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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... -
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... -
Reminiscing About Podcasts
Posted on April 28, 2011 | No CommentsTweet We’ve got some equipment upgrades on the way for the benefit of the quality of our podcasts, which you’ve willingly downloaded by the thousand. The Project Management Tipoffs Podcast... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
July Tipoffs Q&A with Nicola Thorp
Posted on August 13, 2010 | No CommentsTweet EDITOR’S NOTE: Each month in Project Management Tipoffs, our experts answer a careers-related question from our readers. This month, Nicola Thorp took the time to handle a PRINCE2 query…... -
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... -
Got PRINCE2? So What? Now What?
Posted on April 16, 2010 | 9 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... -
Project Management Recruitment Ideas – Brushing Up on Your PM Knowledge
Posted on April 2, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet We’ve looked at the application process, the cover note and competency based interviews so far in this series of Project Management Recruitment Ideas; this week I’m going tap into... -
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... -
I Want Views! Welcome to Freedom of Speech February
Posted on February 1, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet “Five hundred! Five hundred dollars! Five hun-d-red dollars! Five hundred dollars! Five, five hundred dollars! Five hundred dollars! Five h-h-hundred!” Paraphrased version of Danny DeVito’s “Vincent Benedict” in Twins, 1988 OK, so we... -
Guest Blogger – Project Management the Teenage Years
Posted on January 19, 2010 | No CommentsWhat will be the project management trends in the teens? They say the past is no predictor of the future but what will be the up and coming trends for the teens 1) The fallout from the credit crunch and severely reduced public spending lead to a severe reduction in the demand for project management and a decade of cost cutting and cancelled projects? 2) Will the increasing pressure for change lead to an increasing demand for truly professional project managers, maybe (or maybe not) linked to chartered status? 3) Will pressure for consistency continue with consolidation between the different methodologies (PRINCE2, APM, PMP)? 4) Will new social media tools such as Google Wave help us organise the mass of information generated by projects using meta tags and search tool in the same way Google Search Engine made sense of the web. Or (5) all of the above? VOTE NOW -
The Foundation of a Project Management Career
Posted on October 7, 2009 | 3 CommentsTweet I recently had this query through from a candidate which I thought would be worth further discussion: “Is it worth me taking a Prince2 Foundation E-Learning course? I’d like... -
Current Professional Opinions on PM Training & Qualifications
Posted on September 11, 2009 | No CommentsTweet NOTE: This article is reprinted from the August 2009 edition of Project Management Tipoffs. In this section of Tipoffs. If you have a question for our Q&A experts or simply... -
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... -
Try before you buy, free PM training briefings
Posted on August 25, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet Over at Maven Training there are a succession of free briefings available on the 4th September if you’re currently thinking about taking PRINCE2, MSP or Change Management qualifications. Read... -
Tipoffs is out, available at our online newstand now!
Posted on August 20, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Last month at Project Management Tipoffs, the project management news & issues newsletter from Arras People, spoke with you (OK, wrote to you) about the economic climate and the uplifting effect... -
Ripped From Tipoffs – Q&A Session on Project Management Qualifications
Posted on August 17, 2009 | No CommentsTweet NOTE: This article is reprinted from the July 2009 edition of Project Management Tipoffs from our Q&A section. In this section of Tipoffs, Arras People solicits and answers questions... -
PRINCE2® Undergoes a Significant Transformation
Posted on July 16, 2009 | No CommentsTweet PRINCE stands for Projects IN Controlled Environments. Originally released in 1989 to enhance best practice in project management in the UK, it was replaced by PRINCE2® in 1996 and... -
PRINCE2:2009 Twitter Hour Part 2
Posted on July 3, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Two weeks ago we had the PRINCE2:2009 Twitter Hour with Andy Murray, the lead author of the refreshed project management method. This morning, Friday 3rd July at 11am BST... -
Tipoffs is out!
Posted on June 22, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Well, we’ve done it again! Project Management Tipoffs, the newsletter from Arras People, is out and ready for download today. You can subscribe to this beacon of project management... -
PRINCE:2009 Twitter Hour – Live
Posted on June 19, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Thanks to everyone who took part in the PRINCE2:2009 Twitter Hour this morning. Andy Murray the lead author for the refresh, provided the answers to a number of PRINCE2... -
PRINCE2 2009 Q&A Twitter and Blog Hour
Posted on June 18, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet PRINCE2 2009 was launched this week in London and you have the opportunity to put any of your PRINCE2 2009 questions directly to Andy Murray, the lead author. By... -
“To PRINCE2 or not to PRINCE2″ Outcome to the Debate
Posted on June 4, 2009 | 3 CommentsTweet Yesterday I travelled to the Aston University Business School to attend the ‘To PRINCE2 or not to PRINCE2’ debate which was hosted by the Centre for Project Management Practice.... -
It happens in other walks of life too!
Posted on June 4, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet Just returned from a week in sunny Palma on the island of Majorca, a beautiful (and currently expensive) island with some great marinas and calas. We were fortunate enough... -
Further information on PRINCE2
Posted on May 13, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Our pals over at Maven Training have just released a new Guide to PRINCE2, following on from our blog piece yesterday. We had a few enquiries about how it... -
PRINCE2: 2009 Project™, are we ready?
Posted on May 12, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet PRINCE2 ® the de facto method developed and used extensively by the UK government and widely recognised and used in the private sector, both in the UK and internationally...
