ISEB Business Analysis Essentials – Name Change

Posted by by admin on January 19, 2012 in Business Analysis 0 Comments

ISEB Business Analysis Essentials is dead. Long live BCS Business Analysis Practice! ISEB Business Analysis Essentials is one of 2 core modules for those studying for the ISEB/BCS Business Analysis Diploma.  For a couple of reasons, the BCS (British Computer Society) is re-branding this course and associated certification. The actual content of the syllabus is [...]

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ITIL Training Grows at 20% Per Annum

Posted by by admin on January 12, 2012 in Uncategorized 0 Comments

There are precious few reliable figures for growth in itil adoption and itil training. That makes the recent report by Rob England for the APM Group particularly interesting. He has reviewed 23 studies on adoption of ITIL Service Management and has also analysed recent statistics on take-up of itil certification exams. [Writing his ITIL Skeptic blog, Rob [...]

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IT Predictions for 2012 and Beyond

Posted by by admin on January 12, 2012 in IT 0 Comments

Information technology research specialist Gartner is never averse to making provocative forecasts for the year(s) ahead.  They anticipate a slowdown in growth of spend on IT especially in Europe. Perhaps more interesting is the theme that the IT department is losing its pre-eminence as users and business managers take more control. “Mega trend” predictions can be useful and [...]

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The Business Case in Project Management

Posted by by admin on January 12, 2012 in PRINCE2 0 Comments

The Business Case underpins any successful project. It is one of the 7 Themes in the PRINCE2 methodology. It deserves more thought than it gets in most organisations. It balances Benefits, Costs and Risks.  This Back to Basics post provides a quick refresher. The Business Case should be objective and analytical with clear linkage to [...]

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APMP and MSP Qualifications Boost Salaries

Posted by by admin on December 12, 2011 in APM 0 Comments

There is confirmation that both MSP and APMP certification have a clear positive correlation with project management salaries. This is one of the conclusions of the latest analysis published by Arras People who undertake a thorough and independent survey each year. The effect of PRINCE2 is different. It has become a pre-requisite for professional project [...]

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Secret Diary of a Course Delegate – Part II

Posted by by admin on December 6, 2011 in APM 0 Comments

Tuesday 25 October When my line manager asked if I wanted to attend a 2 day APM Introductory Certificate course my first reaction was “Huddersfield! That’s miles away”. Living in the middle of Lincolnshire, train connections are few and far between, so I took the brave decision to drive the 2 ½ hour journey. Driving, [...]

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The Business Case for a PRINCE2™ Training Course

Posted by by admin on November 24, 2011 in PRINCE2 0 Comments

Prince2 is the De Facto Standard for Project Management PRINCE2 is the structured project management method that has become an international standard for organising, managing and controlling projects. It is the best-practice approach for project management. Prince2 is now widely used in both public and private sectors and has built a reputation as an effective, [...]

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Focus extends Data Protection training

Posted by by admin on November 24, 2011 in Data Protection 0 Comments

Data protection is becoming and increasily important area for organisations Data protection laws affect how businesses and other organisations are allowed to make use of personal information, including customer or employee records. Focus on Training has now added an overview course to complement the ISEB Certificate in Data Protection Certificate it currently offers The 1 [...]

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Project Management Academy

Posted by by admin on November 14, 2011 in APM 0 Comments

A Project Management Academy can help consolidate and develop the core competencies which are vital to success for organisations with projects at the heart of their activities. Implemented well, a Project Academy will help share knowledge across an organisation – and ensure that industry standard best practices are adopted. The project management academy developed by NASA is often cited as [...]

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Secret Diary of a Course Delegate – Part I

Posted by by admin on November 8, 2011 in Project Management 0 Comments

Friday 7 October Coasting to the weekend after another hectic week. Then my ordered and planned world falls apart – all because I dive head long into an unexpected situation.  A colleague could not attend an MSP course next week so “would anyone like to take their place”? Was it boredom?  Anything other than another [...]

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