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What is a Gantt Chart?

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When Henry Gantt invented his planning chart is was actually used for scheduling resources in a machine tool shop in the 1910s.  Patrick Weaver has an exclent article describing the historic use of a Gantt chart at  http://pmworldjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/PMWJ5-Dec2012-WEAVER-Henry-Gantt-Debunking-Myths-Featured-Paper.pdf. Interestingly Henry Gantt did not work on project management at all, he was a colleague of Frederick Taylor […]

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GPM Releases First Organizational Standard; The P5 Standard for Sustainability in Project Management

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Introducing the GPM P5 Standard for Sustainability in Project Management; People, Planet & Profit, Project Processes and Products. Fort Wayne/USA The global focus on sustainable development, climate change, ethics, social responsibility and supply chains has increased in recent years. There is a growing demand for sustainable business practices through their processes and products so that they

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The Role of the Project Manager

Project Planning at its Best

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Often a project manager is handed the project and probably some early draft schedule and told to “run with it.”  At least that’s been the case for me for much of my PM career.  I’ve experienced at least some PMO structure in some organizations and also some templates thrust upon the PMs in those organizations

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Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols, Respected APM Leader and Projects Industry Executive, passes away in London

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Reported by Miles Shepherd in UK 4 December 2013 – London, UK – The Association for Project Management (APM) has announced that Mike Nichols, its Chairman who retired at the November 2013 Annual General Meeting, died on Tuesday 3 December. Perhaps best known for his dedicated work on APM’s case for the award of a Royal Charter, Mike

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5 Human Hurdles in Project Management and Tactics to Overcome Them

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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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Project Management Training: Get Qualified and Get a Better Job!

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Individuals who wish to obtain a higher paying position by learning new skills in project management can greatly benefit from earning their certification. In order to advance their current career opportunities, individuals need to obtain their certification as a project management professional (PMP), which will increase their potential job prospects in this industry. The true

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