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Project Recruitment Changes – One Day at a Time
Posted on May 1, 2013 | No CommentsTweet “I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.” Aldous Huxley So on that note we’re... -
Book Review: “A Short Guide to Operational Risk”
Posted on February 18, 2013 | No CommentsTweet David Tattam’s ‘A Short Guide to Operational Risk’ fits into a series of Short Guides about risk published by Gower. The series is planned to comprise around 15 books,... -
CAREERS ADVICE POD: Delivery, PMOs, and Job Interview Presentations
Posted on February 7, 2013 | No CommentsTweet If you’ve ever faced the spectre of making a presentation at a job interview, this is the podcast you’ll need to listen to. If you’ve ever pondered life in... -
Book Review: “Benefits Realisation Management”
Posted on January 31, 2013 | 3 CommentsTweet Gerald Bradley has been involved in Benefits Realisation Management (BRM) since the 1980s. His company specialises in providing services to support and train for BRM at all levels within organisations. The 2nd Edition... -
Social Media and the “Cloak of Invisibility”
Posted on January 28, 2013 | No CommentsTweet It almost seems to be a weekly occurrence that some celebrity, politician or sports star is putting their reputation, or career at risk with some ill-advised comment on one... -
Gender Breakdown on World Events & Innovation
Posted on January 25, 2013 | No CommentsTweet We spent the January issue of Project Management Tipoffs deciphering how specific generations of project management practitioner cited the very first events in popular culture that shaped our lives,... -
Why Things Don’t Add Up
Posted on January 21, 2013 | 1 CommentTweet Last time we learned about continuous distributions and how they are described by the frequency function. I also promised to save us from the infinitesimal probabilities represented in the... -
The Winner of our Final iPad Mini is…
Posted on January 18, 2013 | No CommentsTweet …Nicola Hearn of London! Nicola was chosen as the recipient for a brand new, black iPad Mini from a number of participants in the Project Management Census 2013, the... -
Letsbe Avenue
Posted on January 16, 2013 | No CommentsTweet For everyone who has completed our annual project management census – thank you! You’ll be happy to know that the final draw for an iPad Mini takes place this... -
Hannibal, Face, Murdock or B.A?
Posted on January 15, 2013 | No CommentsTweet Kids of the 80′s remember them well, every Saturday – well before the 9pm watershed – we tuned in to watch the four ex-US Army Special Forces vets on... -
PPM Books You Can Review for Us
Posted on January 14, 2013 | No CommentsTweet “There is a lot you can do in this category to earn PDUs. You could be authoring or co-authoring articles, books or newsletters, present a webinar or podcast, or... -
Put Your Best Foot Forward: The Nonverbal Interview
Posted on January 11, 2013 | No CommentsTweet You never have a second chance to make a good first impression. Believe it or not, others form their opinion of you within minutes of seeing you, and much... -
The Winner of our Third iPad Mini is…
Posted on January 9, 2013 | No CommentsTweet …John Soanes of London! John was chosen as the recipient for a brand new, black iPad Mini from a number of participants in the Project Management Census 2013, the... -
Project Managers and the Umbrella Company
Posted on January 8, 2013 | No CommentsTweet As we waved goodbye to Ten in Ten last month, the final results (many of them humourous and fun) had a bit of a focus on the modern umbrella... -
Nine Steps to Embracing Risk Analysis in the Enterprise
Posted on January 7, 2013 | No CommentsTweet In the commercial environment, businesses make decisions daily, irrespective of whether they are operating in a boom or a recession. Each decision has an associated level of risk: where... -
Project Managers Love Them Some APMG Certification!
Posted on January 4, 2013 | No CommentsTweet Our most popular Ten in Ten Survey this year, by far, was the November edition, presented by APMG-International. And with the grand prize offer of a free APMG International... -
The Winner of Our Second iPad Mini is…
Posted on January 2, 2013 | No CommentsTweet …Mr Paul Burroughs of Manchester! Paul was chosen as the second recipient for a brand new, black iPad Mini from a number of participants in the Project Management Census... -
The Winner of our First iPad Mini Is…
Posted on December 21, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Jennifer was chosen as the recipient for a brand new, black iPad Mini from a number of participants in the Project Management Census 2013, the pre-cursor to the... -
Merry Christmas from How to Manage a Camel
Posted on December 20, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Everyone at the Camel would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas holiday and to gear up for what should be an exciting 2013. Remember... -
The Winner of the December Ten in Ten Is…
Posted on December 19, 2012 | No CommentsTweet …Brad Sanders of Bristol! Brad was selected from a collection of hundreds of participants in the premier edition of the Prize Draw commemorating the last edition of the 10th... -
Resource Scheduling
Posted on December 18, 2012 | 2 CommentsTweet Over the years, I have written a number of schedule risk analysis programs, the latest being Full Monte for Microsoft Project. From time to time, I have been asked... -
PM Census 2013 Goes Live Today
Posted on December 14, 2012 | No CommentsTweet That great day is upon us, project managers: the day we practitioners start influencing the trends, tendencies and realities of our profession. Project Management Census 2013 is live! The... -
Careers Advice Pod: Pay Rises & Juggling Job Offers
Posted on December 13, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Two job offers at once – it’s a situation we’d all love to be in, isn’t it? Well, think twice before you listen to this month’s edition of the... -
Live Q&A – Project Management Careers (December)
Posted on December 11, 2012 | 16 CommentsTweet Welcome to our fourth Live Q&A Session here today on the Camel Tuesday December 11th. We’re here live between 12 noon and 2pm today to answer any questions you... -
Land of a Thousand Posts: 2011 – Hey PMs, There’s an App for That
Posted on December 10, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Today marks analysis of 2011, the final year in our continuing series the Land of a Thousand Posts. Having crossed the barrier for entering our 1,000th blog post here... -
Space Dive – Successful Project or Glorious Failure?
Posted on December 6, 2012 | No CommentsTweet If I was to say the name Felix Baumgartner to you eight weeks ago, you would probably have no idea who he was or what he was planning, and... -
When is a good time to hunt for a new project management job?
Posted on December 4, 2012 | No CommentsTweet The topic of the “time of year being good or bad for finding a new project management job” is something that often comes up in conversation with candidates. Whilst... -
Land of a Thousand Posts: 2010 – PM Values and Certifications
Posted on December 3, 2012 | No CommentsTweet How to Manage a Camel, the official project management & recruitment issues blog of Arras People, has just passed a grand milestone: today marks our 1,003rd blog post! So... -
Listening Skills
Posted on November 29, 2012 | No CommentsTweet I love these little videos that combine the way information is broadcasted to you – if you’re a visual person you should love them. There are a number of... -
Land of the Thousandth Post: 2009 – PM Knowledge
Posted on November 26, 2012 | No CommentsTweet As the official project management & recruitment issues blog of Arras People, How to Manage a Camel today thanks you for tuning in, as we’ve now reached a milestone:...
