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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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Top Tips For Managing A Project Team

Andy Trainer — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:07:06 +0000

When managing a project, it’s easy to get bogged down in the details of the task in hand and to forget about the team working for you. Being task-oriented at the expense of the people will lead to inefficient use of time and resources – and will be a serious risk to the success of [...]

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Making Business Decisions on a Gut Feeling

Andy Trainer — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:30:06 +0000

Are you a successful business leader? One of the biggest mistakes within many organisations is allowing senior managers to base business decisions purely on ‘gut feel’. The worst offenders commence and then stop projects on a whim, with no sound business reasoning behind the decision. They are time-wasters and inefficient. Not the sort of person [...]

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The Seven PRINCE2 Principles

Andy Trainer — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:09:15 +0000

PRINCE2 is founded on seven key principles unique to the PRINCE2 method. These are: Continued business justification Learn from experience Defined roles and responsibilities Manage by stages Manage by exception Focus on products Tailor to suit the project environment The 7 principles of PRINCE2 are just a small part of the PRICE2 method. To fully [...]

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Project Management in SEO

Andy Trainer — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:03:27 +0000

Like any long term iterative project, without proper project management, SEO campaigns can really suffer from lack of direction and leave your customers feeling hard done by. It is vital that the customer’s expectations are managed as well as the project otherwise you can risk: a) losing sight of it’s original aims b) building unneccessary complexity into [...]

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Best Apps to Help Aid Productivity

Andy Trainer — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:56:13 +0000

One of the main reasons for owning a smart phone is that when you’re having one of those wobbly, not so bright days you can rely on your Droid to help pick up the pieces; as long as you’ve remembered to keep enough charge in the thing. With a wide variety of productivity apps available [...]

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Getting the Most from Managing Your Team

Andy Trainer — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:44:54 +0000

One of the most important aspects of being a project manager is to effectively manage your project team. Without your direction their responsibilities and goals will not be clear and could lead to an unsuccessful project. While following a project management standard such as PRINCE2 is critical for the smooth running of a project, the [...]

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