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- Dan Strayer: Quite so, Alan. Patrick has shown himself to be thorough and complete in his assessment, which you have to love and admire. We look...
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- kamal: Dan, I like your perspective and predictions – intuition is more what I would call it since this is driven by your experiences and...
- Ceska: Though I found some topics were over simplifed I found the book spot on. Many of the ideas expessed in the book I could closely relate to as...
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Archive for March, 2010
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Book Review – Project Management Circa 2025
Posted on March 31, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe immediate effect of Circa 2025's structure - 29 articles - together with the absence of a chapter attempting to bring all those articles together, is that the reader will have to draw their own conclusion as to what will be the overall shape of things to come for the project management profession. I reckon this is a shortcoming of the book, as there would have been value in summarizing the various authors' findings. -
Inside “PPSO Competence and Competencies – High Level Performance”
Posted on March 30, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Last Friday saw the 17th gathering of the PPSOSIG at the Open University in Milton Keynes. Entitled PPSO Competence and Competencies – High Level Performance, the conference was a... -
APM or PRINCE2 Qualifications – one or both?
Posted on March 29, 2010 | 2 CommentsTweet I am frequently asked the question “should I take a PRINCE2 exam or an APM exam?” This question reflects the situation that for many people there is a choice... -
Graduate Opportunities in Project Management
Posted on March 26, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Mooching through the web I came across this opportunity at Mouchel within their Government and Business Services (GBS) stream which may be of interest to graduates looking at an... -
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... -
Kim Ng: The Camel’s Choice for Ada Lovelace Day Woman Worth Recognition
Posted on March 24, 2010 | No CommentsTweet In celebrating Ada Lovelace Day, a worldwide blogosphere commemoration of pioneering women in technology and science, Arras People, the project management recruitment people, felt it was appropo to write about a... -
Project Management Recruitment Ideas – Competency Interviews
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No CommentsTweet We’ve looked at the application process and the cover note so far in this series of Project Management Recruitment Idea, this week I’m going to jump to the interview... -
Social media in a project environment – the results
Posted on March 22, 2010 | 4 CommentsTweet When I started researching my new book on social media in a project environment, I had a couple of project managers contact me and say that they couldn’t see... -
From Benchmark Report: Thoughts on Competencies
Posted on March 19, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Does the successful project manager have the same core of competencies as a successful programme manager? If so, is the progression on the PPM hierarchy given due attention to... -
Changes Around the Corner for Agency Workers
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No CommentsTweet The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) issued a recent Q&A session with regard to the implementation of Agency Workers Regulations, due to come into force in October 2011. The... -
Arras People to self study for the APMP Qualification
Posted on March 17, 2010 | No CommentsTweet If you’ve ever wanted to follow along as someone studies to attain a project management certification, the opportunity is upon you. Over the next few months, Arras People, will be roadtesting... -
Project Management Recruitment Ideas – The Cover Note
Posted on March 16, 2010 | 3 CommentsTweet Last week we looked at the application process in the first Project Management Recruitment Idea and I’m going to stick with the same part of the process because I’m... -
What Can You Expect From Tipoffs Thursday?
Posted on March 15, 2010 | No CommentsTweet If you’ve not already signed up for Arras People‘s acclaimed project management recruitment issues newsletter, Project Management Tipoffs, this is what you’ll be missing out on: Competencies – What... -
Tipoffs Preview: “How a Dead Language Hurts Your CV”
Posted on March 11, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet Next Thursday we release the March edition of Project Management Tipoffs, the free newsletter from Arras People. This month’s issue focuses on Career Development. To sign up, go to... -
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... -
How to Respond to the Changing Project Management Jobs Market?
Posted on March 8, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet Last week I took part in a podcast with the delightful and delectable Paul Naybour and John Bolton of Parallel Project Training where we discussed the changes in today’s... -
Project Management Recruitment Ideas – The Application Process
Posted on March 8, 2010 | 2 CommentsTweet Each week I’m going to share some short tips and ideas that may help you in your job hunting and help you navigate the project management recruitment path. It’s... -
APM and the Chartered Status – Latest Update
Posted on March 5, 2010 | 1 CommentTweet It was good to see the Association for Project Management (APM) today breaking their “dignified silence” regarding the progress of their quest to attain the guardianship of Chartered Status... -
Putting the Project Shrink on the Couch
Posted on March 4, 2010 | No CommentsTweet Arras People had a short Q&A session with the Project Shrink, Bas de Baar, regarding projects and social media, back in January. Bas de Baar is a veteran Software Project Manager based... -
Putting Your CV in a Job Application
Posted on March 3, 2010 | 2 CommentsTweet Companies these days are requiring job candidates to fill out job applications more than ever in an effort to shove past the laissez-faire, emailed CV. If you pay close... -
Casting Pods with Lindsay Scott
Posted on March 2, 2010 | No CommentsTweet In my worst Chris Moyles impression, download the podcast tomorrow afternoon! Arras People‘s own Lindsay Scott will take questions from Parallel Project Training’s Paul Naybour in his highly-regarded Project Management Jobs Podcast... -
Wintery Aberdeen CV Workshops Well Received
Posted on March 1, 2010 | No CommentsTweet I recently returned from a wintery Aberdeen where my colleague Mick Hides and I attended APM Aberdeen’s 1 day conference entitled ‘Developing your skills for successful projects’. Arras People...
