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Inspired by this fantastic blog post about fun ways of doing day to day things, we are running a competition to capture the best ideas for having more fun in project management. http://pm.withflyingcolors.biz/component/content/article/6-take-off/10-bringing-the-f-word-back-in-projects.html Submit your ideas below We need your ideas to for having more fun in project management. Fantastic prizes are up for offer
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The evidence from the past? Much of the evidence on project management indicated that the chances of success are very low. Bent Flyvbjerg‘s work comparing project outturn costs with the original budgets tends to imply that nine out of ten projects significantly exceed the budget, and overspends are between 40% to 60%. He identify
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We have just launched the APM PFQ. Everyone tells me that it’s a much more popular course than the APM PMQ. I expect two days out of the office and a simple multiple choice question paper is a good first move for many project managers. Anyway we have a couple of weeks to get a
We have just launched the APM Fundamentals Qualification Read More »
I had an interesting trip to Barcelona last week to the PCMG (Pharmaceutical Contract Management Group) conference. They asked me to present of value management and who it has helped other sectors to improve cost performance on projects. It is really interesting to see the similarities between clinical research and other sectors. The sponsors who
Project Management of Clinical Trials Read More »
Using the integrated Parallel Learning System Parallel Project Training has launched a distance learning package for the APM project management qualification APM PMQ. The APM PMQ is ideal for project managers who want a practical approach to project management and the APM PMQ Study Guide is the ideal complement to PRINCE2. People new to project
Wednesday 28th July 2010 6pm for 6.30pm to 8.30pm at the offices of Halcrow, Burderop Park, Swindon SN4 0QD The speaker: Mr Paul Naybour Business Development Director, Parallel Project Training Successfully delivering projects in an increasingly competitive environment is a real challenge for consultant engineers. At minimum a clear definition of the scope, clearly defined
Essentials of Project Management for Consulting Engineers (2-hour fast track) Read More »
Here you can download my presentation the MoD PM Graduation day. The presentation look at the lessons we can learn by comparing and contrasting these two difficult and challenging projects. Click this link to download T5 v Wembley for MoD Presentation
Terminal 5 vs Wembley Stadium Presentation for MoD Read More »
