Newsletter May 2010

Welcome to the latest edition of Provek's newsletter. This edition focuses on aspects of Provek's training and development business. We trust you will find it informative and helpful.

Training supports the ultimate driving machine

Project staff from the BMW group of companies are being provided with an accredited introduction to project management course by Provek. The course follows the APM Introductory Certificate syllabus and focuses on the application of practical project management tools and techniques which the BMW project staff can apply to their projects. An end of course test confirms that the learning objectives have been met. Martin Lovell, BMW Training Specialist says "We get a very good service from Provek and our delegates are benefitting from the applied nature of the training". More information…

Soft skills make the difference

Extensive evidence from Provek’s own in-depth analysis of project manager’s capabilities (see Cracking the Code) as well as many other studies, all point to the importance of communication skills in successful project managers. Provek provides specialist  highly interactive development courses for project and programme managers in a range of these soft skills, which as we know are actually hard to practise well. Recent interventions by Provek with major companies on soft skills development, for example Vodafone, have refreshed and strengthened the communication skill sets for a range of project staff. More information …

The tools of the trade!

As any professional will tell you, having the right tools is essential to doing a job well. However simply reading the operating instructions will not produce a professional result! Provek is helping organisations such as Nationwide Building Society to not only operate planning tools such as MS project but also understand how they can be applied in a demanding project environment. By using experienced project management professionals, we are enabling our clients to apply a proven project management process such as PRINCE2 to their projects by using an integrated tool set which incorporates planning and resourcing software. More information.... 

PRINCE2 blended learning option hits the target

Provek’s new option for achieving the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner qualifications is hitting the target for those customers who need quality and affordability. This blended learning option allows you to self-study for around 30 hours and then attend a 2-day course which incorporates both the Foundation and Practitioner level exams. This learning package also includes exam practise from Provek’s unique on-line PRINCE2 exam readiness tests as well as access to Provek Remote Expert Support from a real Provek consultant!  More information … 

 

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Assessing the competent project manager

How to assess project management competence is explored and an approach is presented that aligns project professionals to standard internationally recognised levels as well as benchmarking an organisation’s population of project professionals to those in the rest of industry

Register your CV

Do you wish to be considered for a programme or project management job?  Please register your CV with Provek.  Then as an Alliance Member you will be considered for relevant jobs and also will be entitled to discounts off our training courses.  More details ...

Ready for new APM project professional standard?

The Association for Project Management has announced the pilot launch of the new APM project professional standard.  Are you ready to become a project professional?  More details ...

Contact us

Please call us on 01635 524610 or alternatively email erica.gassor@provek.co.uk.  If you wish us to call you then please complete a short enquiry form.