WINCHESTER (23rd June 2014) – As providers of leading project, programme and portfolio management (P3M) training worldwide under the UK Cabinet Office Best Practice standards, p3m global today welcomes the news that AXELOS have removed the Foundation Only pre-requisite for takers of the PRINCE2 Practitioner examination.
AXELOS Global Best Practice announced last Thursday that from 1st July 2014, they would waive their “requirement for project managers seeking the PRINCE2 Practitioner qualification to obtain the Foundation level first.”
p3m global particularly applauds this update for its active inclusiveness of other leading project management standards of top practice. These include the Project Management Institute and the US and UK chapters of the International Project Management Association (IPMA) – the American Society for the Advancement of Project Management and the Association for Project Management, respectively. As recognised ATOs for both PMI and AXELOS (through APMG-International) certifications – and with aspirations for similar ATO status within IPMA via the APM – this is a significant development.
“With this initiative, we hope that project managers worldwide will consider how obtaining this higher level best practice management standard can improve project management within their organizations and develop their own careers without having to revisit a more elementary level of study beforehand,” said Frances Scarff, Product Development Director at AXELOS.
Inclusion opens up new windows for expanding the AXELOS customer-base that had once been closed or viewed as filled with a requisite re-learning of competencies. PMI and APMG-International Accredited Training Organisations (ATOs) like p3m global welcome this opportunity to reach out to customers in the PMI realm.
“It’s good to see cross-standard recognition in the industry as we have long advised are clients that these two credentials are complimentary rather than conflicting,” said Ray Mead, CEO of p3m global. “I hope this will encourage some of our clients on the PMI side to look at what they can use from the AXELOS stable to further their role in project management, and vice versa.”
Dan Strayer is the Marketing Coordinator for p3m global. A native of Manchester (by way of the US), Dan currently edits all forms of p3m global Media, including this blog, the monthly newsletter (subscribe here), and all forms of social media output by p3m global that you can see in the icons below. Other recent ventures from p3m global Media include Slideshare and Prezi. Get in touch with Dan on Twitter via @p3mglobal or @danlstrayer.
Thursday 15th May, PM-Partners officially announced the relaunch of what was PM-Partners EMEA to p3m global. An evening of celebrations with music, refreshments and an introduction to the new brand was enjoyed at the IceTank in Covent Garden, London.
Everyone at p3m global would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who joined us. We received some great feedback from the night.
For those of you who could not make it, we encourage you to visit the p3m Facebook page, where more photos and information can be found.
Over the next few months you may notice that we will be gradually phasing out the PM-Partners brand and as of September 2014 we will officially be running solely as p3m global. We are very excited about what the future will bring and to continue working with you moving forward.Best wishes from the p3m global team!
Do you truly understand what your project management team’s potential is?
When you consider this, it’s crucial to understand that when it comes to training budgets and allocation for companies, there is often high regard for the hot button course that can solve the problems. The perspective takes hold more often than not: “PRINCE2 is synonymous with project management. Let’s get everyone on a course.” Picked it + learned it = back to work with a certificate in tow. So you’d think.
But whither the days, weeks, months and first year after? Fact is, the everyday measurable results of those courses (aside from those that earned the passing grade) need to be followed up on: what did you get for all of that? Higher ups, quite reasonably, are going to want to know things like:
– What did that course net your company?
– Were the principles taught even applied in your working methodology, or are you faced with an ‘in n scenario?
– Was it a good spend of our resources? Are we getting a good ROI? Minimal? NONE WHATSOEVER!?!?
Take heart: you can avoid these budgetary Doomsday scenarios from the get go, thanks in part to our P3M-Pulse Capability Assessment Suite. Before you are five crucial reasons why a Capability Assessment with the heartbeat of your project capabilities makes sense and pence that brings you the returns you’re looking for:
Quick to Deploy With a Low Cost of Entry – The online service of the suite from P3M-Pulse means you can establish a fast turnaround of service, complete with a simple per person pricing model.
Accurate from Project Assistant to Programme Director – P3M-Pulse Capability Assessment Suite prides itself on its ability to assess, measure & report on anyone or any size of project team, regardless of company size, team member experience or familiarity with the team.
Improved Resource Management – With P3M-Pulse Reports, you’ll walk away with a better appreciation for the personnel you have. Namely, our reporting highlights team member strengths and even unearths potential you may not have known existed. As a result, you can allocate the right people to the most accurately corresponding projects, based on the understood areas of expertise.
Personal Development Plans That Align With Business Goals – Remember the PRINCE2 example from the opening? Turns out that some of those people might have been better suited for a different course: Project Management Fundamentals, PMP, Management of Value – anything, it turned out, but PRINCE2. If you choose P3M-Pulse, our results and recommendations will help define clear areas for improvement and associated training plans which can be aligned with the company’s overall HR improvement goal. So you can attack training with a plan for what you need, as opposed to irrelevant courses that care-free, dis-invested trainers in the market are pushing left and right with complete disregard for what your company’s values and business goals really are.
P3M-Pulse is the Smart, Cost-Effective Way to Budget for Training Needs – With individual and team reports and training / improvement plans that benefit the project delivery as a whole, you’ll realise clear cost saving by only spending on targeted training in known areas of weakness. And, oh yes: the training it turns out you’re really looking for?
Identify Individual and Team Strengths & Weaknesses for Better Project Delivery – take your P3M-Pulse
Dan Strayer leads the Marketing department at p3m global. Connect with him on LinkedIn,Twitter or Google+, and be sure to check out PM-Pulse on their new Google+ page today. Image courtesy 401(k) 2013 @Flickr, re-used with permission.
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