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Archive for 2011
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Merry Christmas from the Camel
Posted on December 23, 2011 | No CommentsTweet The Camel wants to wish all its readers a great Christmas holiday and best wishes for 2012 Now hit it Five Camel Band….. Personalize funny videos and birthday... -
New Year’s Resolution – Is THIS the year for the Results Management Office?
Posted on December 21, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Deloitte have been pushing something called a “Results Management Office” (RMO) for a couple of years now. The RMO is all about moving the PMO on to the next... -
And the winner is …….
Posted on December 20, 2011 | 3 CommentsTweet Well, nobody at the moment. I was looking for a tag line that may grab some attention! I currently have a conundrum and would appreciate any thoughts that you,... -
Are Project Management Credentials Necessary for Digital PM?
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No CommentsTweet The latter half of 2011 has been a very difficult time for all. This accounts for the ongoing financial situations in the UK, Europe and even further afield in... -
Can Social Networking Help My Job Search?
Posted on December 16, 2011 | No CommentsTweet “How are social networking and community sites helping project managers in their careers?“ - Radha, London Lindsay Scott of Arras People says: Much of the feedback from our own... -
5 Tips for Managing Your Project Team
Posted on December 15, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Every great team has a great manager. This is the same for sports teams as it is for project teams. Here are some tips to help you manage your... -
Arras People PPM Bookshop: Your Secret Santa!
Posted on December 13, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet It’s good ol’ “our back needs a good scratchin’” time. As it stands today, we’ve got three different editions of project management and careers books to give away today,... -
Using Project and Programme Management Groups on LinkedIn
Posted on December 12, 2011 | No CommentsTweet EDITOR’S NOTE: This post, courtesy of the PM Oracles series of articles, is about the benefits of using project and programme management groups on the LinkedIn social network. In... -
Project Management Census Out Now
Posted on December 8, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Lucky Number Seven will have some sizzle. Back now for its seventh edition, one would be inclined to think that if the 2012 Arras People Project Management Census were... -
Final 2011 Tipoffs Just One Week Away
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Normally I preview the month’s edition of Tipoffs on the second Thursday of each month, but an equally (OK: more) colossal event will be featured in this spot tomorrow,... -
Project Management Android Apps
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Earlier this year, we informed How to Manage a Camel readers about some of the leading iPad applications for project management practitioners, thanks in part to an article by... -
The Future of Project Management Development
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsTweet A quick sample of what people in project land are talking about TODAY: A glance at a Linkedin project management discussion group. What are the discussions about? What are... -
Salaries and Day Rates Review for PPM Practitioners
Posted on December 2, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Twelve months on from our last Salaries and Day Rates Review for Project Management Personnel, we have the opportunity to dip back into the data collected as part of... -
Implementing a PMO is a Project in Itself
Posted on December 1, 2011 | No CommentsTweet When we began our collaboration on this article, we wanted to ensure that our readers didn’t see it as another article on how to manage and/or define the benefits... -
Book Review: The Eight Constants of Change by Change Guides
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No CommentsTweet The Eight Constants of Change may seem like an oxymoronic title to some, but in my experience there are many common issues that need to be managed during any... -
The Importance of (Project) Meetings – Termination
Posted on November 29, 2011 | No CommentsTweet In this final part of the research from the Advanced Institute of Management Research on the importance of meetings we look at meeting termination. This is the part of... -
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... -
The Importance of (Project) Meetings – Conduct
Posted on November 24, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet Following on from last week’s post on recent research conducted about meetings from the Advanced Institute of Management Research in this week’s post I’m going to look at conduct... -
Accreditations – Are They Worth Taking?
Posted on November 23, 2011 | No CommentsTweet One of the most common questions we get from Programme and Project Management practitioners is with regards the value of taking accreditations in terms of securing a role. In... -
APMP Diary – The Course and Exam
Posted on November 21, 2011 | No CommentsTweet It’s been a good few weeks since the last installment of this diary. I would like to be able to offer a good reason for that, but in all... -
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... -
MoV – The New Buzzword in Project Management?
Posted on November 17, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Management of Value (MoV) has evolved from over 50 years of value engineering, to form the missing link in developing successful IT and Change Management projects. Tried and tested... -
A Romp With the APM North West
Posted on November 16, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Recently, Arras People colleague Steve Trippier and I both attended the latest members evening for the North West branch of the APM at the Romper Inn in Wilmslow. These... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – Project Management Interview
Posted on November 15, 2011 | No CommentsTweet I’ve been shortlisted for my first ever interview for a project management post (I got my current job through the company graduate scheme). What can I expect? Job interviews... -
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... -
Guesting at the #PMChat Pre-Game Show
Posted on November 11, 2011 | No CommentsTweet We related to our readers three weeks ago a nifty Twitter-inspired chat session introduced for the project management community by Robert Kelly and Rob Prinzo. It’s called #PMchat, a... -
Tipoffs Just One Week Away
Posted on November 10, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Project Management Tipoffs, the project management & recruitment issues newsletter from Arras People, will be in inboxes next Thursday morning. Subscribe today for free to get an initial look... -
Project Management in Schools
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Last week at the PMI Synergy conference in London there was a slot entitled ‘Delivering a Successful Society’ which was a roundabout way of saying we need to be... -
Q&A Project Management Careers – First Position for a Student
Posted on November 8, 2011 | 1 CommentTweet I’ve recently completed full time higher education studying project management. I’m struggling to find my first position (I don’t have any works experience) so I can start putting into... -
From Tipoffs: Perspectives on an Effective Agile Project
Posted on November 7, 2011 | No CommentsTweet Agile Project Management has its share of detractors. But we’ve spoken with a few of its backers as well from a variety of backgrounds. There are full-blown “agilistas” out...
