About Author: Gary Holmes

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APMP Diary – The Course and Exam

Posted on November 21, 2011 | No Comments
Tweet 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...
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A Romp With the APM North West

Posted on November 16, 2011 | No Comments
Tweet 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...
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APMP Diary – One Week ’til Exam Time

Posted on October 7, 2011 | No Comments
Tweet With my week long APMP Course just around the corner, I thought I’d put together a final installment of my diary for now before embarking on my APMP adventure...
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APMP Diary – Project Management in Context and Organisation / Governance

Posted on September 23, 2011 | No Comments
Tweet Three weeks on Friday I will be sitting my APMP exam. I’m not sure where the time is going to be honest but I’m now getting well and truly...
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APMP Diary – 1 month to go…

Posted on September 16, 2011 | No Comments
Tweet As the leading Project Management recruitment specialists, at Arras People we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of the profession, not only in terms of industry knowledge but...
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Book Review: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Posted on June 27, 2011 | 1 Comment
Tweet 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...
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APM North West – 10 Costly Contract Management Mistakes

Posted on April 15, 2011 | No Comments
Tweet Last week I attended an APM event in Manchester organised in conjunction with the Contracts and Procurement SIG. Entitled ‘Top 10 most common and Costly Contract Management Mistakes’, the...
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Book Review – 101 Project Management Problems & How to Solve Them

Posted on March 1, 2011 | 1 Comment
Tweet Author: Tom Kendrick Size: 272 pages Publisher: AMACOM Tom Kendrick is a successful Project Management Consultant who has previously worked as a management executive for both Hewlett-Packard and Visa...
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The Changing Face of Recruitment

Posted on January 24, 2011 | 1 Comment
Tweet It is fair to say that the internet has changed everything about the way we live our lives. If you consider the recruitment process now compared with 20 years...
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Q&A Project Management Careers – From the public to private sector

Posted on November 2, 2010 | 1 Comment
Tweet This weeks question comes from Ms A.L; I currently work for a NDGB (Non-Departmental Government Body) which is due to face some substantial cuts. I’m looking to move into...
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APM Local Meeting

Posted on September 27, 2010 | No Comments
Tweet Tuesday night afforded me the opportunity to attend another event hosted by the north west branch of the APM. The event took place in a great little pub near...
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PPSOSIG Celebrates 10th Anniversary.

Posted on September 22, 2010 | No Comments
Tweet Last week saw the tenth anniversary of the PPSOSIG, the interest group dedicated to Programme and Project support professionals. Taking place in Coventry, the event was a chance for...
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A day in the life …

Posted on September 9, 2010 | No Comments
Tweet Well the summer is nearly drawing to a close and this week traditionally marks the end of the holiday period for most of us. The run into September is...
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APMP – The Arras Study Group

Posted on September 2, 2010 | No Comments
Tweet Well, after several weeks in the classroom my fellow Arras colleagues and I have finally been released into the wild from the safe haven of our fortnightly Study Group....
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Book Review: Professionalism (The ABC for Success)

Posted on June 25, 2010 | No Comments
Tweet The idea of ‘professionalism’ and ‘what makes someone a professional’ is already proving to be something of a hot topic this year. You only have to look at some...
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Convincing The Recruiter: Looking Professional in Your Job Search

Posted on June 1, 2010 | 1 Comment
Tweet In the May issue of Project Management Tipoffs, we introduced our Tipoffs audience to how a candidate can look like a professional project manager in their job search. The...
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APM – Introduction to Project Management and Risk Management

Posted on April 29, 2010 | No Comments
Tweet Last Thursday evening saw the latest event to be organised by the APM’s North West branch take place in Preston. The Introduction to Project Management and Risk Management evening...
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Inside “PPSO Competence and Competencies – High Level Performance”

Posted on March 30, 2010 | No Comments
Tweet 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...
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Wintery Aberdeen CV Workshops Well Received

Posted on March 1, 2010 | No Comments
Tweet 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...
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One Day in Aberdeen: Preview of the CV Workshop

Posted on February 12, 2010 | 1 Comment
Tweet Arras People have long been proponents of careers clinics, support services, and careers advice web pages designed to keep job candidates abreast of the things that can help them...
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The Foundation of a Project Management Career

Posted on October 7, 2009 | 3 Comments
Tweet I recently had this query through from a candidate which I thought would be worth further discussion: “Is it worth me taking a Prince2 Foundation E-Learning course? I’d like...
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PPSO SIG Conference – From Acorn to Oak

Posted on September 23, 2009 | No Comments
Tweet This year’s PPSO Conference in Coventry took place between the 16th and 17th September. Given the conference title of ‘PMO Maturity in your organisation, Your Team and You’, the...
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The Trouble with Scatterguns

