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What Is and What Should Never Be - December 2010

Project Management in 2011

  • Spring Ahead, Fall Back: Reflection on 2010 Predictions & Expert Forecasts for 2011
  • Certifications & Cat Herding: Aspirations for Project Management
  • Your value to the Arras People Project Management Benchmark Report 2011 (PMBR)
  • Book Review: "The One-Page Project Manager for Execution"
  • Q&A: "Is there a way you can estimate (percentage-wise) the split between know-how and certifications?"

 

Benchmarks for 2011 - November 2010

Benchmarks in Project Management for 2011

  • A Snapshot of the Salaries and Day Rates for Project Management Personnel
  • Introduction to the Arras People Project Management Benchmark Report 2011 (PMBR)
  • Book Review: "Essential Project Management Skills"
  • Q&A:In my last role I didn’t add any value so what should I do?

 

Public Sector in Crisis - October 2010

Public Sector Crisis & Project Management

  • The Iceman Cometh: Public Sector Freezes & The Project Manager
  • The Perception Challenge: A Template to Attaining Private Sector Employment
  • Book Review: "Thinking Harder - Being Smart About Transformation"
  • Q&A: "I'm unsure about the stability of the market and whether it is wise to consider moving into the public sector at the moment. What advice can you give?"

 

PRINCE2 Revisited - September 2010

PRINCE2 and Project Management

  • The PRINCE2:2009 Revamp: One Year Later
  • Prince2 & The Modern Project Manager
  • Training While You're Gaining
  • Book Review: Re-imagining the Office
  • Q&A: "I want to move to a programme manager role from project manager experience. Do I have the experience? What about MSP?"

 

Nostalgic For...Careers Change - August 2010

Project Management Careers Changes

  • Making The Switch: Contractor vs. Permanent
  • What Makes People Want to Change Jobs?
  • The Funetic Alphabet Book Giveaway Contest
  • Book Review: Critical Chain Project Management
  • Q&A: "Why is there a change in how recruitment is being conducted - the process is taking so long!"

 

Nostalgic For...Careers Advice - July 2010

Project Management Careers Advice

  • Professional Practitioners & the Professionalisation of PPM
  • Skills Shortage Fever: The Last Five Years
  • CV Writing Services & The Professional Job Hunter: An Oxymoron?
  • Book Review: International Project Management
  • Q&A: "Being a project management pro who's been made redundant & actively seeking a role to no avail in recent months, would employers take notice if I gained my Prince2 qualification?"

 

Recruitment and Project Management - June 2010

Project Management Recruitment

  • What You Need to Know About the Recruitment Process
  • Hidden Vacancies - Where Else Can You Be Looking?
  • Book Review: ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever
  • Q&A: "Even though I'm a veteran project manager, I'm not PRINCE2 certified, but that seems to be all companies want in their PM job descriptions. How do I get companies to look at me anyway?"

 

The Project Management Professional - May 2010

Project Management Professional

  • A Word From the Leading Professionals on the Professionalisation of Project Management
  • The Professional Bodies Weigh In: How Should a Professional Act?
  • Convincing The Recruiter: Looking Professional in Your Job Search
  • Book Review: Project Management Demystified
  • Q&A: "How can I post my CV online without giving out personal details?"

 

Redundancy in Project Management - April 2010

Project Management Redundancy

  • From the Benchmark Report: The Dangers Facing Contractors
  • From Redundancy to Tabloid Coverage: One Jobseeker's Story
  • Reality Sets In: Redundancy and Beyond
  • Book Review: The Little Black Book of Project Management
  • Q&A: "Why are employers taking so long to come back with feedback after interviews?"

 

 

Progressing Your Project Management Career - March 2010

Progressing a PM Career

  • Competencies You Need to Know to Work in Project Management
  • APM's Charter and Five Dimensions - The Professional Conundrum
  • Career Progression - Does PPM Have a Natural Hierachy?
  • Book Review: Project Management Circa 2025
  • Q&A: "I am looking to go back into a particular field I specialised in over 5 years ago but recruiters / employers are not taking any interest, why?"

 

Project Management CVs - February 2010

Project Management CVs

  • The Working Resume: A New Approach for Job Applications
  • Mind the Chronology Gap: What the Recruiters and Hiring Professionals Think Of Crucial Missing Details
  • Why A Dead Language Should Not Influence Your Working Capabilities
  • Book Review: The Complete Guide to Project Management for New Managers and Manager Assistants
  • Q&A: "From a recruiters perspective, will the fact that I'm applying for jobs with a recently started position on my CV work against me?"

 

Project Management & Social Media - January 2010

Project Management and Social Media

  • Career Development: Social Media & 5 Tools for Professional Job Hunting
  • Four Percent of Job Seekers Use Social Media in Searches
  • Social Media & Projects: If It's Good For Communication, Use It!
  • Following Up: Arras People Interviews Bas de Baar
  • Book Review - "Practical Schedule Risk Analysis"
  • Q&A: "I hear a lot about qualifications like PRINCE2, but I'm not sure if its the best methodology out there. What would you recommend?"