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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... -
Great Project Leaders – Facet 7 – Group Orientation
Posted on November 25, 2011 | No CommentsTweet FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: Guest contributor to the Great Project Leader series of posts for How to Manage a Camel, Global Project Leaders have just released the third, improved... -
Great Project Leaders – Facet 6 – Communication
Posted on November 14, 2011 | No CommentsTweet EDITORIAL REMINDER: Our friendly regular contributor Global Project Leaders have just released the third, improved version of a psychometric test to try and measure the results of our research... -
Great Project Leaders – Facet 5 – Motivation
Posted on November 1, 2011 | No CommentsTweet NOTE: Our guest contributor, Global Project Leaders, have released the third, improved version of a psychometric test to try and measure the results of our research and provide useful... -
Great Project Leaders – Facet 4 – Stability
Posted on October 24, 2011 | No CommentsTweet EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s guest contributor are Global Project Leaders, who have just released the third, improved version of a psychometric test to try and measure the results of our... -
Great Project Leaders – Facet 3 – Positive Intolerance
Posted on October 10, 2011 | No CommentsTweet NOTE FROM CAMEL EDITORS: Our guest post today is from Global Project Leaders. They recently released the third, improved version of a psychometric test to try and measure the... -
Great Project Leaders – Facet 2 – Creativity
Posted on September 30, 2011 | No CommentsTweet NOTE FROM ARRAS PEOPLE: Global Project Leaders, our guest contributor today, have released the third, improved version of a psychometric test to try and measure the results of our... -
Great Project Leaders – Facet 1 – Pragmatism
Posted on September 20, 2011 | No CommentsTweet NOTE FROM ARRAS PEOPLE: Our guest post today from Global Project Leaders have just released the third, improved version of a psychometric test to try and measure the results... -
Seven Facets of Great Project Leaders
Posted on September 9, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Spencer Holmes of Project Leaders today introduces a new way of addressing project management development. His three key points are as follows: There is a leadership deficit in project... -
Team Sports and Project Management
Posted on June 29, 2011 | No CommentsTweet If you spend a reasonable amount of time working on projects, you are likely to hear team members use sports metaphors. This is a positive trait. Sports metaphors can... -
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 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... -
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,... -
PMO Leadership – Get the Basics Covered
Posted on February 17, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Earlier this week I went along to a PMO Workshop in my capacity as a committee member for the PMOSIG. The workshop was being run by Mark Duddy from... -
9 Characteristics of Outstanding Leadership
Posted on January 19, 2011 | No CommentsTweet I was conducting some research the other day on employment and work and came across this excellent report on Outstanding Leadership from the Work Foundation. The Work Foundation are... -
Book Review: “The Project Manager’s Guide to Making Successful Decisions”
Posted on December 3, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Title: The Project Manager’s Guide to Making Successful Decisions Author: Robert A. Powell, Dennis M. Buede Length: 311 pages Whilst it’s great to read about all the things you... -
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:... -
Book Review – Public-Sector Project Management #pmot
Posted on December 11, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Author: David Wirick Length: 288 pages Publisher: John Wiley & Sons When I first picked up this book for the review and started reading my first thoughts were not... -
Monday Morning Links – 7th December
Posted on December 7, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Back again, refreshed from a week off with the family. Naturally, I started thinking about projects. On my week off. But I digress. Something summed it all up the... -
NHS Employers: ‘We must attract, retain and develop talent’ #pmot
Posted on November 19, 2009 | No CommentsTweet ‘Talent management refers to the process of developing and integrating new workers, developing and retaining current workers, and attracting highly skilled workers to work for your company’. Some people... -
The Lowdown on Job Assessment Centres
Posted on November 6, 2009 | No CommentsTweet If you’ve watched ‘The Apprentice’ or entertainment-oriented shows featuring judging panels, you might think you have a passing idea of what an assessment centre is all about. Really, you... -
Guest Blogger – Nothing Stays the Same: Leadership Techniques to Empower People During Change Initiatives
Posted on July 30, 2009 | No CommentsTweet EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is reprinted with permission from Material Handling Wholesaler, 30th April 2009. Every organization is affected by change, especially during times of economic volatility. However, project... -
MD to Speak at APM’s “Managing Your Career in an Economic Downturn”
Posted on July 7, 2009 | No CommentsTweet The Association for Project Management (APM) is attempting to answer the call of those PPM Professionals challenged by the current economic environment with the help of the Arras People.... -
Advancing in Age Amid Economic Turmoil
Posted on June 3, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet The cold, hard facts of the economic frustrations were thrown a monkey wrench two months ago when I got an email from a gentleman in his 60s who worried... -
Small projects with large outcomes
Posted on May 22, 2009 | No CommentsTweet I was fortunate enough to gain a greater insight into a local charity this week when dropping by with a donation of £500 to the welfare fund. Last year... -
The Month of Seven – Arras People’s Seven Modern Projects of the World
Posted on April 7, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet All month long, in congruence with Arras People’s celebration of its seventh birthday, we here at the Camel will take a weekly look at the number 7 – the... -
American Sport IS Project Management!
Posted on February 23, 2009 | No CommentsTweet UPDATED: Thursday, 26 February – I admit that being a fan of professional American sports (you know the ones: Baseball, Football, Basketball, MLS (you try telling an American footballer... -
Premiership Football is so like project management
Posted on February 23, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Last night, MOTD2 (that’s Match of the Day 2!) a revelation, premiership football teams are just like project teams. We were watching the Man City game (the only team... -
Interesting angle on business change
Posted on December 11, 2008 | 1 CommentTweet In our last newsletter from Arras People, we focused on change management, our lead article by Mick Hides focused on the human element of change management, here it is:... -
A Vacation In Which I’ve Not Totally Vacated…
Posted on December 9, 2008 | No CommentsTweet I went home to the States for two weeks at the end of November, and had a truly solid, unforgettable time. I enjoyed/was annoyed by a few things they...