Posted on September 10, 2009 | 2 Comments
Tweet In our daily conversations with candidates who are currently in the process of searching for their next role, we hear of numerous different methods of approaching the market. It...
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Some Job Searching Hints Beyond Your CV

Posted on August 12, 2009 | 3 Comments
Tweet 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...
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DWP Executive Support – 2 months in

Posted on June 11, 2009 | 3 Comments
Tweet When Arras People started our collaboration with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Jobcentre Plus on April 6th to provide free Jobsearch Support to unemployed project professionals,...
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New P3O Offering – The Online Respository

Posted on June 5, 2009 | No Comments
Tweet The OGC has just released an online P3O repository of supporting tools and templates aimed at providing some flesh to the theory of the recent P3O book. P3O has...
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New Service Offering from Arras People – DWP Executive Support

Posted on May 28, 2009 | No Comments
Tweet Given the turbulent nature of the job market at present and that thousands of highly skilled workers have found themselves out of work, it comes as no surprise the...
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The APM take on the Stakeholder

Posted on May 26, 2009 | No Comments
Tweet Last Thursday saw the APM’s latest event for the North West branch take place at the University of Chester. The focus for the seminar was Communicating with Stakeholders and...
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Short term contracts – keeping ahead of the game

Posted on April 22, 2009 | No Comments
Tweet In the current climate where budgets and resources are tight, it is becoming more common for employers to take on staff for short term contract assignments of one or...
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The APM take on BAE…

Posted on September 24, 2008 | No Comments
Tweet If you read Dan’s post last week which highlighted my need for a haircut in blown up form you’ll be aware that BAE Systems were kind enough recently to...
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- Project Management Careers Advice – Moving Sectors
  23 May 2012 9:55 AM | No Comments
  Tweet I’m looking to make a move in 2012 and ideally I’d like to move from my current sector which is IT services. I’m a Project Manager with a number...
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- Project Management Competencies and Age
  19 April 2012 11:00 AM | 1 Comment
  Tweet In this month’s project management newsletter from Arras People we are delving deeper into the results from the annual Project Management Benchmark Report (PMBR). Specifically we’re looking at the...
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- Less Fishing More Communication
  19 March 2012 9:55 AM | No Comments
  Tweet As we draw ever closer to the new fiscal year it’s a good time for reflection – we’ve certainly experienced a rollercoaster of demand with the year starting out...
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- Project Management Recruitment Ideas – Recruiting PMO Staff
  02 March 2012 9:45 AM | No Comments
  Tweet As PMO lead my PMO is at a point where it is at a good level of maturity and we feel it is time to expand it, can you...
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- Projects with Suppliers and Vendors – Seven Factors to Consider
  07 February 2012 9:45 AM | No Comments
  Tweet At some point in their lives, many projects need the expertise of external third parties to ensure that certain activities are carried out. Much research and advice is available...
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- The Meaning and Purpose of a PMO
  06 February 2012 10:20 AM | No Comments
  Tweet Let me start in the spirit of that classic US game show ‘Jeopardy!’ … Answer: ‘a PMO’ Question: (and therefore actually the correct answer; that is just the way...
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Book Reviews
- EPISODE 27 – PM: Think, Teach, Do
  18 May 2012 9:42 AM | No Comments
  Tweet We’re bringing the Arras People Podcast even more in house now! Each month, you’ve counted on the AP Podcast for a simple, free and easily compact delivery of Project...
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- Book Review – Project Sponsorship
  04 May 2012 9:38 AM | No Comments
  Tweet During my 8 years as a project and programme manager, I’ve experienced a great variety of project sponsorship styles and approaches. While there are many popular and mature project,...
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- Generation Gap Focus for Tipoffs on Thursday
  17 April 2012 11:00 AM | No Comments
  Tweet The 2012 Project Management Benchmark Report reveals a wealth of intriguing industry trends as to how PPM practitioners regard their practice. Specifically in Project Management Tipoffs (out this Thursday...
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Q&A Project Management Careers
- Project Management Careers Advice – Moving Sectors
  23 May 2012 9:55 AM | No Comments
  Tweet I’m looking to make a move in 2012 and ideally I’d like to move from my current sector which is IT services. I’m a Project Manager with a number...
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- Q&A Project Management Careers – Presentations at Interviews
  06 March 2012 9:55 AM | No Comments
  Tweet I’m at the second stage for an interview for a project management post and I’ve been asked to give a presentation, what hints and tips could you give me?...
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- Q&A Project Management Careers – Competency Based Interview
  27 February 2012 10:15 AM | 1 Comment
  Tweet I have an interview coming up for a project manager position and I’ve been informed that it will be competency based, how can I prepare for this? Competency based...
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