11 Project management skills employers expect you to have
These 10 skills are essential project management competencies and key to succeeding in a delivery role. Learn how identify competency gaps and build your skills.
Author: Elizabeth Harrin
Elizabeth Harrin is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management in the UK. She holds degrees from the University of York and Roehampton University, and several project management certifications including APM PMQ. She first took her PRINCE2 Practitioner exam in 2004 and has worked extensively in project delivery for over 20 years.
Elizabeth is also the founder of the Project Management Rebels community, a mentoring group for professionals. She's written several books for project managers including Managing Multiple Projects.
10 Career-limiting mistakes to avoid
Avoid these 10 career-limiting mistakes at work! Find out which pitfalls you should watch out for as you navigate your career. Look out for the ways you work with your colleagues to personal best practices. Avoiding these common career mistakes will help you rise to the top and be the best you can be at your job.
Confident Meetings Management: A Masterclass
Join my workshop and learn tips and best practices for confident meetings management. Run efficient meetings that get results.
How do you use CAPM to become a PMP?
Find out how you can use your CAPM to become a PMP including the requirements and suggestions for studying for the exam.
Office Timeline Pro+ Review
In this Office Timeline Pro+ review, I’ll share the pros and cons that I found from using this tool. It is a simple way of creating timelines for your project from inside PowerPoint or your browser.
The secret weapon to precise project planning: Parametric estimating (with examples!)
Parametric estimating is a form of project estimation that works for time, resource and cost estimates. Learn more about it in this guide.
How to write a handover email to a client
Ensure a smooth handover process and learn how to write a handover email to a client when you are leaving a project or role.
7 Creativity hacks to try with your team
Creativity is the cornerstone of innovation. It turns your work from average to outstanding, fixes problems, anticipates risks, and delivers better products and services, supporting the creation of superior solutions for customers and businesses. And it makes work more fun. So how can you put more creativity into your work day? Here are 5 quick…
How to make a SIPOC diagram in all the tools (with PowerPoint template)
SIPOC is a visual process mapping tool that can help you see the big picture, identify the individuals involved and then plan more effectively.
15 Clever ways to save time at work
There are no shortcuts in project management really, but wouldn’t it be nice if we had a few ways to speed things up? Here are 15 ways to save a little time in your working day. It all adds up to being more productive and getting home faster.
13 Tips to get taken seriously at work (tried-and-tested!)
Getting taken seriously at the office is something that you can work on. It isn’t always easy to build a sense of gravitas (especially when faced with more senior colleagues) but you can get better at coming across in a way that makes people take you more seriously. Here’s how to do it.
Project management models: A quick guide
A model in project management is a way of looking at the world. It’s a simplified version of how things work, used to give you a general overview and a direction to follow for your own work.