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PRINCE2 Project Management Articles, Videos and Other Useful Resources. Providing free info, hints & tips, guides and other useful resources to those that use PRINCE2 as a Project Management methodology.
The Qualities of a Good Project Manager
Posted on Thursday, 20th September 2018 11:34
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team
Understandably, we believe that being certified in project management is a sure-fire way to boost your career chances, knowledge of best practice and overall skillset. However, without the right personal skills, a qualification can only take you so far. We’ve pulled together 4 essential attributes you can use to take your PM skills from good to great.
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How can PRINCE2 help you during different stages in your career?
Posted on Monday, 30th July 2018 13:49
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team
PRINCE2 isn’t just the world’s most popular Project Management methodology, it can also help you boost the power of your CV. Even though it won’t guarantee you a job (it’s up to you to wow the interviewer!) it can help your chances significantly.
Here are our 5 top ways how PRINCE2 can help you out at different stages of your career.
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Mindful Leadership in the Workplace: How to Get Started
Posted on Tuesday, 15th May 2018 16:57
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team
Mindfulness is a meditation technique that focuses not on achieving a state of calm, but on observing thoughts and emotions as they are. The practice originates from Buddhism, but doesn’t require any spiritual inclination, and has been proven to have incredibly positive effects on mental health and wellbeing. What we’re interested in exploring however, is how being mindful can improve our leadership skills.
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Why did I become a Project Manager?
Posted on Monday, 26th March 2018 16:09
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team
This month’s blog entry comes from guest blogger and PRINCE2 certified Project Manager, Phil Doyle. Phil has a strong interest in metrics and process improvement and has worked in a variety of project management roles, particularly in the IT sector. He’s also passionate about what he describes as the ‘fusion of the theoretical and the actual’: how best practice methodologies could have helped real-life projects. To see more of Phil’s work, visit his website ‘Project Health Check’, where he writes a number of blog posts.
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Combining PRINCE2 and Scrum
Posted on Wednesday, 21st February 2018 15:40
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team
The Six Nations Championship is underway, which has us thinking about project management (of course). Dr Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber actually invented a rugby-inspired management process named Scrum back in 1995. Like a rugby scrum, its short meetings offer a chance for project team members to reset and regroup.
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Managing a Football Team Like a PRINCE2 Project
Posted on Friday, 2nd February 2018 17:58
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team
It’s Super Bowl weekend, so (naturally) we’re thinking about project management. We’re not, however, going to discuss the processes and logistics that go into organising an event like this. We’re going to outline why a football game is just like a project.
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