Getting change management to “bite” is really tough, all the training in the world will not make it happen without providing the energy to gain momentum. This is an area that we have specialised in and delivered on a number of occasions for clients.One from our archives, but in this case study from 2014, we […]
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Designing project controls
Whether you are building a wind turbine farm or delivering a small IT upgrade in your company, you will need to make sure your project is under control. If there are not appropriate controls in place the project will lose momentum and focus and stray off course. The problems may take time to become evident, […]
PRINCE2 Product Description
The value of the content of some of the best practice guides can often be lost in the detail of the manual and the focus on passing an exam. Therefore, we have pulled out some of the areas that we think will be of the most value to people so that they can act as […]
Talking About Project Management to the Ugandan Young Leaders
This is a really nice video from our archive when we were working closely with a charity to deliver project management in Uganda. On a visit to Uganda last week, Rob Newman (the Tag Rugby Trust Treasurer) had a heart warming chat with the Uganda young leaders about project management. As part of our fundraising, […]
Managing project costs
Performance against forecasted budget is an essential reporting requirement. The main costs for a project will come under two headings: resources and assets. The control activities around costs are very much linked to the controls around time as the time required from the resources represents significant costs. If this is an area that you are […]
12 things you should know about PMQ (APMP)
APM – Project Management Qualification (PMQ) is the flagship qualification of the Association for Project Management. Tens of thousands of project managers have chosen to obtain the internationally recognised International Project Management Association Level D certification. If we can help with your professional development – let us know and we will let you know how […]
PRINCE2 Benefits Management Approach
The value of the content of some of the best practice guides can often be lost in the detail of the manual and the focus on passing an exam. Therefore, we have pulled out some of the areas that we think will be of the most value to people so that they can act as […]
Programme Management Business Case in a Nutshell
Rod Sowden the Aspire Europe Managing Director (and lead author of the current versions of MSP® and P3M3®) talks about the Business Case works at the programme level. Hope you enjoy! Visit and Subscribe to our NEW YouTube Channel here MSP® and P3M3® are [registered] trade marks of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. […]
Deadly Sins: Adopting Agile
Over the last year or two we have reviewed a number of programmes and projects that are using an “agile” approach. There are a number of common problems which have come to light that should be of interest to any organisation setting out on an agile endeavour for the first time. Agile, Lean or project […]
A Practical Guide to Project Planning: Ten Key things
Ten things that will you find in the Practical Guide to project planning – a step by step guide that you won’t find in otherplanning books: It is written with you in mind! We are not expecting you to be a guru, building the Olympic Park or managing High Speed 2, everyday projects are hard enough […]