Project Management blog posts from PROJECT in a box

PRINCE2 2017 Refresh

For those of you thinking Axelos had forgotten about PRINCE2, you were wrong. Axelos announced today that PRINCE2 2017 will be coming out in the middle of the year. This refresh has been long awaited as it was back in

Project Management Productivity

In all walks of life productivity is a big issue and people strive to raise theirs. It seems like project management productivity is a particularly difficult challenge. Certainly the temporary nature of projects cannot help as it often takes some

Project Management Survey

Our project management industry is growing so quickly. Change is the only constant in so many organisations these days. Projects are the way we seek to keep that change agenda in control. So do you wonder where you fit in this

PM Maturity Quick Wins

In our last blog post we looked at the project management maturity model P3M3. So in this post we are going to look at how to move up quickly from no or low maturity. Our 3 PM Maturity quick wins

Understanding Project Management Maturity

Over the last year we have heard the term Project Management Maturity and Immaturity used much more often. Often visitors to our stand or on web meetings have whispered it in hushed tones. Though people see it as a guilty

PRINCE2 in Practice

You thought the exam was tough, PRINCE2 in practice can be even more of a challenge. Like other PMs you will have studied PRINCE2 to pass the exam, applying it is so different. You are not alone in struggling with this.

MS Project Alternative

Browsing recently I have noticed how many people seem to search for an MS project Alternative. There are also quite a few blogs proposing lists of the top 5 MS project alternatives. So I thought you might all find this a

Risk Analysis

Collecting your risks is a start but you really need to do risk analysis to control your project. Furthermore the same applies to your issues, your plans and cost information. So just using a simple spreadsheet to collect risks

Project Management

So what is project management? There are many definitions, we like this one: It is the process of planning, organising, staffing, directing and controlling the production of an agreed set of deliverables. Whatever your definition it is clear that projects can be complex

AXELOS PRINCE2 Membership

PROJECT in a box supporting AXELOS PRINCE2 Membership Subscribers to AXELOS’ Membership programme will now be able to download our Community edition and Planner software especially preconfigured with the official PRINCE2 Method Template. This will be free to the subscribers

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