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Directed learning from home – does it work?
Posted on January 31, 2011 | No CommentsTweet I get frustrated when I hear people comment that they ‘do not have time in my busy life to study’ or that ‘the organisation cannot afford to send me... -
Project Management Recruitment Ideas – Showing PRINCE2 on your CV
Posted on January 12, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet And another Project Management Recruitment Ideas for this week, I’ve been looking at what some of our readers have been searching for on The Camel and what might seem... -
PMOSIG – Raising the PMO Bar
Posted on December 7, 2010 | 3 CommentsTweet The latest conference from the PMOSIG has just been announced and it looks like 2011 will be the year of portfolio offices and Agile PMOs. If you’re not already... -
Classic Chicken or Egg: Portfolio Office!
Posted on November 29, 2010 | 3 CommentsTweet Here’s the classic conundrum; after the launch of P3O in 2008 where Portfolio Offices are described for pretty much the first time in a UK based textbook, we’ve started... -
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... -
PRINCE2:2009 One Year On
Posted on November 15, 2010 | No CommentsTweet I can’t believe that at the time of writing this article that 15 months have passed since the latest version of PRINCE2 was launched. The refresh project itself took... -
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... -
How the Select a Project Management Training Provider?
Posted on October 19, 2010 | 3 CommentsTweet An insider’s guide to selecting a good quality Project Management Training Provider? Project management training is a significant investment of your time, cost and effort. The quality of your... -
Book Review – Re-imagining the Office
Posted on October 15, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Author: Adryan Bell Publisher: Gower Size: 126 pages Reviewed by Nicola Thorp This book starts out talking about the changes in technology within the office workspace – a few... -
The Problem with P3O
Posted on October 5, 2010 | 2 CommentsTweet A few weeks ago at the PMOSIG Autumn conference, the P3O author Sue Vowler led a session on the future of P3O. P3O is the Portfolio, Programme and Project... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – A PMO Career
Posted on October 1, 2010 | No CommentsTweet New for October 2010 on the Camel is the Q&A Project Management Careers, an opportunity for you to pose a question directly to me. First up, this week’s question... -
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... -
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... -
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.... -
July Tipoffs Q&A – PRINCE2
Posted on August 13, 2010 | No CommentsTweet “Being a project management professional who has been made redundant and actively seeking a role to no avail for the past few months, would employers take notice of me... -
Project Management APMP Self-Study – Planning How to Do It
Posted on July 1, 2010 | 3 CommentsTweet Back in March we kicked off our own internal “project” here at Arras People, the APMP qualification by self study. The plan was to take the exam in August... -
Earned Value Management Qualification from APMG-International
Posted on June 28, 2010 | No CommentsTweet APMG-International announced last week they would be offering a new Earned Value Management (EVM) certification they say “helps candidates measure and control their project, program, and portfolio schedules and... -
Is English Football a Project or a Programme to Capello?
Posted on June 23, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet Footballers for the English team may hold the same sway over the success of a World Cup campaign as a project team holds over the success of a project.... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
What Professionalism Means in Project Management?
Posted on May 24, 2010 | No CommentsTweet EDITOR’S NOTE: In the May edition of Tipoffs, we asked some leading project managers in the blogosphere and on Twitter about what they thought Professionalism Means in Project Management.... -
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... -
Reality Sets In: Redundancy and Beyond
Posted on April 30, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Having worked for the same organisation for five years I was informed I was at risk of redundancy and subsequently received scheduled “counseling” meetings leading up to eventual redundancy.... -
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... -
Which PMI Credential is Right for me?
Posted on April 22, 2010 | 2 CommentsTweet The Project Management Institute (PMI)® offers 5 credentials in project management. Are you confused about which is the right one for you? Well, then here I am to help... -
Guest Blogger – Is Programme Management Right for Me?
Posted on April 19, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Programme management is the co-ordinated management of a portfolio of projects that change organisations to achieve benefits that are of strategic importance. Programme management involves; working within and changing... -
Got PRINCE2? So What? Now What?
Posted on April 16, 2010 | 10 CommentsTweet Last month I was invited to participate in an APM roundtable discussion on the future of project management qualifications, the discussion will be published in the May edition of... -
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...
