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How are Project Managers Feeling Today?
Posted on July 31, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet NOTE: This article is reprinted from the July 2009 edition of Project Management Tipoffs. Subscribe to PM tipoffs by clicking here. Arras People, the Project Management Recruitment specialists recently... -
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... -
Financial Survey Has Some Bearing on Current Project Management Career Mindset
Posted on July 29, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet eFinancialCareers.com recently released their Financial Careers Global Survey 2009 (you can download the PDF form of it here), providing data and statistics worldwide regarding the confidence of financial professionals and students... -
Managing Your Career in an Economic Downturn
Posted on July 28, 2009 | No CommentsTweet On the 28th July 2009, the APM London Branch will be holding a meeting focused on the programme and project manager’s career during this economic downturn. John Thorpe, MD... -
Current Recruitment Activity in Project Management
Posted on July 27, 2009 | No CommentsTweet NOTE: This article is reprinted from the July 2009 edition of Project Management Tipoffs. Subscribe to PM Tipoffs today by clicking here. Mixed news and fortunes surround recruitment activity in... -
Proactivity – The Way to Arras People’s Hearts
Posted on July 24, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Four months have passed since Arras People was awarded by the DWP with the opportunity to provide newly unemployed project & programme management professionals with career services and advice,... -
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,... -
Project Management Question & Answer Monthly
Posted on July 22, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet Each month, Arras People distributes a project management and careers newsletter (you can subscribe at the top of the page). Each month we invite questions subscribers may have about... -
Do job agents just “fish” for info on who you have seen and who you are being interviewed by?
Posted on July 21, 2009 | 4 CommentsTweet In a word, yes, some do. Following on from the last article on Protect Your Project Management Professional Profile I wanted to share with you another practice which unfortunately... -
Guest Blogger – More Than Just a Name Change: PRINCE2: 2009® and The Goals of Overcoming a Prescriptive, Inflexible Reputation
Posted on July 20, 2009 | No CommentsTweet So, PRINCE2: 2009® has hit the streets, which is all very exciting, especially if you are a training company! PRINCE2® remains eternally popular with PMs who feel that it... -
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... -
Protect your Project Management Professional Profile
Posted on July 15, 2009 | No CommentsTweet At the last Arras People / Maven Training event, part of the discussion was centred around making sure people protect their professional profile whilst looking for a new project... -
Help for the Unemployed Project Manager
Posted on July 13, 2009 | No CommentsTweet When we sent out the following piece about the help that is available for project managers that are currently unemployed and currently in receipt of jobseekers allowance we received... -
Tough Times & Effective Project Delivery
Posted on July 9, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Effective project management delivery relies heavily on two main factors – skilled project managers in post and organisational capability and maturity in project management. Difficult times are an inescapable... -
What Everybody Ought to Know About Switching Careers to Project Management
Posted on July 8, 2009 | No CommentsTweet I love it when people connect with me. It helps me to know that real people are out there somewhere behind the screen of my laptop. I can’t believe... -
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.... -
Managing Successful Programmes
Posted on July 6, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet Before I evangelize the merits of programme management I want to clarify what a programme is and what a project is. This might seem a little trivial but I’ve... -
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... -
Run Away! (And Other Helpful Advice For A Career in Project Management)
Posted on July 2, 2009 | No CommentsI am passionate about project management in general, and helping people new to the field more specifically. But let’s be honest. We’re all nuts. -
The Many Ways of Structuring a PMO
Posted on July 1, 2009 | 3 CommentsTweet Unless you are a hopeless geek like me, this question is of no interest unless it helps you structure your own PMO, right here, right now. Well, attending the...
