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New Project Paradigm for Civil Servants
Posted on February 8, 2012 | No CommentsTweet The launch of the Major Projects Leadership Academy sees a new approach in the delivery of government funded projects. With a portfolio of some 200 projects amounting to in... -
Book Review: Rescue the Problem Project
Posted on August 19, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet Anyone reading this book must first face the uncomfortable truth that most projects have issues, and in many cases this will lead to the 25% failed projects claimed by... -
Opportunity Comes in Many Forms
Posted on September 29, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Our reputation as leaders in the project and programme management recruitment field leads to numerous invites to talk to interested groups. It was after one such invitation that I... -
APMP – Day of reckoning
Posted on September 24, 2010 | 4 CommentsTweet Finally after all the revision the day of the APMP exam had arrived. It was back in March that we began our journey when we received our copies of... -
Tipoffs out Thursday, Subscriptions Still Available
Posted on September 21, 2010 | No CommentsTweet The September edition of Project Management Tipoffs will be released first to our subscribers Thursday, a look both back and forward at PRINCE2. We’ve got a heavy dose of... -
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... -
Heads Up for the Project Management Marketplace – Solvency II
Posted on August 2, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Some good news for project professionals; two South East based private sector organisations are working with Arras People to identify and engage a significant number of permanent and contract... -
Webtronic – the Salford winning team!
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Budding project managers from Salford Business School created history by being the first undergraduate team to win the Association for Project Management (APM) student competition and this was the... -
Project Management Recruitment Ideas – Embrace (not fear) Application Forms
Posted on June 17, 2010 | No CommentsTweet The last Project Management Recruitment Idea we looked at the interview stage and presentations. This week we focus on the application stage again, specifically the “dreaded” application form. Why... -
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... -
Online Dependency?
Posted on May 18, 2010 | No CommentsTweet A recent experience has made me realise how dependent the recruitment process has become on the electronic world. Through our DWP sponsored Jobsearch Support Service I have been helping... -
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... -
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... -
Project Management Recruitment Ideas – Personal Info to a Minimum
Posted on April 7, 2010 | 2 CommentsTweet We’ve looked at the application process, the cover note, competency based interviews and brushing up on your project management knowledge so far in this series of Project Management Recruitment... -
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... -
Commercial Awareness for Project Managers
Posted on November 30, 2009 | No CommentsTweet How many of us would take on the management of an IT project without a basic understanding of technology? I am guessing not many, yet we are quite happy... -
REC Survey: Employment Hopes Stand Temporary
Posted on November 12, 2009 | No CommentsTweet A survey released by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (better known as the REC, who was assisted by Market Shape Ltd and Cordoba Services) in August 2009 provides some... -
Applications – and what they tell us about you
Posted on November 4, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet Everyone recognizes that we are currently experiencing a tough market. Feedback from candidates, reinforced by our own experiences, is that clients’ expectations are raised. I therefore find it unbelievable... -
Registrations – How Was The Third Quarter?
Posted on October 22, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Arras People operates a managed database where each applicant is examined and considered. The collation of this information (started in January 2009) provides an insight into registration trends and... -
Update on Project Management Recruitment Market Watch
Posted on September 21, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet We keep hearing of the ‘greenshoots’ appearing within the economy and whilst we have seen flurries of activity throughout the last 12 months we have not seen a significant... -
Professional Project Management and Higher Education
Posted on June 26, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet Projects and project management are now seen as a destination of choice for aspiring professionals (obviously popularised on shows like the Apprentice). The higher education sector has responded with... -
Maximising your ‘shop window’
Posted on May 21, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet We are spending a lot of time talking to people about their CVs at the moment and as a consequence we are fine tuning our advice. My favourite at... -
A Word About Graded Registration
Posted on April 29, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Anyone visiting the registration pages of Arras People in the last few months would have noticed a distinct change in our approach. The industry standard model for anyone wishing... -
Tipoffs Out For the Month of April
Posted on April 22, 2009 | No CommentsTweet The April 2009 edition of Project Management Tipoffs is now out and ready for your reading pleasure. Entitled ‘Controlling April Showers’, our theme revolves around control and task-oriented management... -
Glowing Feedback From Arras’ PMC Clinic Roadshow
Posted on March 30, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Having returned from the Project Challenge Spring Show 2009 in Birmingham, Arras People’s free offering of the popular Project Management Careers Clinic went down well with an enthusiastic audience.... -
The end of the IT Project Manager is Nigh!!!!
Posted on March 6, 2009 | No CommentsTweet ..unless you change, This was the startling revelation given by Mike Watson and Steve Hill during their presentation of Project Success Planning at the latest event held by the... -
Interesting angle on business change
Posted on December 11, 2008 | 1 CommentTweet In our last newsletter from Arras People, we focused on change management, our lead article by Mick Hides focused on the human element of change management, here it is:... -
International Project Management Day – PMI UK Chapter
Posted on November 20, 2008 | No CommentsTweet The International Project Management Day was my first interaction with the PMI and the event felt like professionals sharing ideas rather than anyone trying to hard sell a product/service. ... -
A Grand Day Out
Posted on July 15, 2008 | No CommentsTweet From a recent Tipoffs article: I am a great believer in a “change being as good as a rest” and found myself at Lean and Agile Project Management Industry...
