Even the Labour Party says that communication directors need to spin and project-manage at the same time! Every day there are hundreds of thousands of jobs advertised for professional project managers, whether that’s in IT, management consultancy, financial services or even construction. But as technology changes the game, and the world responds to the complexities […]
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PRINCE2, the world’s most-practiced method for project management, has undergone a major update, its first since 2009. Long recognized globally for delivering successful projects, PRINCE2 is the method of choice for over a million certified practitioners worldwide. The updated guidance, due for release in mid-2017, will place a strong emphasis on the scalability and flexibility
<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-5229" src="https://projectaccelerator.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pulse-Would-Santa-Be-A-Great-Project-Manager-.jpg" alt="would santa be a great project manager?” width=”700″ height=”400″ />Santa delivers his project on time every year, despite its scope increasing year after year due to increased numbers of children – naughty or nice. Sure, the big man has a year to prepare to make sure he nails it and
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One of the greatest arguments for hiring contractors over permanent staff is reduced headcount – when work is quiet you want fewer “bums on seats” waiting for something to do. I am therefore surprised to find many companies are voluntarily tying themselves into contracts with contractors that effectively do this – create “bums on seats”
Update 13 July 2021: The APM project professional qualifications now comprise a 4 step approach to chartered project professional status: APM PFQ – Project Fundamentals Qualification APM PMQ – Project Management Qualification APM PPQ – Project Professional Qualification APM ChPP – Chartered Project Professional It is like watching a large animal come out to hibernation;
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For many years project managers have asked what does APMP stand for? Well now the APM qualification has a new name “APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ).” So what is the APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) The APM PMQ is a knowledge-based qualification for project managers set by The Association for Project Management, the professional body for
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The Association for Project Management has just announced a significant step toward the award of chartered status. The Privy Council considered the application at its meeting on 12 October 2016 and has now issued an Order of Grant. This has triggered a process which will see the association awarded a Charter, which will be printed on
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Project Management service providers Stoneseed win two awards, Nottinghamshire Business of the Year and Nottinghamshire Small Business of the Year award. Stoneseed Ltd, an independent provider of IT Project Management Services is delighted to be awarded the East Midlands Chamber’s Nottinghamshire Business of the Year. The Business of the Year, sponsored by Mazars, rewards
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Executives Will Accelerate Innovation and Execution to Drive Global Business Expansion Changepoint, a leading provider of project and portfolio management, enterprise architecture and professional services management applications, today announced it has appointed Matt Scheuing as Chief Executive Officer and Scott Mahan as Chief Financial Officer. Both bring more than 25 years of multi-sector senior leadership
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As a new project manager your first projects can be challenging without the necessary processes, methods, knowledge, skills, tools and experience. However, there is a training course that could be just right for you; the APM Project Fundamentals Course provides a flexible way to apply tried and tested project management techniques to your projects. It
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