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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The long-awaited changes to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)—Fifth Edition are welcome, and much needed. LA HABRA, Aug 1, 2013 – The recent release of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)—Fifth Edition finally addresses the issue of stakeholder management, providing much-needed guidance, according to
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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
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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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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
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB82fbR-qoY&list=PLQzq_ylfBVzLf702M93x0BXkkPi6Uce4d&index=14 Conference chair Professor Darren Dalcher (pictured right) opened the seventh annual APM Project Management Conference by setting the scene, describing 2012 as the year project management came of age. He told delegates at London’s Kings Place: “Adapt is the next chapter in the conversation for the profession. It is about evolving, creating alternatives and
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There are only a few days left until the APM Project Management Conference on Thursday 13th June at Kings Place in London – so ensure you don’t miss out and book your place today. The APM Project Management Conference; described as “a source of inspiration, innovation and new ideas”; has been setting the professional project
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From May 15th to June 8th when you purchase a copy of The Lazy Project Manager , The Lazy Winner (or both) by Peter Taylor eBook (pdf) or The GPM Reference Guide to Sustainability in Project Management eBook (pdf), all proceeds will be given to The Trek for a Cure: Salcantay to Machu Picchu 2013.
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I am frequently asked to quantify the value of improving an organisation’s stakeholder management capabilities or how to establish the ROI for a new PMO. Whilst these questions are sensible they are nearly impossible to answer. Certainly there are strong indicators of the value generated by an effective PMO, this has been demonstrated repeatedly in
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The only purpose of undertaking a project or program is to have the deliverables it creates used by the organisation (or customer) to create value! Certainly value can be measured in many different ways, improved quality or safety, reduced effort or errors, increased profits or achieving regulatory compliance; the measure is not important, what matters
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