to Always Make Great Project Decisions

Insights, Leadership

I realize I said “always” in the title and that’s probably a little misleading. Why? Because it’s just not possible. There’s no way we can guarantee that every project decision that we make as project managers on all of our engagements will be great decisions…or even good ones. However, there are things we can do

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5 Human Hurdles in Project Management and Tactics to Overcome Them

Insights, Leadership

As a Project Manager you are rather familiar with buzzwords such as ‘Return on Investment (ROI)’, ‘Risk Analysis’ and ‘Iterative Planning’ among a host of other terms that are commonly used in your day-to-day activities. In fact, when it comes to project management, there’s generally a lot of business jargon that gets bandied about. Allow

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Get your projects in shape in September

Insights

Forget January for New Year’s Resolutions. The return to work after the summer holidays is the best time to get your projects in shape, says Jason Westland. LA HABRA, Aug 29, 2013 – Returning to work after the summer is the time when most project managers focus their minds on getting things straight on their

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How to Suffer Successfully

Programme Management

How to Suffer Successfully, is the title of chapter four in Alain de Botton’s first book of philosophy, How Proust Can Change Your Life. The same idea is the theme of The Adversity Paradox by J. Barry Griswell and Bob Jennings. The Adversity Paradox is full of inspiring examples of people who have suffered major

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Ten Benefits of Good Project Management

Leadership

The benefits of good project management serve all those who are involved in the process: the manager who is responsible for the project, the customer who is anxiously waiting for the completed project and the production team that gets this project up and running. Understanding benefits of professional management is not difficult, but they often

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APM PMQ: The Benefits of a Knowledge-Based Approach

APM, Qualifications

Project Managers have very important roles in organisations across a whole range of industries. Their task to keep a project running within scope, on time and to budget is not confined to the job or project itself – they need to have a wide range of knowledge and skills to be successful. The success of

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What is the APM PMQ and How Can it Help Your Career?

APM, Qualifications

Project Management is a fantastic and exciting career path, allowing you to work with all sorts of people on projects and products that are clever, interesting and innovative. But how do you break into such a competitive career? And once you’re a Project Manager, how do you stay at the top of your profession? Getting

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Controlling or Influencing? The real use of project controls

Leadership, PM Software

Describing scheduling, Earned Value and financial management as ‘project controls’ is dangerous! The steering mechanism on a car is a control system, you move the steering wheel the front wheels turn; and if the car is in motion its direction of travel is altered. Control systems cause a change. Altering the duration of a task

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Free PMP Prep Podcasts PMBok Chapter 12 Project Procurement Management

PMP Qualifications

Parallel Project Training is proud to announce the launching of its PMP prep podcasts PMBok Chapter 12. Complete and comprehensive coverage of the PMBok guide is made available in 15 podcasts to start off with their PMP certification. You can check Parallel Project Training Website for the release of its first major podcast which was

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