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Introduction to PRINCE2 2005
By Simon Buehring · 13 years ago
PRINCE2 is a de-facto UK government standard method for project management. It has become the most widely used project management method in the UK and Europe and fast becoming the most widely used in other ...
The P3O Practitioner certificate
By Simon Buehring · 13 years ago
What is P3O?
Project, Programme and Portfolio Office is the support office established to enable management of projects and programmes within an effective portfolio throughout a business or an organisation. The P3O training-course provides essential ...
Why Projects Fail? Part 2
By Simon Buehring · 14 years ago
"Directing a Successful Project": the C-NOMIS case study
(This is part 2 of a series of 10 posts: Why projects fail?)
This post deals with the second of the OGC’s eight causes of project failure: ...
Why Projects Fail? Part 1
By Simon Buehring · 14 years ago
In my previous post (Why projects fail?) I explained the background to the C-NOMIS Information System project initiated by the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) in 2004.
In April 2009 the National Audit Office published ...
Critical Path Software Training
By Simon Buehring · 14 years ago
Creating a realistic schedule is a key responsibility of any project manager. This schedule must be updated regularly throughout the duration of the project to ensure that the project manager is aware of any issues ...
Getting it in perspective with M_o_R
By Simon Buehring · 14 years ago
Every activity and situation carries risks. Whether you are launching a new project, providing ongoing services or heading a strategy for widespread organisational change, thorough and effective management of the risks involved is essential to ...
The MSP Advanced Practitioner Exam
By Simon Buehring · 14 years ago
(Note: The MSP Advanced Practitioner Certificate is the same as the old MSP Practitioner Certificate. This change was made by the APM Group (APMG) in September 2007).
The MSP Practitioner Certificate is awarded for the ...
What is a Project Manager?
By Simon Buehring · 15 years ago
A Project Manager is the person responsible for the overall success of the project.
What does a Project Manager do?
Having received the Project Mandate (detailing the reason for the project and the expected outcome) ...
What are PRINCE2TM Best Practices?
By Simon Buehring · 15 years ago
The experienced Project Managers who came up with (and are continuously developing and improving) the PRINCE2TM Project Management methodology came up with eight ‘best practices,’ or ‘components’, i.e.:
The 8 practices that maximise your chances ...
The Importance of Communication in Project Management
By Simon Buehring · 15 years ago
"Since I didn't hear otherwise, I ASSUMED all was going well"
Second on Rick Klemm’s list of things most commonly overheard on a failing software project, this remark is characteristic of Project Managers who are ...