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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... -
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... -
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.... -
The Importance of (Project) Meetings – Initiation
Posted on November 18, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Last week I got out of the office to see what the human resources field were up to at their annual conference and exhibition. I came across the Advanced... -
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... -
Defining Quality: Henry F. Potter, Alan Parsons and Success
Posted on July 1, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Comic Bill Maher recently made light of the notion of the kid in class that wasn’t really reading the assignment, but rather picked out one element and bogged down... -
Book Review: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Posted on June 27, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is a work by Patrick Lencioni, author of eight previously well recognised books in the USA. Patrick is the founder and president of... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Skills Shortage Fever: The Last Five Years
Posted on July 22, 2010 | 7 CommentsTweet This article is from the July edition of Project Management Tipoffs, the project management & recruitment issues newsletter from Arras People. Subscribe today and we’ll send you free monthly... -
A Day at the Challenge
Posted on May 6, 2010 | 3 CommentsTweet Two hours. A lot can happen in that time: you can go out to get the bread and come home branded a bigot by the nation’s most powerful man.... -
PMO Competency Levels – The Market View
Posted on March 25, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Last week I presented at the PPSOSIG conference, which was focused on Competence and Competencies, I focused on PMO Competencies in the Marketplace, trying to bring a marketplace view... -
Continuing Your Professional Development – It’s Not Just About Training Courses
Posted on March 10, 2010 | No CommentsTweet As we continue into the third month of what promises to be another challenging year, I offer you a call to action! It is generally recognised that the current... -
Project Management Careers Advice with Guardian Careers
Posted on January 12, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet The project management marketplace is certainly an interesting one as we head into 2010. I receive many questions from job-seekers everyday; I’m facing redundancy and I want to make... -
Project Management Learnings and Musings
Posted on December 2, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Last week was a busy old week for project management events and learnings. Last Monday I went along to ESI’s Centre of Excellence seminar which is a group they... -
Monday Morning Links – 9th November
Posted on November 9, 2009 | 3 CommentsTweet Cliche Quote of the Week… Come together right now over me The Beatles, “Come Together” Only the most important day in project management across the entirety of the universe,... -
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... -
The Job Advisor: CV’s Personal Details & Activities
Posted on September 24, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet Once a week, Arras People will give one of our own expert project management careers consultants a chance to answer some of the nagging questions you have about the... -
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... -
Some Job Searching Hints Beyond Your CV
Posted on August 12, 2009 | 3 CommentsTweet At Arras People we have been running our JobSearch Support Service for Newly Unemployed Professionals in conjunction with the DWP since the beginning of April. We provide a tailored... -
Guest Blogger – The Flip Side – Accepting Delegation
Posted on July 23, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet It isn’t hard to find resources promoting effective management – whether of projects or people. From IT to manufacturing to engineering, one of the most common recommendations – nay,... -
Professional Project Management and Higher Education
Posted on June 26, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet Projects and project management are now seen as a destination of choice for aspiring professionals (obviously popularised on shows like the Apprentice). The higher education sector has responded with... -
Best Practice Showcase – June 09
Posted on June 24, 2009 | No CommentsTweet The Best Practice Showcase was held in Westminster on Tuesday this week, in case you’re not familar with the Best Practice events, they’re hosted by the OGC (Office of... -
Addressing a Key Project Management & Recruitment Issue of the NHS
Posted on June 12, 2009 | No CommentsTweet For a public entity like the National Health Service, commercial functions have become a tricky and altogether untenable matter in the present setting. It’s a downward slope the NHS is not particularly keen... -
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... -
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...
