Professional Development 5 – Project Manager – Australia's online resource for project management professionals

Commitment, productivity and the project contractor

Project contractors may be suitable for projects or assignments but to get real commitment, productivity and engagement, you need to rely on permanent employees. Or do you? asks Matthew Franceschini.

December 19, 2012

Professional Development

10 online training tips for project managers

The benefits of online learning are well documented, but what can you do to make sure that you optimise the value of these courses? Jacqui Ross of Prescience Technology provides 10 tips on how project managers can get the most out of online learning.

November 28, 2012

What makes a successful project manager?

A project manager’s success must primarily come from their leadership qualities, and their expertise and ability to ‘walk the talk’. It is not necessary to know everything about the project being delivered, but people skills are paramount, note PM Oracles.

November 22, 2012

7 rules to secure a contract project role

In a competitive job market, first impressions count more than ever. Finding an ideal fit that offers a win-win for you and your client, and ensuring that you have the right structure to operate by, may be the difference between success and demise as a project contractor.

November 20, 2012

Professional Development

What’s next, project manager?

Are you a project contractor near the completion of your current contract, looking for your next opportunity or concerned that the next phase of contract terminations may affect you? What’s your next step? asks Matthew Franceschini.

October 25, 2012

Professional Development

When project managers join the circus

Project managers are often depicted as jugglers, but what would happen if they dropped the balls to become acrobats or ringmasters? Editor Adeline Teoh asks you to consider a professional push.

October 22, 2012

Bold ideas for newly trained project managers

You have just attended a training course to get your project management qualification. It is your first day back at work, and you are keen to put your newly acquired learning into practice. Here are some bold ideas which you may not have considered to get you started.

September 4, 2012

Project management quizzes to maintain certification

Courses offered by PMI’s Registered Education Providers or Chapters and Communities also includes doing quizzes. Maintain PMI certification by answering questions, suggests Anne Booc.

August 31, 2012

Professional Development

Daily project management earns PDUs

Working as a Professional in Project Management is within the Giving Back to the Profession category. It means you can earn PDUs just by practising project management. But there are limits, writes Anne Booc.

August 24, 2012

Professional Development