Advertising for a job - expertise or experience?

Specific job advertisements for project managers such as this are not unusual. But are the specifics helping or hindering a client find a top-quality PM? What parts do these specific criteria actually play in the likely successful delivery of a project as compared to core project (intelligent) management skills?

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Project Management Methodology – There is no ‘one size fits all’.

There is no “one-size-fits-all” project management methodology. Success relies upon the expertise of the project manager to engage the right tools, techniques and people. So how can you bring together all the strategic ideas, knowledge, skills, tools and techniques that enable a project manager to understand what it may take to deliver a successful project?

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The woes of planning software…recognising key pitfalls

It’s a fundamental challenge for project planning software to provide sufficient visibility of the schedule. No screen (not even iMac size screens) can provide enough so that it can be viewed easily.

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The fall and rise (and remake) of Reginald Perrin...

“27 minutes late: points failure outside Carshalton Halt...”begins Reggie. But as I recall in the original 1970’s series it used to be something like “11 minutes late: dog on the line near Clapham Junction.” We must conclude, therefore, that Reggie is 16 minutes later these days. Ah well...so much for estimating.

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Recover project certainty

In a downturn, budgets and resources get cut - it’s just the problems that remain! Your internal PMs are doing their best but with limited resources. So how can you be confident they will deliver? And without that extra-budget, how do you ensure (I mean, really ensure) your project is on-track to deliver? And how much will that confidence cost you? And without hiring a contract PM or giving a blank cheque to a consultancy! Let’s take a look...

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