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What Do Project Managers Do?

Posted on Thursday, 8th November 2018 10:40
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team

If you work in construction, IT, manufacturing, architecture, chemicals or any other major industry, you’ve almost certainly come across people with the job title ‘project manager’. Unlike some other positions within your industry, say site foreman or quantity surveyor, the moniker ‘project manager’ doesn’t really indicate what this person does. Yet, the project manager, PM, might just be the most important person on any specific task.

How to survive a zombie apocalypse with PRINCE2®

Posted on Monday, 29th October 2018 11:08
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It’s the spookiest time of year and, naturally, as an accredited training organisation, we thought it was only appropriate that we had a little think about zombies. Hey now, bear with us here – there’s method to our madness or, at least, a methodology…

The Qualities of a Good Project Manager

Posted on Thursday, 20th September 2018 11:34
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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.

How can PRINCE2 help you during different stages in your career?

Posted on Monday, 30th July 2018 13:49
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.

Mindful Leadership in the Workplace: How to Get Started

Posted on Tuesday, 15th May 2018 16:57
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.

Why did I become a Project Manager?

Posted on Monday, 26th March 2018 16:09
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.