Project Managers Should Never Say No

Despite advances in technology, the best oral contraceptive is still “No”. However, Project Management Professionals (PMPs)® should learn not to say “no”, because stating that a request is impossible and cannot be done is not the answer senior management wants to hear. The company’s decision-makers want options and a flat refusal to do something makes life […]

Free Resources for Project Managers: Part 1

Since its foundation, Velopi Ltd. has striven to provide the best support possible for people who want to develop careers in project management. We have developed a fine reputation over the years, thanks in part to our well-crafted project management courses. But the main reason our customers endorse us is because of our support in […]

Build Your Capability to Succeed

Anyone who has studied for the PMP® exam will remember Enterprise Environmental Factors. In the sixth edition of the Guide to the Project Management Body of knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Enterprise Environmental Factors feature as inputs to or outputs from 43 of the various project management processes. If you have yet to obtain PMP® certification, it is worthwhile getting […]

What is Program Management? | Velopi

Are you an effective project manager? Have you got to the stage in life when you are confident that you can manage any project for your organization, big or small? If so, you might be getting a bit frustrated. You might find yourself wondering: Where does my project fit into the bigger picture? Why did […]

The value of a concise Project Management Professional (PMP)® Cheat Sheet

There are a number of areas in the PMP® Exam where questions are based on mathematical equations. To succeed in these question areas, all you need is to know the formulas and understand their application. Velopi’s PMP® Formulas Cheat Sheet provides a quick visual reference of all of the key formulas required for the PMP® […]

What’s all this Fuss about Agile?

If you are preparing for the PMP® exam you will notice that the Project Management Institute has become very interested in agile, or iterative and incremental methods. We expect to see this reflected in the PMP® exam, so we need to know something about agile and the thinking behind it. On this page: The Agile Manifesto: Principles […]

PDU Offerings

Over the years, Velopi has helped hundreds of project managers achieve Project Management Professional (PMP)© accreditation.  However, we have been less good with our follow-up support. To maintain your PMP© credential, you need to amass a total of 60 Professional Development Units (PDUs) every three years. Until recently, Velopi has not offered any courses that […]

Mastering Project Management

On this page: Project management is becoming big business. According to the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Job Growth and Talent Gap Report 2017: “By 2027, employers will need nearly 88 million individuals in project management-oriented roles”. This sounds like good news until you see the Institute’s Pulse of the Profession Report 2020 where we learn […]

Project Management Certification: Professional Development Units

The great thing about getting a university degree is that you always have it. Another nice thing is that the grade you get becomes less important as you gain experience, so while scraping a bare pass might upset graduate recruiters, once you have experience built up, they do not worry too much about your exam […]

Blowing our own Trumpet

While we are very proud of our project management training courses here in Velopi, we tend to shy away from blatant marketing and are very squeamish about resorting to outrageous claims to sell our products. In fact, when we set about devising our corporate strategy, we decided that our vision for the company is to […]