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Learning from the Business Analysts
Posted on November 13, 2012 | No CommentsTweet All this week the BA Summit is online – if you’re not aware of it, it’s a week long programme of expert speakers being interviewed about different aspects of... -
Getting into Project Management
Posted on November 7, 2012 | 2 CommentsTweet Last month I went along to Project Challenge as a guest of PMI to present, “Getting Into Project Management”. It’s a topic that has become increasingly popular over the... -
Project Management Leadership – Pilot Update
Posted on October 29, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Arras People are currently running a pilot with Goldsmiths College, London and Global Project Leaders Ltd to find out if the Project Leadership Questionnaire (PLQ) is a reliable tool... -
Apprenticeship: A New Way into Project Management?
Posted on October 18, 2012 | No CommentsTweet One of the questions we get time and again is “How do I get into Project Management?” Until recently our advice has tended to focus on finding opportunities within... -
Professional Development – What do PMs Opt For?
Posted on September 10, 2012 | 3 CommentsTweet Is professional development for a project manager just a matter of reading a book or journal? In a recent survey by Arras People the question was put to the... -
Snapshot of the Current Market Conditions for UK Project Managers
Posted on August 17, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Most weeks we like to hold back the number of blog posts here at the Camel, but this recent revelation couldn’t wait. We have recently received at Arras People... -
The Picture and Sound of a Project Manager
Posted on August 13, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Watching Edward Gardner at the Proms 2012 recently on the BBC I was left wondering if I had just seen a performance that encapsulated all that is great about... -
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 | 4 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 | 12 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... -
What’s Wrong With the ‘Triple Constraint’?
Posted on May 19, 2009 | 8 CommentsTweet The Triple Constraint is a pretty fundamental concept to the theory of project management. Imagine, if you will, a triangle with Time in one corner, Cost in another and... -
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...
