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Top 13 Project Management Bloggers for 2012
Posted on May 2, 2012 | 2 CommentsTweet Last month Arras People’s 10th birthday celebrations kicked off with some great book prizes from Gower Publishing. As part of the competition we asked you who were your top... -
Take the April Ten in Ten Survey
Posted on April 3, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Just a quick spot for our Camel readers, as most of you are already aware that things have finished up for March and have been let loose for April.... -
Is 2012 the year to maximize the value your Projects deliver?
Posted on January 6, 2012 | No CommentsTweet 2012 will see the newly-launched MoV (Management of Value) Practitioner course. In the current economic climate there has never been a better time to learn MoV. MoV supplements the... -
Guesting at the #PMChat Pre-Game Show
Posted on November 11, 2011 | No CommentsTweet We related to our readers three weeks ago a nifty Twitter-inspired chat session introduced for the project management community by Robert Kelly and Rob Prinzo. It’s called #PMchat, a... -
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... -
The Keys to the Lazy Project Manager – What is “Productive Laziness”?
Posted on September 2, 2011 | No CommentsTweet EDITOR’S NOTES: This article was submitted to us by regular Camel contributors the PM Oracles – Gareth Byatt, Gary Hamilton and Jeff Hodgkinson. For this occassion, the PM Oracles... -
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... -
Nine Fundamental Steps to Project Success
Posted on June 10, 2011 | No CommentsTweet If you are an experienced project practitioner you may be asked at some point, “What are the key things that a Project Manager should do in order to be... -
Tipoffs out next Thursday
Posted on May 12, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Project Management Tipoffs is back for May next Thursday, tackling matters related to public and private sector employment and the current practices, trends and views on how they affect... -
Book Review: “Green Project Management”
Posted on May 5, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet I’m a typical German with a green attitude – I sort my waste and try to avoid additional packaging, pick for long rides the train as preferred transportation and... -
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... -
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... -
Three quarters of PMs See Benefit of Social Media
Posted on April 27, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Over 75% of project professionals feel that social media tools provide the opportunity to improve the way they manage projects, according to a new survey I’ve overseen & compiled.... -
Book Review: Social Media for Project Managers
Posted on March 22, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet Social media is slowly but surely creeping into the world of project management; with two thirds of the project management profession using social media in some way in their... -
Tipoffs – A Profile in PM Success: Derek Huether
Posted on March 21, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Derek Huether has a lot of things going for him that make him a legitimate success story in the field of project management. He’s man behind one of the... -
Book Review: “Leadership Principles for Project Success”
Posted on March 8, 2011 | No CommentsTweet “It’s misleading to define project success in static terms, focusing only on the final delivery,” writes Thomas Juli in his book, Leadership Principles for Project Success. In this book,... -
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... -
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... -
Book Review: 59 Checklists for Project and Programme Managers
Posted on November 11, 2010 | No CommentsTweet 59 Checklists for Project and Programme Managers Rudy Kor, Gert Wijnen Gower Publishing When I got this book in the mail I was expecting a checklist collection, the title... -
5 Reasons NOT to Take a PMP Exam Boot Camp
Posted on November 9, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Often touted as “ideal targeted training” for the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam, many people find PMP boot camps are an attractive option for exam preparation. While boot camps... -
Book Review: The Project Management Communications Toolkit
Posted on November 3, 2010 | No CommentsTweet EDITOR’S NOTE: Both How to Manage a Camel and Project Management Tipoffs will regularly feature Book Reviews pertaining to project & programme management issues, many written by our stable... -
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... -
The Real Hustle: Sign Up For Tipoffs in Next Hour!
Posted on September 23, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Whether or not you watch Hustle or The Real Hustle on the BBC, understand that this post is not about hoodwinking readers, taking your money and giving it back,... -
Tipoffs Preview: Pawel Brodzinski on “Why So Unhappy?”
Posted on August 17, 2010 | No CommentsTweet EDITOR’S NOTE: Our August 3rd post asked the project and programme management community to weigh in on the matter of candidate unrest with their working status. Specifically: Why Do... -
Tipoffs Preview: Chris Walters on “Why So Unhappy?”
Posted on August 16, 2010 | No CommentsTweet EDITOR’S NOTE: The August 3rd How to Manage a Camel post asked project and programme management practitioners to weigh in on the matter of candidate unrest with their working... -
Book Review – International Project Management
Posted on August 6, 2010 | No CommentsTweet This review is reprinted from the July edition of Project Management Tipoffs, the project management & recruitment issues newsletter from Arras People. Enjoy! Author: Kathrin Köster Publisher: Sage Size:... -
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... -
One Week to Go: July Tipoffs Preview
Posted on July 8, 2010 | No CommentsTweet The July edition of Project Management Tipoffs will be out in exactly 7 days, or, as Bookman from “Seinfeld” aptly put it: “That is one week!” As you know,... -
Book Review “Tools for Complex Projects”
Posted on June 30, 2010 | No CommentsTweet I have interests in the fields of both complexity science and project management, so was naturally drawn to this title. It also came recommended by people I know and... -
Why Hiring Managers Are So Dysfunctional
Posted on June 15, 2010 | 2 CommentsTweet It’s a tough thing being in the job market. You make up a CV and send it out by the truckloads. You write it and rewrite it; you peddle...
