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- Dan Strayer: @Ken: Thanks for commenting! Dare I suggest that you put major (though not necessarily exclusive) stock in those persons who...
- Ken Burkhalter: Inquisitiveness and energy are always at the top of my shopping list. I prefer to get the smartest people I can and will morph the...
- Andreas Splett: @Joel, yes, you’re right. You can teach leadership skill but you’ll barely find it in basic PM training sessions....
- Joel Bancroft-Connors: @Andreas- You make some very good points. Yes, a project manager should take responsibility. In one of my older blogs I...
- Andreas Splett: Ok, let’s face that all of us try to be good project managers. But leadership and passion can’t be taught within a...
- Joel Bancroft-Connors: Interesting insight in this article. I absolutely agree with the skills listed (At least in the high tech US PMs rarely have...
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Project Academics for individuals and smaller organisations
Posted on May 3, 2011 | 8 CommentsTweet The launch by the Association for Project Management of a new professional standard for project managers of the most complex projects plugs a significant gap in the development road... -
Could you be a Registered Project Professional?
Posted on December 21, 2010 | No CommentsTweet APM announces launch of its new Registered Project Professional standard Following on from last week’s post about Professional Bodies in Project Management and the result from the Benchmark Report... -
A Princely Mess!
Posted on October 27, 2010 | 4 CommentsTweet During the recent APM Conference I took the time to listen to a presentation by David Pitchford the Executive Director of Major Projects within the Efficiency and Reform Group... -
Prince2 & The Modern Project Manager
Posted on September 28, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Who are the candidates that appear to value and / or have invested in PRINCE2 in their quest for gainful project management employment? In this piece we are looking... -
Things to Know About the Values Based Interview
Posted on August 10, 2010 | 3 CommentsTweet Time for some values based interview advice, from straight out of our collection of careers-based advice on the Arras People website… Sit down for but a moment and take... -
Project Failure
Posted on July 9, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Project failure has always been a hot topic; many organizations have come a very long way to define the root causes of project failure hoping to reduce the increasing... -
APM Weighs In: Do We Need a Coalition to Determine How a Professional Should Act?
Posted on June 11, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Though there is no recent update regarding the application for Chartered status, the Association for Project Management (APM) appear to be putting significant effort into phase 2 of their... -
Is the PRINCE2 Family of Credentials a Credible Way to Infer Professional Competency?
Posted on June 7, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet With the proliferation of globally recognized credentials supposedly attesting to project management competency, have you ever wondered how they compare against one another? And whether any of them actually... -
Rejoinder to Project Management as a Profession- Some Things to Consider
Posted on May 24, 2010 | 5 CommentsTweet In the May issue of Arras People’s project management newsletter, Dan Strayer was talking about the “professionalisation” of project management, and I wanted to add a somewhat contrarian, some... -
Professionalism in Projects
Posted on May 19, 2010 | No CommentsTweet EDITOR’S NOTE: Recently, we sought the opinions of leading project management social media personalities for their views on what constitutes a professional project manager. Responses were to be culled... -
Combining APM, PMI and PRINCE2 into a holistic approach to project management?
Posted on May 11, 2010 | 4 CommentsTweet In this article we will discuss the pros and cons of APM, PMI and PRINCE2 for individuals and organisations wishing to develop competence in project management and how they... -
APM’s Professional Charter, the Five Dimensions, and the Professionalism Standard
Posted on April 9, 2010 | No CommentsTweet A frequent question asked by prospective and aspiring project management candidates is how best to develop their “professionalism” in a way that will enhance their career opportunities. For anyone... -
APM or PRINCE2 Qualifications – one or both?
Posted on March 29, 2010 | 2 CommentsTweet I am frequently asked the question “should I take a PRINCE2 exam or an APM exam?” This question reflects the situation that for many people there is a choice... -
PMO Competency Levels – The Market View
Posted on March 25, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Last week I presented at the PPSOSIG conference, which was focused on Competence and Competencies, I focused on PMO Competencies in the Marketplace, trying to bring a marketplace view... -
Who takes the PRINCE2 Qualification and Why?
Posted on September 3, 2009 | 8 CommentsTweet This question has been bugging me for a while, especially when you look at the statistics of how many people are taking their PRINCE2 accreditations: “There are already tens... -
Guest PM Blogger – What’s wrong with the ‘Triple Constraint’?
Posted on May 19, 2009 | 8 CommentsTweet Naoman Sheikh, a project manager currently working with Virgin Media to expand the reach of their Triple Play Services (Digital TV, Broadband and Telephone) to the far corners of... -
Continuing Professional Development for Project Managers
Posted on April 20, 2009 | No CommentsTweet At the beginning of the year we launched our annual project management benchmark report, part of the report looked at Continuing Professional Development or CPD for short CPD is...
