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Archive for 2010
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Book Reviewers 3: The Blake Edwards/PMBR Edition
Posted on December 28, 2010 | 7 CommentsTweet Facts, Hercule, Facts! We somehow managed to find a boatload of books hanging around the attic that would make for a great review. This time around, we honour the... -
Merry Christmas
Posted on December 24, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Arras People and the Camel would like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and Best Wishes for 2011 If you’re interested in what 2011 holds for the project management... -
Book Review: “The One-Page Project Manager for Execution”
Posted on December 23, 2010 | No CommentsTweet The One-Page Project Manager for Execution was reviewed in Thursday’s December edition of Project Management Tipoffs, which you can receive free by going here. What follows is a short... -
2010 PMBR: Experience = An Appreciation of Finite Skills
Posted on December 22, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Heading into 2010, project support personnel felt that technical skills (including methodology, tools and domain knowledge) were the fourth most important competency for their profession out of the 13... -
Could you be a Registered Project Professional?
Posted on December 21, 2010 | No CommentsTweet APM announces launch of its new Registered Project Professional standard Following on from last week’s post about Professional Bodies in Project Management and the result from the Benchmark Report... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – Becoming a Project Manager
Posted on December 20, 2010 | No CommentsTweet This is the final Q&A from my PM Network column published quarterly by PMI; I work in a project support role as a Project Co-ordinator and I would like... -
Arras People offers free PM course giveaway through Villanova University
Posted on December 16, 2010 | 4 CommentsWant to take a free project management course (including a PMP Exam Preparation course) - valued at $2,000 - free? The Arras People/Villanova University PM Course Giveaway could be just what you're looking for. -
Professional Bodies in Project Management
Posted on December 15, 2010 | 5 CommentsTweet Last year, the Arras Project Management Benchmark Report covered a section on professional bodies in project management, specially we were interested (and still am!) in project management professionalism. Interesingly... -
Take My Hand Child, Come With Me…to Tipoffs: Out Thursday
Posted on December 14, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet We’re tapping our inner-Robert Plant this month with the Project Management Tipoffs theme, “What Is & What Should Never Be”. Sometimes, they just give me too much leeway around... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – Success on CV
Posted on December 13, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet This is a second Q&A from my column from the PMI PM Network magazine; I’ve managed a lot of successful projects over the years; what’s the best way to... -
The Project Management Industry in 2011
Posted on December 10, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet Crystal ball time again, except it doesn’t have to be that way because Arras People just launched its sixth annual survey which will create the Project Management Benchmark Report... -
From Tipoffs: A Snapshot of the Salaries and Day Rates for Project Management Personnel
Posted on December 9, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet This article is reprinted today at The Camel courtesy of the recent November edition of Project Management Tipoffs. You can read the full-length article by clicking here. December’s edition... -
PMOSIG – Raising the PMO Bar
Posted on December 7, 2010 | 3 CommentsTweet The latest conference from the PMOSIG has just been announced and it looks like 2011 will be the year of portfolio offices and Agile PMOs. If you’re not already... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – Training Courses
Posted on December 6, 2010 | No CommentsTweet This week’s Q&A is taken from my PMI PM Network careers column which was published last week. I’m currently looking for a new position and have noticed that there... -
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... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – Getting No Feedback
Posted on December 1, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet This week’s question comes from Mr R-C I have applied for 15 project specific jobs in last month with no response whatever. I’m primarily looking for contract and I’m... -
Book Reviewers Wanted 2 1/2
Posted on November 30, 2010 | 7 CommentsTweet ***UPDATE: All the books have now been sent out to those who managed to snap them up quickly enough. All content below that had once stated how you could... -
Classic Chicken or Egg: Portfolio Office!
Posted on November 29, 2010 | 3 CommentsTweet Here’s the classic conundrum; after the launch of P3O in 2008 where Portfolio Offices are described for pretty much the first time in a UK based textbook, we’ve started... -
Finding a Job Through Social Media
Posted on November 25, 2010 | No CommentsTweet This morning I was reading an article called the “The Future of Recruitment” which noted something I’ve been banging on about for years – that organisations should turn to... -
Book Review: How to Save a Failing Project – Chaos to Control
Posted on November 24, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Title: How to Save a Failing Project – Chaos to Control Author: Ralph R. Young, Steven M. Brady, Dennis C. Nagle Jr. Publisher: Management Concepts Size: 207 Pages +... -
From Tipoffs: Introduction to the Arras People Project Management Benchmark Report
Posted on November 23, 2010 | No CommentsTweet This article comes courtesy of the recent November edition of Project Management Tipoffs. You can read the full-length article by clicking here. Words: John Thorpe With 2010 rapidly drawing... -
Contributions to Tipoffs for December Edition Sought
Posted on November 22, 2010 | No CommentsTweet We’d like your input for our one last strong editorial output in 2010. Project Management Tipoffs, the leading project management & recruitment issues newsletter from Arras People, uses the... -
Guest Blog – Cost Estimation with Three-Point Estimates
Posted on November 19, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet How do you estimate and control your project costs? My name is Christian, I am a certified PMP and running projects for 10 years in finance and telecommunication businesses. ... -
Best Management Practice Update
Posted on November 18, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet Last week I went along to a APMG breakfast seminar at the Caledonian Club in London. APMG are the organisation that accredits training organisations in qualifications and certifications such... -
Book Review: Project Management Tools and Techniques for Success
Posted on November 17, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Title: Project Management Tools and Techniques for Success Author: Christine B. Tayntor Publisher: CRC Press Size: 270 pages Reviewed by Lisa Sieverts The strength of Christine Tayntor’s book lies... -
Tipoffs out Thursday – Be Ready
Posted on November 16, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Project Management Tipoffs is in its 11th installment for 2010, as the 11th month we briskly endure would suggest. In house, we’re trying to avoid looking upon it as... -
PRINCE2:2009 One Year On
Posted on November 15, 2010 | No CommentsTweet I can’t believe that at the time of writing this article that 15 months have passed since the latest version of PRINCE2 was launched. The refresh project itself took... -
Project Management Event – Challenging Project Management
Posted on November 12, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Thames Valley University (TVU) is pleased to invite you to Challenging Project Management. The two day innovative conference has been designed to develop a tripartite relationship between academia, industry... -
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... -
Same Old Story – It’s Time For Change!
Posted on November 10, 2010 | No CommentsTweet If we’ve said it once – we’ve said it a dozen times: At Arras, we have been mad busy with lots of new diverse roles within the project management...
