When it comes to project management, a project charter is an essential document in which you should outline the objectives, scope and stakeholder details that are pertinent to your project. These are necessary when it comes to guiding and aligning the efforts of your team. The resulting charter is a form of contract that will […]
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Perfection is defined by the Urban dictionary as “an impossibility, something unattainable, something that cannot be reached”. If ever a person really was “perfect”, then that would mean they were different from everyone else. Being perfect means different things to different people, of course, so what one person might consider the perfect project manager (or
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While you may need to rely on experience, training and a variety of soft skills to get through tricky project management hurdles, there is a school of thought that suggests humour could be the key to great project management. Here, we take a look at why humour is vital within project management, and how to
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Mentorship is a very powerful way in which you can learn from those in your industry who have more knowledge, experience and skills. If you have completed your AMP PFQ qualifications but you are still a project manager who is in training, you may find having a mentor very beneficial. They will be able to
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Project management isn’t cheap. In fact, it is estimated that it takes up around 20% of the overall budget of your project. However, if you run a project that has bad management or lacks a solid management basis then you are probably doing more harm than good and costing yourself in the long-run. This is
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Project management is challenging and exciting, but above all this, it is an incredibly fulfilling role. It is also a role that can put a project manager under considerable pressure, with stressful setbacks. This means you need to be able to handle pressure and have the resilience to cope in the long term. Why is
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Marketing drive is behind many projects with the company either wanting to beat a competitor with a similar product or wanting to offer something that isn’t already available. Deadlines are often discussed even before the project team is brought into the discussions, and unfortunately, this way of doing things is not unusual. The project may
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More and more companies are making the move to Agile project management. With an estimated 52% of companies using Agile for around half of their projects, and with a success rate of around 64%, it isn’t hard to see why. The Agile approach uses short development cycles, called sprints, which offer a focus on improvement
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Experts in project management, such as those at Parallel Project Training believe that there is no reason to choose just one leadership technique to follow. They all have their merits, and different styles will help you to achieve the best results depending on the project that you are working on. Managing a project team can
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Throughout the project management world, you will frequently hear the term “project recovery”. The experts at Parallel Project Training, know this is bound to be required at some point in your career as a project manager, so it is a good idea to understand exactly what it means. They’ve provided some insight into this concept,
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