This podcast covers the APM BOK topics 2.1 Project Success and Benefits Management, including success criteria, KPI’s, critical success factors and benefits management process. It is part of the Parallel Project learning system and is ideally used in conjunction with the APMP study guide.
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This podcast covers the APM BOK topics 2.2 Stakeholder Management, including the stakeholder management process such as identify, analysis, communications planning, and ongoing management. It is part of the Parallel Project learning system and is ideally used in conjunction with the APMP study guide.
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Special Edition with Lindsy Scott of Project Management Recruitment – Arras People. In this edition we look at the changes in the project management jobs market for employers and candidates since the credit crunch and how job seekers have to present themselves differently to be successful in this different market.
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This Podcast covers the APM BOK topics 2.5 Project Risk Management, including the risk management process initiate, identify, assess, plan responses and the overarching process. It is part of the Parallel Project learning system and is ideally used in conjunction with the APMP study guide.
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This Podcast covers the APM BOK topics 1.6 Project Office, including the roles of the project office, different types of project office, benefits of a project office, and role of project support in project management. It is part of the Parallel Project learning system and is ideally used in conjunction with the APMP study guide.
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A special edition with Donnie MacNicol from Team Animation, chair of the APM people SIG. What is complexity, how can it be reduced and what sort of leadership skills for making the transition to the leader of complex project.
For more information on programmes to support leaders of complex projects visit www.parallelprojecttraining.com.
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How can you build a team without investing in team building activities?
Why should we pay attention to team development?
What are the challenges in building teams?
How can these be over come?
How can we manage a virtual team?
This is a special edition podcast with Adrian Tillin of Malvern Drive Consulting, joining Paul Naybour and John Bolton from Parallel Project Training
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Parallel Project Training is pleased to announce that its long awaited APMP study guide is available today from www.parallelproject training.com orAmazon.co.uk. Designed to accompany the Parallel podcasts and e-learning, this study guide is your first step towards professional project management. It is packed full exercises, case studies, quizzes and sample APMP questions.
We are also pleased to announce that Adrian Tillin an APM examiner of Malvern Drive Consulting is joining us for the next podcast on Friday 5thFebruary 2010. The conversation will focus on the highly valuable topic of “Getting the best out of others with no time and no money”. Adrian is a fantastic speaker on project management and well worth listening to.
Finally we are holding a competition for three copies of our APMP Study Guide, entry is free via our website. All competition entrant and others will be invited to the launch of Parallel Project Training on the 19th March at Davidson House in Reading or via a Webinar. Come along and meet the team and witness the draw of the prizes. Please visit the Parallel Project Training web site for more details and the register for this free event.
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This Podcast covers the APM BOK topics 1.5 Project Sponsorship, including the roles and responsibilities of the project sponsor, and how it changes in the lifecycle, why effective sponsorship is important and relashipship between the project sponsor and the project manager. It is part of the Parallel Learning System and is ideally used in conjunction with the APMP study guide.
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This Podcast covers the APM BOK topics 1.4 Project Context, including the need to understand project context, the need to consider the internal and external context (environment) and the use of tools and techniques such as PESTLE and SWOT. It is part of the Parallel Learning system and is ideally used in conjunction with the APMP study guide.
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