Is there any interest in joining / setting one of these up. I’m running a large SCRUM project at the moment and have some experience in Agile techniques but I’m no expert but looking on the APM website there is very little about Agile techniques and methodologies and I just wanted to gauge if there is any interest out there.

Hi,

I understand that project management is an important part of a project success and also, a project can still be a success despite the failings of project management, but what are the primary concerns of project managers?

Hi All... Shanaz here. I am currently working on my dissertation for my final year of BSc Hons Project Management. The subject of study is “The association of project manager leadership competencies with project phase and project success or failure”. Essentially, this investigation aims to identify whether project managers should apply different leadership competencies in different phases of the project lifecycle, and whether this correlates with project success.

The company I'm working for would like to use an on-line project planning tool, preferably provided as SaaS.  My experience is in the use of MS Project or Project Server, which are installed locally or on a central server.  The main tasks the team wish to manage with the tool are planning activities (i.e. entering tasks, durations, dependencies, and resources), and resource levelling across multiple projects.  The main aim is to be able to plan each project to determine dates for key milestones, critical path analysis, progress monitoring, and the effect of change.

I am looking for a typical cost distribution over the project life cycle of IT projects like cost % in Initiate / Define / ... up to Close.

Thnaks in advance for any help and tips.

We have received an enquiry from a student currently in the process of choosing GCSEs who is very interested in becoming an IT Project Manager. He would like to know more about the role.

Can anyone offer any detail about the role and what it takes? Or perhaps some useful links?

Many thanks,
Laura

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The company I am currently working for offers apm training.  The courses offered are called CAPM (certified associate in Project Management) and PMP (Project Management Professional) both claim PMBOK Fourth Edition-aligned.

I have done my Level D through a previous training provider but would like to do more and wondered if these two courses offered internally are true accreditations and also if they are no more than what I currently have at level D.

Can anybody recognise the two courses and are they credable if provided by the employer.

I am doing my MBA in project management. Currently I am working on my dissertation on topic "Stakeholders' involvement in Project Planning and Implementation". I want to use secondry research methods for my dissertation and in need of some case studies of projects in which stakeholders were fully involved and not involved. I am not able to find the said case studies. If some on ecan help me  to find these ones or can send me, I wll be very thankful

I'm researching Agile methodologies at the moment and wondered just how many flavours there are out there?

Hi,

I'm studying an MSc in PM at Birmingham City University and my group has a presentation to make about a prestigious project, and thought we'd look at the 'Gherkin' in London.

We've found plenty of design-focused documents, a video and a book but are struggling to find any project information (e.g. was a specific or different methodology used?)

We've emailed Skanska but they've archived their paperwork so I just wondered if anyone had worked on this in a PM capacity (for Skanska, Swiss Re, Arup or other contractors) and could answer a few brief questions?

I am part of a group tasked with specifying a Risk Maturity Model to be used within the company I work for. I am interested to know what people use and recommend. I have come across the following models:

- The HVR model: Measuring Risk Management Maturity in UK MoD Projects, dated 2004, referenced from the APM Risk SIG.

- The OGC model also referenced by the APM.

Can a non-member of the APM take advantage of the reduced member cost of event if they are working for a company with corporate membership?

Hi All,

I am a student member of both APM and PMI, currently at the thesis/dissertation stage of my MSc in Project Management at the University of Liverpool.  I have over 25 years experience in the construction industry, and came to the conclusion that tertiary qualifications are now a necessity.

I have created an online survey as part of my dissertation, which will attempt to provide an answer to the question of 'How Project Managers' leadership styles affect the success of construction projects from the perspective of Project Management Teams'.

I am looking for members who are taking ( or who will take) the APMP exams.