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Communication Skills in Project Management

Andy Trainer — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:00:36 +0000

Training in project management techniques such as PRINCE2 will give you the theory of how to structure and run a project. We’ll also give you case studies and real-world applications of the knowledge to make it easier to start managing projects when you return to work. Understanding the importance of other skills such as communication [...]

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How to Keep Calm When Projects Go Wrong

Andy Trainer — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:00:45 +0000

To be successful at managing projects, you need to learn how to structure and control them using a proven project management technique such as PRINCE2. That is pretty much a given in today’s society – project management qualifications are increasingly asked for in job advertisements, and our accredited PRINCE2 courses have never been so popular! [...]

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PRINCE 2 Exam Tips

Andy Trainer — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:00:18 +0000

When you come on one of our PRINCE2 Training courses, you’ll take the relevant exam on the final day (or days 3 and 5 if you do the complete PRINCE2 Practitioner course). As well as providing the kind of training that ensures you can implement your new knowledge as soon as you return to work, we [...]

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Adapting PRINCE2

Andy Trainer — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:00:21 +0000

Some business owners misjudge the importance of using a formal project management methodology such as PRINCE2 if the projects within their organisation are small in scale – spending time on training and implementing project management may seem like cracking a nut with a sledgehammer. This analogy is misguided. The beauty of the PRINCE2 methodology is that [...]

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What is a Project? Defining Projects and Project Managers

Andy Trainer — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:13:09 +0000

The professional role of project managers is becoming increasingly defined, and higher demands are being put on project managers within organisations. There is now expectation that project managers will have undertaken specific project management training. Our PRINCE2 Foundation Training and PRINCE2 Practitioner Training are accredited, and our small training groups mean an excellent learning environment. [...]

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Explaining Projects to Stakeholders – 5 Tips

Andy Trainer — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:08:49 +0000

When it comes to organising a PRINCE2 project, keeping your stakeholders interested can be a real problem. Whether they’re simply losing interest with the project or are becoming disenchanted with the changes you’re making, it is really important to ensure that these problems don’t mean you lose their support. If you find this useful, you [...]

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Project Failure – What to do if your project goes wrong

Andy Trainer — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:18:37 +0000

There are lots of resources and methodologies like PRINCE2 ready to help you to get things right, but what about some advice on what to do when things don’t go as planned? Project management is often highly situational, and not always formulaic. A good Project Manger needs to quickly figure out what is wrong, determine [...]

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DON’T FORGET your PRINCE2 Business Case!

Andy Trainer — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:52:48 +0000

Having a well defined and up to date business can be the key to the success of any PRINCE2 project – and yet it is often overlooked, or not used correctly (in these cases, projects tend to deliver poor results!) It’s not difficult for some project managers to get bogged down in the detail of [...]

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Using PRINCE2 in Small Projects

Andy Trainer — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:42:21 +0000

One of the common misconceptions about PRINCE2 is that its only useful for huge organisations running massive projects. However it’s wrong to think that PRINCE2 can’t be applied to smaller projects. One of the key things to remember about PRINCE2 is that it is a toolkit. You don’t have to apply all of it all [...]

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Video: PRINCE2 The 7 Key Themes

Andy Trainer — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:47:46 +0000

In this video Marco Cattaneo discusses the 7 key themes used in PRINCE2. The 7 PRINCE2 themes are: Business Case The Business Case theme establishes whether a project is viable and achievable Organisation The Organisation theme establishes who is responsible for what in the project Quality The Quality theme defines how the project will create [...]

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