Author: MS

  • Project Management – A New Profession

    Project Management – A New Profession

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      Qualifications for project managers have been around for a long time – the Association for Project Management (APM) have been promoting professionalism in project management since 1972; the PRINCE methodology has been around in one guise or another since 1989 but was based on an earlier methodology created in 1975. In 1981 the Project…

  • What a Project Management Disaster

    On the news recently I was listening to an item about the ongoing Edinburgh Tram Project. It is, apparently, 2 years late and already over-budget by £200 million; three-quarters of the budget has been spent but only a quarter of the work has been completed. I had to wonder how the project managers feel about…

  • Leadership Skills of Successful Project Managers

    Leadership Skills of Successful Project Managers

    Out of all of the different skills required by project managers, there is no denying that being a leader is one of the most important. After all, your project team is going to be looking toward you for all of the answers and direction throughout the project. Therefore, you need to ensure that you can…

  • The Day Of Your PMP Exam – Tips For Success

    The Day Of Your PMP Exam – Tips For Success

    The time has come for your project management exam. It is daunting, but these useful tips will help you feel more confident in the task in hand. You have devoted thousands of hours to working on projects and have sat through hour upon hour of PM training courses. You have studied for hours, completed many…

  • Soft Skills To Develop As a Project Manager

    Soft Skills To Develop As a Project Manager

    A project manager is someone who has plenty of relevant experience and has attained one or several of the relevant PM qualifications. However, when it comes to being a good project manager, those soft skills are critical as well, which is something we are going to focus on in this blog post. Below, we will…

  • The importance of Diversity & Inclusion in training programmes

    The importance of Diversity & Inclusion in training programmes

    The topics of diversity & inclusion in the workplace have become more important than ever. As technology advances, employers realise it is much easier than they realised for people from all over the country, or even the world, to work together. Whilst these may well be subjects that you have already heard about there has…

  • Engineering project management best practices

    Engineering project management best practices

    If you want to be successful in any engineering project management role it is vital you have a complete understanding of best practices. There are plenty of APM PMQ, PMP and PRINCE2 courses out there so look for qualifications that will help you to gain the skills and understanding you need. Take a look at…

  • How to become a financial project manager

    How to become a financial project manager

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    Project management is becoming an increasingly popular choice of career path with many individuals and across all fields of business. For some people, it may be a role that they fall into as part of their current employment, but there are many who are choosing to undertake specific training to become professional project managers in…

  • Fixing a broken project

    Fixing a broken project

    If your team is doing too much overtime, you are continually receiving ad hoc requests or even requests for status updates then your project management process may be broken. Project management is no longer just about getting the work done but about how it is done.  If your process is not streamlined and optimised your…

  • Tips To Help You Ace The APM PMQ Exam

    Tips To Help You Ace The APM PMQ Exam

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    There are many different project management courses you can take on your route to the top of the project management career path. One of the most popular and beneficial courses that most successful project managers take is the APM PMQ qualification. If this is the path you have decided to go down, you will want…