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A Look at One University’s Commitment to PPM
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Arras People wanted to understand more about project management in today’s universities in the UK and spoke with Dr Walter Mswaka about the University of Huddersfield’s approach. Whilst the... -
May Survey Opens Today
Posted on May 1, 2012 | No CommentsTweet The rain showers of the final weekend of April give way to the grand prize flowers of May. The May edition of the Arras People “Ten in Ten” Birthday... -
Presentation Counts
Posted on April 25, 2012 | No CommentsTweet EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an extract from ‘The Lazy Project Manager and The Project from Hell’ – Peter Taylor’s new book, currently free as an eBook from Amazon... -
Project Management Competencies and Age
Posted on April 19, 2012 | 1 CommentTweet In this month’s project management newsletter from Arras People we are delving deeper into the results from the annual Project Management Benchmark Report (PMBR). Specifically we’re looking at the... -
Less Fishing More Communication
Posted on March 19, 2012 | No CommentsTweet As we draw ever closer to the new fiscal year it’s a good time for reflection – we’ve certainly experienced a rollercoaster of demand with the year starting out... -
National “Be Nice to your Suppliers” Week
Posted on March 7, 2012 | No CommentsTweet EDITOR’S NOTE: Written on behalf of Global Knowledge, this post’s author is Barry Corless, the Business Development Director for Best Practice at Global Knowledge and Chairman of itSMF UK.... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – Competency Based Interview
Posted on February 27, 2012 | 1 CommentTweet I have an interview coming up for a project manager position and I’ve been informed that it will be competency based, how can I prepare for this? Competency based... -
The Future, as Rachel Dunscombe sees it
Posted on February 24, 2012 | 1 CommentTweet EDITOR’S NOTE: This post’s author is Rachel Dunscombe, the Head of Service Management NHS NW and curator of TEDxMerseyside. The article was posted for Rachel by Duncan Howe of... -
Project Management Recruitment Ideas – Recruiting a PM for the First Time
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No CommentsTweet The nature of what we do has changed significantly and we find ourselves needing to recruit a project manager for the first time. What should we be looking for... -
What makes a ‘Good’ Project Manager?
Posted on February 16, 2012 | 7 CommentsTweet The traits of a good project manager are becoming ever more discussed on LinkedIn message boards. The subject has many diverse perhaps controversial views we are going to debate.... -
My First Management of Value Webinar
Posted on January 24, 2012 | No CommentsTweet Did you tune into the MoV (Management of Value) webinar I presented last Wednesday? Like all first times, it was a fascinating experience, so I thought I would share... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – Project Management Interview
Posted on November 15, 2011 | No CommentsTweet I’ve been shortlisted for my first ever interview for a project management post (I got my current job through the company graduate scheme). What can I expect? Job interviews... -
Tipoffs Just One Week Away
Posted on November 10, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Project Management Tipoffs, the project management & recruitment issues newsletter from Arras People, will be in inboxes next Thursday morning. Subscribe today for free to get an initial look... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – First Position for a Student
Posted on November 8, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet I’ve recently completed full time higher education studying project management. I’m struggling to find my first position (I don’t have any works experience) so I can start putting into... -
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... -
Making Sure You’ve Got the Skills to Make a Success of Agile
Posted on October 4, 2011 | No CommentsTweet In today’s fast-moving marketplace, businesses often need to implement change faster than traditional project management methodologies can accommodate – change needs to happen quickly, and traditional approaches can be... -
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... -
Reading Between the Lines – Project Management CV
Posted on September 21, 2011 | No CommentsTweet My initial thought on becoming a Recruitment Consultant specialising in recruiting project professionals was “Surely it can’t be that difficult?” I will be dealing with people who know what... -
Summer is Over… Hot Areas for Project Management
Posted on September 14, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Did it ever really begin? Well personally it feels like we skipped a season this year however recruitment didn’t – yes we experienced a “lull” in movement over a... -
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... -
Oh No! Don’t Do It LinkedIn! – The Apply Button
Posted on September 1, 2011 | 4 CommentsTweet Recruiter.com posted an article about a new launch from LinkedIn – the inclusion of an “Apply” button which is designed to make it easier for people with LinkedIn profiles... -
Contractor or Agency Worker?
Posted on August 26, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet With the AWR (Agency Workers Regulations) due to come into effect on the 1st October 2011 in the UK, we have been busy updating our contracts and procedures to... -
Thinking About PPM Education
Posted on August 1, 2011 | No CommentsTweet For those of you keen on our monthly newsletter, Project Management Tipoffs, you might know that we try to keep our readers abreast of what’s happening in both project... -
Want a pay rise?
Posted on July 27, 2011 | No CommentsTweet The latest figures from the Arras People PPM Insider – a quarterly report that looks at the project management marketplace in areas such as salary levels and rates, shows... -
Going the Extra Mile
Posted on July 4, 2011 | 2 CommentsTweet Noticing a clear upturn in the market regarding placements versus opportunities, I have found myself in lengthy discussions with contractors recently about what is considered a “professional day”. My... -
PMOs – The Custodial of Project Management Training?
Posted on June 14, 2011 | No CommentsTweet ESI International, the professional development group for project management, recently released the results of a new survey focused on the value of PMOs within organisations across the globe. Entitled ... -
Discrimination in the Project Workplace: Fact or Fiction?
Posted on May 16, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Many efforts have been made over recent years to remove the impact of discrimination in all aspects of our daily lives; many laws have been created, updated and then... -
Book Review: “Early Project Appraisal”
Posted on April 26, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Professor Samset’s book is about doing the right project, (as opposed to doing the project right) and about not starting impossible projects that deliver no value however well they... -
Five Ways to Use Us: Part Trois
Posted on March 23, 2011 | No CommentsTweet You know those blog posts that are trying to get you to check in and maintain readership each and every day with regular – perhaps weekly – features, then...
