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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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
Many people believe that project management is a tool that works only for large corporations to complete big budget projects, but that is a major misconception. Project management offers extensive benefits for businesses of all sizes, regardless of the project’s scale. As a project manager, you should be able to improve your team’s performance levels
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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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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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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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As Social and Environmental Stewardship is increasingly becoming the top driver for business success, with issues such as global warming, pollution, depletion of natural resources, energy efficiency and energy conservation in the headlines on a daily basis. These factors need to be taken into account in all project phases, in the use of the products,
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The main purpose of Project Management Training is to keep up with the change that is occurring every day. You wouldn’t want your knowledge to be obsolete, would you? Training is important for staying current with all that is happening in the industry – be it treatments, diagnosis or technology. Project management professionals should undergo
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Personal life is a good place to start testing the managing skills and also to improve them. Once someone gets to the point when he thinks he is the master of his day by day life he can start extending his skills on his professional life. No one was born an expert. We all start
The APM PMQ qualification is fast becoming one of the top qualifications for project managers, and the reason for this is that it teaches and cements in project professionals the skills and knowledge they need to ensure projects do not fail. Here are some of the most common reasons that projects can become stale or
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