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Is Agile Project Management the New PRINCE2?
September and October are conference season in the world of business and projects, where the lucky ones of us escape the office for a couple of days and get to meet with our peers and hear the latest...
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From Tipoffs: Let’s Be Agile Together!
As a project manager of many years experience, working both pan sector and discipline, whilst using many different flavours of methodology I have to admit that I am still struggling to position the...
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Accreditations – Are They Worth Taking?
One of the most common questions we get from Programme and Project Management practitioners is with regards the value of taking accreditations in terms of securing a role. In the current market, many...
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5 Tips for Managing Your Project Team
Every great team has a great manager. This is the same for sports teams as it is for project teams. Here are some tips to help you manage your project teams: 1) Be specific with your requirements. A...
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New Project Paradigm for Civil Servants
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 excess of £400bn, the Major...
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What makes a ‘Good’ Project Manager?
The traits of a good project manager are becoming ever more discussed on LinkedIn message boards. The subject has many diverse perhaps controversial views we are going to debate. Here are some ideas...
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PRINCE2 or PMP?
This week the Camel features posts related to PRINCE2. We kick off with the basics. Students often ask me which methodology is most useful in a project management environment. So I’ve attempted to...
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Separate the Wheat from the Chaff: PRINCE2 Professional
A new level of PRINCE2 qualification has entered the already competitive project-management training course marketplace this year, which takes the PRINCE2 methodology – already available widely at...
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PRINCE2 and APMP – Confusion!
Latest survey results from Arras People’s birthday celebrations show a confusing picture in the world of project management qualifications and accreditations. I know there is already confusion in...
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THE CAREERS ADVISER: Certification Pandora & Newly Hired = Still Looking
A sort of Pandora’s Box* is opened today at the Careers Adviser podcast from Arras People. The contents of that box? You guessed it: project management certifications. Our own Lindsay Scott offers her...
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Three Steps to Project Management Heaven
For a very long time people have argued over what defines project success. An answer is simple – success like beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Five Successes Analysis of some beholder’s...
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Formal or informal project management?
Many of my conversations with people who are trying to break into a project management role often start with the question, “so why do you want to get into project management?”. The majority of the...
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Prince2 and the swirl portfolio update
Peter Hepworth has recently been appointed as CEO of the new joint venture company Cabinet Office is forming with Capita to run the Best Management Practice portfolio, including the MSP® and PRINCE2®...
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Q&A Project Management Careers: Do I Go for a PM Role?
I have a couple of years of experience working as a junior project manager for a utilities company but no formal project management qualifications. I do, however, have a bachelors degree in...
View ArticleBook Review: Rescue the Problem Project
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 the author. Like any issue,...
View ArticleWhich one – APM, PMI and PRINCE2
In this article we will discuss the pros and cons of APM, PMI and PRINCE2 for individuals and organisations wishing to develop competence in project management and how they can be combined into a...
View ArticleProject Management Recruitment Ideas – Showing PRINCE2 on your CV
And another Project Management Recruitment Ideas for this week, I’ve been looking at what some of our readers have been searching for on The Camel and what might seem like a obvious question is causing...
View ArticleWhy PRINCE2 is Still Popular
The project management census which is currently running (you can take part in it here) asks the question about project management training and accreditation. We want to know which ones project...
View ArticleWhat Can I Do After I’ve Got My PRINCE2 Foundation?
Due to the popularity of PRINCE2 we find that all kinds of people actually take the PRINCE2 Foundation accreditation. They’re not all project management people either. Sure some are taking the PRINCE2...
View ArticleI’m a Project Manager, I’ve done a PRINCE2 course – what next?
At SPOCE, people are often saying to us, “I’m a Project Manager, I’ve done a PRINCE2 course – what could I do next?” The answer, of course depends on a number of factors, for example: Would you like to...
View ArticleEffectiveness of PRINCE2
A special invitation only event is taking place on the 11th November at the really special Scottish members only club – the Caledonian Club, near London’s Hyde Park. The briefing session is focused on...
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PRINCE2:2009 One Year On
I can’t believe that at the time of writing this article that 15 months have passed since the latest version of PRINCE2 was launched. The refresh project itself took nearly 3 years to complete,...
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Experience versus Classroom
This is the second in our line of archived Question & Answer columns ripped from Project Management Tipoffs. The entirety of the article is available here. Though this Thursday’s February 2011...
View ArticleAPM or PRINCE2 Qualifications – one or both?
I am frequently asked the question “should I take a PRINCE2 exam or an APM exam?” This question reflects the situation that for many people there is a choice to make that is more than which one should...
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Project Management and the Big Society – a not-for-profit perspective
Aidan Kelly wears a number of hats: chartered physicist, photographer, and PRINCE2 practitioner are the leaders. He is also a big proponent of innovative solutions in project management. After forging...
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The Value of Holding Multiple Project Management Credentials
Whether you are a current practitioner in program or project management or you are considering a career in this profession, you may have thought about the value of obtaining one or more project...
View ArticleQuestion and Answer – PRINCE2
“Being a project management professional who has been made redundant and actively seeking a role to no avail for the past few months, would employers take notice of me if I gained my Prince2...
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How Long Does It Take to Get a Job After Taking PRINCE2?
This was a question I got asked the other day on the phone. Someone wanting to get into project management had done the obligatory PRINCE2 Foundation course and was raring to go but unfortunately...
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Will PRINCE2 Help Me Get a Foot in the Door?
“Being a project management professional who has been made redundant and actively seeking a role to no avail for the past few months, would employers take notice of me if I gained my PRINCE2...
View Article25 Years Project Management Experience: Do I Really Need PRINCE2?
“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?” In our...
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