Author: James Bailey
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Why am I stuck at the same project management level?
If you’ve been a project manager for five, eight, ten years and you’re still on the same band, the same job title, or the same salary range, it’s almost never because you’re not working hard enough. It’s because the people who promote you have quietly categorised you as the person who keeps things running, not…
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How to Write a PRINCE2 Business Case That Actually Gets Approved
INTRODUCTION Most business cases fail before they are even read. Not because the project is a bad idea. Not because the numbers do not stack up. But because the document does not give the people who need to approve it the information they need to say yes. This post gives you the practical guide to…
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What Is Programme Management and How Is It Different From Project Management
INTRODUCTION Most project managers reach a point in their career where they start hearing the word programme. Programme manager. Programme board. Programme office. Programme delivery. And they wonder what the difference actually is. This post gives you the honest practical answer. What programme management actually is. How it differs from project management. What programme managers…
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What Is a Stage Gate and Why Does It Matter
INTRODUCTION Most project managers have heard the term stage gate. Fewer can explain what it actually is, why it exists and what should happen at one. This post gives you the honest practical answer. Based on two decades of delivering projects and programmes across central government, civil service, police and space agencies. WHAT IS A…
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Why We Use Skool. Our Community Platform Explained.
INTRODUCTION If you have clicked a link from our website or social media and ended up on a platform called Skool, you might be wondering what it is and why we use it. This post explains everything. What Skool is. How it works. Why we chose it over other platforms. And what you get when…
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What Does a Senior Project Manager Actually Do?
INTRODUCTION Most job descriptions for senior project manager roles are useless. They list competencies, frameworks and buzzwords. They tell you what tools you need to know and what methodologies you should be familiar with. But they do not tell you what a senior project manager actually does. Day to day. In practice. When things get…
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How to Get Promoted in Project Management. The Honest Guide
INTRODUCTION Most advice about getting promoted in project management is wrong. It tells you to work harder. Deliver more. Be more visible. Get a certification. Build your network. None of that is wrong exactly. But none of it gets to the real reason why capable project management professionals get passed over. The real reason is…
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How to Pass PRINCE2 Foundation First Time. A Practical Study Guide.
INTRODUCTION PRINCE2 Foundation is not a difficult exam. But it is easy to fail if you approach it the wrong way. Most people who fail Foundation do not fail because the content is too hard. They fail because they did not study the right things, in the right way, for long enough. This guide gives…
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PRINCE2 vs PMP. Which Project Management Certification is Right for You?
INTRODUCTION Two certifications dominate the project management profession. PRINCE2 and PMP. Both are globally recognised. Both are respected by employers. Both demonstrate that you understand how projects are supposed to be managed. But they are not the same qualification. They test different things. They suit different people. And they are more valuable in different parts…
