Paul Naybour

Paul is a project management consultant and account manager with particular expertise in the analysis, process development, and implementation of change program management, risk management, earned value management, and bespoke project management training development and delivery. Paul is the Business Development Director of the company Parallel Project Training

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The Role of the Project Manager

The Role of the Project Manager

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A project manager is a vital asset for any business. Simply put, he or she has responsibility for planning, executing, and finishing a project. However, things are often a lot more complicated, and that is where a professionally trained project manager can really do their best work. A project manager will keep track of expenses […]

Resurrecting the Dead Sea

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In the 1960s, coinciding with population increases, great amounts of water from the water system we know as the Jordan River began to be drained off for irrigation and overall water needs. The Jordan River is also the main feed for the Dead Sea. With reduced water volumes, the Dead Sea levels are lowering at […]

Project Management Frameworks for SMEs (PRINCE2 or not PRINCE2?)

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Project management framework provides an organisation with a structured approach to delivery of projects. As described in my last post \”what is a project management framework?\” they include the following elements A common life cycle with defined stages and gates. A defined set of roles and responsibilities including the sponsor, project manager and users. A […]

Universal Credit a Classic Turnaround Project Failure?

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Recently the head of the government’s flagship welfare reform project known as Universal Credit has stated that it has been suffering from poor project management. The aim of  Universal Credit will merge a number benefits including income support, housing benefit, jobseeker’s allowance, child tax credits and also the working credit to provide one combined benefit. […]

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Smart Meters: A Wireless Gamble?

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Whenever a massive new project is unveiled, people who specialize in the various aspects that come into play in the project will offer their advice or criticisms. This factor has certainly been up front in the debate over the UK’s smart meter programme, and many of the dissenting voices have put forward cases that seem […]

Trends in Project Management

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Just a few short decades ago, project management wasn’t a part of the everyday business vernacular. Although it was practiced in some cases, we didn’t have a name for it and it wasn’t thought about very much. Then suddenly sometime in the 1960s the concept had a name and companies started hiring consultants and project […]

AXELOS to maximise profits in PRINCE2 and other best practice products

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The formation of AXELOS as a joint venture between Capita and the Cabinet Office to manage project management qualification such as  PRINCE2®, and ITIL®. This is a dramatic change for the development of a business model for project management training. Capita has committed to pay £10m as an up front payment and then £9.4m per year over the […]

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Ten Benefits of Good Project Management

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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 […]

Parallel Project Training

Parallel Project Training Develops Prestigious Client Base

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Parallel Project Training, founded in 2009 by John Bolton and Paul Naybour,adopts a personal approach to support organisations deliver complex project in an efficient and effective way. Since it\’s launch, the company has built a prestigious list of clients, which includes top United Kingdom companies such as Network Rail, National Trust, E C Harris, IFS and […]

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What is Good Project Management Training

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In the workplace there are many occupations that one can undertake. Among the most satisfying, interesting and lucrative occupations is project management. The occupation of project management is one in which a person is assigned to supervise, manage, and plan a business related project or task. This is most common in the information technology sector […]