PM Benchmark Report 2012
Available Soon!Training Directory
Recent Comments
- Dan Strayer: Quite so, Alan. Patrick has shown himself to be thorough and complete in his assessment, which you have to love and admire. We look...
- Alan: That is quite an all encompassing book review, the length of a small book in itself.
- kamal: Dan, I like your perspective and predictions – intuition is more what I would call it since this is driven by your experiences and...
- Ceska: Though I found some topics were over simplifed I found the book spot on. Many of the ideas expessed in the book I could closely relate to as...
- Dan Strayer: Thanks for commenting Lindsay and Donna! Donna, it’s nice to know that you’re not alone, I can say with resolve. A...
- Donna Hicks: Hi Dan – an interesting post and well observed. I’ve also come to the same conclusions and know how I’d like to use...
- Dan Strayer: It’s a good rule of thumb, Lindsay. Jack becomes a dull boy rather easily without some semblance of a real-time, real-life...
Software Directory
Recent Roles at Arras People
garyh Archive
-
Merry Christmas from the Camel
Posted on December 23, 2011 | No CommentsTweet The Camel wants to wish all its readers a great Christmas holiday and best wishes for 2012 Now hit it Five Camel Band….. Personalize funny videos and birthday... -
APMP Diary – The Course and Exam
Posted on November 21, 2011 | No CommentsTweet It’s been a good few weeks since the last installment of this diary. I would like to be able to offer a good reason for that, but in all... -
A Romp With the APM North West
Posted on November 16, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Recently, Arras People colleague Steve Trippier and I both attended the latest members evening for the North West branch of the APM at the Romper Inn in Wilmslow. These... -
APMP Diary – One Week ’til Exam Time
Posted on October 7, 2011 | No CommentsTweet With my week long APMP Course just around the corner, I thought I’d put together a final installment of my diary for now before embarking on my APMP adventure... -
APMP Diary – Project Management in Context and Organisation / Governance
Posted on September 23, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Three weeks on Friday I will be sitting my APMP exam. I’m not sure where the time is going to be honest but I’m now getting well and truly... -
APMP Diary – 1 month to go…
Posted on September 16, 2011 | No CommentsTweet As the leading Project Management recruitment specialists, at Arras People we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of the profession, not only in terms of industry knowledge but... -
Book Review: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Posted on June 27, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is a work by Patrick Lencioni, author of eight previously well recognised books in the USA. Patrick is the founder and president of... -
APM North West – 10 Costly Contract Management Mistakes
Posted on April 15, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Last week I attended an APM event in Manchester organised in conjunction with the Contracts and Procurement SIG. Entitled ‘Top 10 most common and Costly Contract Management Mistakes’, the... -
Book Review – 101 Project Management Problems & How to Solve Them
Posted on March 1, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet Author: Tom Kendrick Size: 272 pages Publisher: AMACOM Tom Kendrick is a successful Project Management Consultant who has previously worked as a management executive for both Hewlett-Packard and Visa... -
The Changing Face of Recruitment
Posted on January 24, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet It is fair to say that the internet has changed everything about the way we live our lives. If you consider the recruitment process now compared with 20 years... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – From the public to private sector
Posted on November 2, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet This weeks question comes from Ms A.L; I currently work for a NDGB (Non-Departmental Government Body) which is due to face some substantial cuts. I’m looking to move into... -
APM Local Meeting
Posted on September 27, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Tuesday night afforded me the opportunity to attend another event hosted by the north west branch of the APM. The event took place in a great little pub near... -
PPSOSIG Celebrates 10th Anniversary.
Posted on September 22, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Last week saw the tenth anniversary of the PPSOSIG, the interest group dedicated to Programme and Project support professionals. Taking place in Coventry, the event was a chance for... -
A day in the life …
Posted on September 9, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Well the summer is nearly drawing to a close and this week traditionally marks the end of the holiday period for most of us. The run into September is... -
Hides to speak at local BCS ASSIST SIG event
Posted on September 7, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Arras People project management consultant Michael Hides is scheduled to speak at the London and South East branch of the British Computer Society’s The Association for Informatics Professionals in... -
APMP – The Arras Study Group
Posted on September 2, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Well, after several weeks in the classroom my fellow Arras colleagues and I have finally been released into the wild from the safe haven of our fortnightly Study Group.... -
Book Review: Professionalism (The ABC for Success)
Posted on June 25, 2010 | No CommentsTweet The idea of ‘professionalism’ and ‘what makes someone a professional’ is already proving to be something of a hot topic this year. You only have to look at some... -
Convincing The Recruiter: Looking Professional in Your Job Search
Posted on June 1, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet In the May issue of Project Management Tipoffs, we introduced our Tipoffs audience to how a candidate can look like a professional project manager in their job search. The... -
May Tipoffs Glimpse – Out Next Thursday
Posted on May 13, 2010 | No CommentsTweet The May 2010 issue of Project Management Tipoffs will appear free in inboxes a week from today. Our theme this month delves into professionalism and how project managers can... -
APM – Introduction to Project Management and Risk Management
Posted on April 29, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Last Thursday evening saw the latest event to be organised by the APM’s North West branch take place in Preston. The Introduction to Project Management and Risk Management evening... -
Finding the project management study habit
Posted on April 26, 2010 | No CommentsTweet After making the decision to work towards the APMP qualification by self study, we now had to start. By forming a study group we aimed to help each other... -
Inside “PPSO Competence and Competencies – High Level Performance”
Posted on March 30, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Last Friday saw the 17th gathering of the PPSOSIG at the Open University in Milton Keynes. Entitled PPSO Competence and Competencies – High Level Performance, the conference was a... -
Wintery Aberdeen CV Workshops Well Received
Posted on March 1, 2010 | No CommentsTweet I recently returned from a wintery Aberdeen where my colleague Mick Hides and I attended APM Aberdeen’s 1 day conference entitled ‘Developing your skills for successful projects’. Arras People... -
One Day in Aberdeen: Preview of the CV Workshop
Posted on February 12, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet Arras People have long been proponents of careers clinics, support services, and careers advice web pages designed to keep job candidates abreast of the things that can help them... -
The Foundation of a Project Management Career
Posted on October 7, 2009 | 3 CommentsTweet I recently had this query through from a candidate which I thought would be worth further discussion: “Is it worth me taking a Prince2 Foundation E-Learning course? I’d like... -
PPSO SIG Conference – From Acorn to Oak
Posted on September 23, 2009 | No CommentsTweet This year’s PPSO Conference in Coventry took place between the 16th and 17th September. Given the conference title of ‘PMO Maturity in your organisation, Your Team and You’, the... -
The Trouble with Scatterguns
Posted on September 10, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet In our daily conversations with candidates who are currently in the process of searching for their next role, we hear of numerous different methods of approaching the market. It... -
Some Job Searching Hints Beyond Your CV
Posted on August 12, 2009 | 3 CommentsTweet At Arras People we have been running our JobSearch Support Service for Newly Unemployed Professionals in conjunction with the DWP since the beginning of April. We provide a tailored... -
DWP Executive Support – 2 months in
Posted on June 11, 2009 | 3 CommentsTweet When Arras People started our collaboration with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Jobcentre Plus on April 6th to provide free Jobsearch Support to unemployed project professionals,... -
New Service Offering from Arras People – DWP Executive Support
Posted on May 28, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Given the turbulent nature of the job market at present and that thousands of highly skilled workers have found themselves out of work, it comes as no surprise the...
