About Author: Michael Hides

Website: http://www.arraspeople.co.uk
Description: Michael (Mick) Hides is a Project Management Recruitment Consultant for Arras People, the project management recruitment people.

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New Project Paradigm for Civil Servants

Posted on February 8, 2012 | No Comments
Tweet The launch of the Major Projects Leadership Academy sees a new approach in the delivery of government funded projects. With a portfolio of some 200 projects amounting to in...
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The Perils of Groupthink

Posted on January 25, 2012 | No Comments
Tweet The back page of The Times on 17th January carried the headline “Games cash ‘frittered’ on £22m cost of legacy survey”. The story goes on to outline the history...
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Book Review: Rescue the Problem Project

Posted on August 19, 2011 | 1 Comment
Tweet Anyone reading this book must first face the uncomfortable truth that most projects have issues, and in many cases this will lead to the 25% failed projects claimed by...
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Opportunity Comes in Many Forms

Posted on September 29, 2010 | No Comments
Tweet Our reputation as leaders in the project and programme management recruitment field leads to numerous invites to talk to interested groups. It was after one such invitation that I...
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APMP – Day of reckoning

Posted on September 24, 2010 | 4 Comments
Tweet Finally after all the revision the day of the APMP exam had arrived. It was back in March that we began our journey when we received our copies of...
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Heads Up for the Project Management Marketplace – Solvency II

Posted on August 2, 2010 | No Comments
Tweet Some good news for project professionals; two South East based private sector organisations are working with Arras People to identify and engage a significant number of permanent and contract...
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Webtronic – the Salford winning team!

Posted on July 19, 2010 | No Comments
Tweet Budding project managers from Salford Business School created history by being the first undergraduate team to win the Association for Project Management (APM) student competition and this was the...
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Project Management Recruitment Ideas – Embrace (not fear) Application Forms

Posted on June 17, 2010 | No Comments
Tweet The last Project Management Recruitment Idea we looked at the interview stage and presentations. This week we focus on the application stage again, specifically the “dreaded” application form. Why...
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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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Online Dependency?

Posted on May 18, 2010 | No Comments
Tweet A recent experience has made me realise how dependent the recruitment process has become on the electronic world. Through our DWP sponsored Jobsearch Support Service I have been helping...
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Project Management Recruitment Ideas – How Do I Look?

Posted on April 20, 2010 | No Comments
Tweet We’ve looked at the application process, the cover note, competency based interviews, brushing up on your project management knowledge, looking after your information and the job interview so far...
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Project Management Recruitment Ideas – Personal Info to a Minimum

Posted on April 7, 2010 | 2 Comments
Tweet We’ve looked at the application process, the cover note, competency based interviews and brushing up on your project management knowledge so far in this series of Project Management Recruitment...
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Let (APMP) Study Commence!

Posted on April 1, 2010 | 2 Comments
Tweet A discussion with authors (Paul Naybour and John Bolton) of the newly published self study guide for the APMP qualification quickly turned into the consultants here at Arras ‘volunteering’...
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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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Commercial Awareness for Project Managers

Posted on November 30, 2009 | No Comments
Tweet How many of us would take on the management of an IT project without a basic understanding of technology? I am guessing not many, yet we are quite happy...
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Applications – and what they tell us about you

Posted on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment
Tweet Everyone recognizes that we are currently experiencing a tough market. Feedback from candidates, reinforced by our own experiences, is that clients’ expectations are raised. I therefore find it unbelievable...
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Registrations – How Was The Third Quarter?

Posted on October 22, 2009 | No Comments
Tweet Arras People operates a managed database where each applicant is examined and considered. The collation of this information (started in January 2009) provides an insight into registration trends and...
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Update on Project Management Recruitment Market Watch

Posted on September 21, 2009 | 2 Comments
Tweet We keep hearing of the ‘greenshoots’ appearing within the economy and whilst we have seen flurries of activity throughout the last 12 months we have not seen a significant...
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Professional Project Management and Higher Education

Posted on June 26, 2009 | 1 Comment
Tweet Projects and project management are now seen as a destination of choice for aspiring professionals (obviously popularised on shows like the Apprentice). The higher education sector has responded with...
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Maximising your ‘shop window’

Posted on May 21, 2009 | 1 Comment
Tweet We are spending a lot of time talking to people about their CVs at the moment and as a consequence we are fine tuning our advice. My favourite at...
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A Word About Graded Registration

Posted on April 29, 2009 | No Comments
Tweet Anyone visiting the registration pages of Arras People in the last few months would have noticed a distinct change in our approach. The industry standard model for anyone wishing...
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The end of the IT Project Manager is Nigh!!!!

Posted on March 6, 2009 | No Comments
Tweet ..unless you change, This was the startling revelation given by Mike Watson and Steve Hill during their presentation of Project Success Planning at the latest event held by the...
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International Project Management Day – PMI UK Chapter

Posted on November 20, 2008 | No Comments
Tweet The International Project Management Day was my first interaction with the PMI and the event felt like professionals sharing ideas rather than anyone trying to hard sell a product/service. ...
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CPD – What’s it all about?

Posted on September 23, 2008 | 1 Comment
Tweet I seem to have spent quite a bit of time recently talking to candidates about the types of personal training and development they should be doing. During my wondering I started...
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A Grand Day Out

Posted on July 15, 2008 | No Comments
Tweet From a recent Tipoffs article: I am a great believer in a “change being as good as a rest” and found myself at Lean and Agile Project Management Industry...
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Work-Life Balance: Heaven or Hell?

Posted on April 29, 2008 | No Comments
Tweet From a recent Tipoffs article by Mick Hides… Work life balance is a term that is gaining in prominence, and for once is a UK-inspired philosophy which was only...
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PM Predictions 2008 – The Third Sector

Posted on January 24, 2008 | 1 Comment
Tweet The Third Sector is a term which is gaining increased prominence within society and is central to my prediction for the coming year. From a recent Project Management Tipoffs...
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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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