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The Meaning and Purpose of a PMO
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Let me start in the spirit of that classic US game show ‘Jeopardy!’ … Answer: ‘a PMO’ Question: (and therefore actually the correct answer; that is just the way... -
Latest Update on Apprenticeships and Project Management
Posted on January 23, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Back in September 2011 we looked at the apprenticeship programme that had been put together by BAe Systems which showed how they were managing their project management talent pipeline... -
Olympic Performance for Project Managers
Posted on January 20, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Last week, I saw the latest APM members evening for the North Yorkshire and Humber Branch. The event took place in the very impressive surroundings of the Skylounge at... -
As project managers are we clear on what we need to do?
Posted on January 18, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Would you like to contribute to the subject of standards in project management? UK-based programme and project management practitioners have the opportunity to make their voice heard in the... -
PMO Leadership – Free Event
Posted on October 29, 2011 | 2 CommentsTweet There’s a free event taking place in London on Tuesday 29th November 2011 on the subject of PMO Leadership. It’s being hosted by the PMOSIG which recently became part... -
Pace of Change – Portfolio Management
Posted on October 28, 2011 | No CommentsTweet This week I went along to an APM branch meeting in Yorkshire. It was hosted at Leeds University and the main speaker for the evening was James Butler... -
Agile Options – Training and Qualifications for PMs
Posted on October 20, 2011 | No CommentsTweet In today’s release of our monthly newsletter we’re covering Agile project management (or should that be agile project management?). In it we find out more about what Agile is... -
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... -
The Modern Project Management Apprenticeship
Posted on September 15, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet There has been much debate about the future of project management and the advances needed to increase the professionalisation of project management. In this week’s newsletter from Arras People... -
Arras People at APM in the Midlands
Posted on September 5, 2011 | No CommentsTweet John Thorpe and Lindsay Scott from Arras People will be presenting at two APM branch meetings in September and October 2011. An opportunity to find out more about the... -
Combining PMP Certification, APMP and PRINCE2 into a Global Project Academy
Posted on August 10, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Project management, which was born in the 1960, is increasingly being recognised as a true project profession with recognised standards and accreditation routes. However around the world a number of... -
Changing Behaviours Through Influencing
Posted on July 25, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Two weeks ago I went along to another APM event – this time it was the Yorkshire Branch meeting held at Leeds University. I was there to support John... -
PMOSIG Finds a New Home at the APM
Posted on July 20, 2011 | No CommentsTweet The PMOSIG - the independent specialist interest group focused on programme and project office has been around for 10 years and now they have just moved to become the... -
Rapport in Project Management – NLP Insights
Posted on July 12, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Last month at the Rethinking Leadership conference (see the previous post on the Project Management Decade) Peter Parkes from NLP4PM talked specifically about NLP and Project Leadership. You might... -
Grasping the Opportunities of the Project Management Decade
Posted on July 8, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Rethinking Leadership was the name of the APM (Association for Project Management) conference I attended last month in a very rainy London. Tom Taylor from dashdot gave a high... -
A Few More Nuggets on the RPP
Posted on May 23, 2011 | 6 CommentsTweet Last week I managed to catch one of the Association for Project Management‘s roadshows on the new RPP – Registered Project Professional standard. The presentation by the Product Development... -
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... -
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... -
Project Management Leadership Competencies (PMLC)
Posted on March 28, 2011 | No CommentsTweet There was a time where hiring companies believed that having someone with a PMP©, Six Sigma Blackbelt/Master Blackbelt, Prince2, etc designation meant that the individual would be a great... -
Extraordinary Project Managers Apply Within
Posted on March 3, 2011 | No CommentsTweet The Association for Project Management (APM) cut the ribbon on the Registered Project Professional (RPP) this week, the RPP being the new level of visibility for practising project professionals... -
Will APM Registered Project Professional Set the Standard for Project Managers?
Posted on February 25, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet In it’s review of the Arras People’s sixth annual survey of the UK project management market Dayner Proudfoot from the APM said; Positive view of the impact of qualifications... -
Five Ways To Use Us: Part I
Posted on February 1, 2011 | No CommentsTweet When times are tough and the phone calls pile up at the office, I take solace in the words and wisdom of Bill Withers. And I know, I know,... -
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... -
Professional Bodies in Project Management
Posted on December 15, 2010 | 4 CommentsTweet Last year, the Arras Project Management Benchmark Report covered a section on professional bodies in project management, specially we were interested (and still am!) in project management professionalism. Interesingly... -
Best Management Practice Update
Posted on November 18, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet Last week I went along to a APMG breakfast seminar at the Caledonian Club in London. APMG are the organisation that accredits training organisations in qualifications and certifications such... -
Programme & Project Management Accreditations and Qualifications
Posted on October 29, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet As the list of available accreditations and qualifications for Programme and Project Management (PPM) practitioners increases, we thought it would be a good idea to try and get an... -
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... -
Portfolio Management – Something New?
Posted on October 13, 2010 | 2 CommentsTweet Portfolio Management has been a buzz word banded around for a good few years within the project management world; more recently APM announced a new specialist interest group for...
