7 Reasons why Project Management is Crucial to your Organization’s Success
To validate experience and an understanding of project management process and vocabulary, certified project management professionals are increasingly preferred or required by employers
Best practices as we head into the Fall project management season
As we hit Fall project management professionals may be searching for a new job or a new proposal to sink their teeth into or looking to top up their qualification with Professional Development Units. In this blog, we’ll be looking at some of the best practices for submitting for a project, for obtaining PDUs or preparing […]
Where did the concept of project management originate?
In a fascinating article Rebekah Peterman talks about the concepts of project management and how it originated. The piece is interesting as it takes the Wikipedia definition of project management… “the discipline of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria. A project […]
The top 5 skills of a successful project manager
Anyone working in project management knows the importance of training and continued personal development. Being a good project manager requires expertise in many areas, varying on the industry they work in. Whether you are a recruiter wondering what qualities to look for in a successful project manager, trying to break into this industry yourself or […]
10 tips to help you achieve your project planning goals
As a project manager, your daily calendar is more than likely full to bursting with project planning goals. You are relied upon by many people at all levels of the enterprise to deliver on projects. Your time is limited and valuable – but there are ways that you can plan for strategic alignment and ensure […]
The 7 pain points of project management
Managing any project is a multi-disciplinary undertaking. Making sure you’ve had the proper training to allow you to do so is vital. Here at Off Peak Training we’ve highlighted seven key issues which will be faced by all project managers in our – 7 pain points of project management – advice. Mastering these seven pain […]
D01 – Introduction to Project Management Processes
Module D01 of our 35 hour online PMP training course looks in more depth at the Project Management Institute’s PMBOK Guide and how it uses project management processes and process groups. The aim of the module is to give the student a breakdown of these processes and process groups which will increase their skills in […]
B02 – What is Project Management?
In a recent blog we looked at an introduction to project management and at the Off Peak Training approach to studying for the Project Management Institute’s exam. Today we’re going to go into this a little bit deeper and look at what is project management. This forms section B02 of our 35 hour online PMP […]
Why the bad-guy project manager always finishes last
Having the right attitude really does matter in project management. We all know at least one project manager who is difficult to communicate with and overly demanding – and this kind of negative attitude can have a significant impact on projects. Here are a few reasons as to why the “bad-guy” project manager always finishes […]
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