Girl's Guide to Project Management
Get projects done with more confidence and less stress
Updated: July 2020 It's widely known that the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam is changing in January 2021, but what exactly is going to be different? Whoah, the exam is changing? I didn't know. How did that happen? OK, so maybe it's not that widely known. Every so often ... READ the POST
Professional organisations often rely on volunteers, and the PMI UK Chapter is no different. This year, the brilliant team are preparing for their flagship conference, Synergy and incoming President Jonathan Clay is keeping the wheels turning behind the scenes. I caught up with him to find out what ... READ the POST
Henrique Moura’s PMP® study guide is simply called PMP: Project Management Professional Exam. Part of the McGraw-Hill Education series, it’s a complete guide to preparing for the exam. It starts with a framework and overview of the whole thing to set the context, then dives into the process groups ... READ the POST
‘Business acumen’ is one of those skills that you see on role profiles for jobs. It’s also something mentioned in the standards for professional project management bodies. Apparently, business acumen is something that project managers should have. I believe that my success at working with senior ... READ the POST
Here's my video diary of the PMI Power Talks this week (about 4 minutes, safe for work). Hosted by the PMI UK Chapter in London, the Power Talks brought together 4 fantastic speakers for an afternoon of discussion and debate focused on strategy execution. ... READ the POST
Here's my video diary of PMI EMEA Global Congress in Barcelona. It's a compliation of my Periscope broadcasts, so if you didn't catch them live you can see my impressions of the conference here. ... READ the POST
I talk to a lot of project managers at networking events and recently gave a presentation about the similarities and differences between PRINCE2, PMP and CAPM. Afterwards, there were a lot of questions. That’s to be expected: training is a big investment both financially and in terms of time, so you ... READ the POST
The biggest challenge facing project management today is that project-related work and jobs are growing too quickly for our approaches to professionalism to keep up. Let me explain what I mean. There are a lot of acronyms coming, so apologies in advance for that. The world of work is becoming more ... READ the POST
This is going to be long, so here’s the summary: APM is applying for a Royal Charter PMI objected at the time The Privy Council decided that they were going to recommend a Royal Charter for APM PMI raised legal challenges The High Court has conducted a judicial review into the objections ... READ the POST
