Category Archives: Project Management

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Contract Administrator vs Project Coordinator: Which Is Right For Me?

The construction industry is filled with job opportunities and growth, for a range of careers and roles. With an expected growth of 2.4% and 1,263,900 construction jobs in Australia by 2025, becoming a contract administrator or project coordinator...


Seven Project Management Trends for 2022

After the tumultuous economic impacts of COVID-19, 2022 is our first chance to see the medium to long term effects on the workforce. One noticeable trend is that remote project managers have become more the norm, as digital...


Why You Should Apply Your Project Management Skills to Risk Management

Risk management is one of the most important components of a business plan, and the people with these types of skills are incredibly valuable to any industry. It is the complexities of risk management that could decide the...


How to Upskill from Risk Compliance Officer to Risk Manager

Risk occurs every hour of every day within an organisation and can be one of the main obstacles to a business achieving their goals. A career in risk compliance can be incredibly rewarding should you seek a promotion...


Best Qualifications Needed to Succeed in the Mining Industry

Succeeding in the mining industry requires project management skills to keep several balls in the air at once. An average day can include tasks like managing large workforces, engaging contractors, sourcing plant and other equipment, keeping a close...


How to Upskill and Achieve a Qualification When Working FIFO

FIFO lifestyle: rewards and risks FIFO (fly-in, fly-out) workers are mainly found in Australia’s resources industry, which contributes a mind-boggling $250 billion to the economy each year in exports alone (70% of our total exports). This industry employs...


6 Top Project Management Tools in 2020

Are you in charge of managing any projects? Do you use any project management software to do your tasks? There are many beneficial aspects of using the following tools in project management. Read on for some of the...


Why Project Managers need Leadership Skills

The leadership skills of the project manager have a substantial impact on the success of a project. You can be a leader without the skills of a project manager, and vice versa, but there is a lot each...


How Project and Construction Diplomas Can Get You A Job

Construction remains the big Australian employer Each year, Australia’s construction industry contributes about $350 billion to the economy, roughly 8% of our gross domestic product. Even when the property market hit rock bottom in mid-2019 (after reaching its...


The Many Opportunities in Project Management

Project Management is a crucial career that ensures the success of projects in a variety of industries and fields. Tasks such as planning, budgeting, overseeing staff, and ensuring that projects run smoothly will all fall under your job...


The Advantages of Learning Project Management Online

Project management is an excellent career option that comes with many benefits. But what is project management exactly and what kinds of duties does it involve? Here, we’ll take a closer look at the importance of project management...


How to Start your Own Business as a Tradie

When you are starting your own business as a tradie, there are lots of things to consider, from funding to competition and plenty more. When every detail, no matter how small, is not considered, we see small businesses...


Righting a Wrong Project

‘Is there any way to ‘right’ a ‘wrong’ project?’ That’s a question often asked by project management students and professionals alike. Many people have had experience of managing a project that seems doomed to fail from the outset....


Why You will Stand Out as a Qualified Construction Project Manager

If you are considering a return to study, it is important to know how and why you will stand out as a qualified construction project manager. Financial gain Dozens of trades and professions make up the construction industry...


How to Enhance Relationships for Successful Projects

When a project is defined, the work of forming the right team begins and it’s important to know how to enhance relationships from the start, to achieve a successful project. Project teams are usually created to deliver a...


How to Plan Effectively: Project Milestones 101

When you’re working on a project, it’s important to plan effectively by setting project milestones. Milestones allow perspective of where you are during each phase of your project. They can be set to a timeline, so you can...


Project Management Job Trends for 2022

2022 Trends in Project Management include global and industry hot spots, Japanese innovation, and a return to valuing human resources. Seven Job Trends for Project Managers to watch in 2022 1. Enterprise model continues to gain favour As...


Construction Manager Know-How: How to work Effectively with Architects

A construction manager is required to liaise effectively with many different people involved in a build across each working day including clients, contractors, builders, local government and architects. Architects design buildings and draw up detailed plans to assist...


Project Management Skills for the Future

As job opportunities in many industry sectors are shrinking, it’s a perfect time to consider upgrading your CV with transferable project management skills and future-proofing your career. Adding Project Management skills to the industry qualifications or experience that...


How to get a High Salary Job in Project Management

There is a reason why Project Management and Management jobs are so popular in Australia. Both are highly transferable skills that can be applied to any sector across all Australian states and internationally. Growth in management and project...


Project Management News and Opportunities 2018

Opportunities and salaries continue to grow A recent salary survey conducted by SEEK confirms that Australia is now the number one country in the world for the highest paid project management practitioners. The average project management salary is...


Quality Auditing and Project Management 101

How quality auditing and project management go hand-in-hand Quality audits are a necessary part of a project life cycle and need to be a pre-planned part of project management processes. Quality audits will be conducted internally and externally...


Project Management Career Trends

7 keys to growing your career in project management The Project Management Institute Job Growth Report, 2017, estimates that by 2027, just ten years from now, there will be 87.7 million individuals working in project management orientated roles...


Starting Out as a Project Manager? Here’s What to Expect

  The professional life of a project manager consists of responsibility and discipline. Not only this – if you want to be a good project manager, you need to be ready for new challenges, find a suitable solution,...


Start Your Career in Project Management

3 Must Have Assets for a Career in Project Management A career in project management is simultaneously challenging and stimulating, where every day brings with it unique obstacles to conquer. This career path best suits those who are...


How to Become a Project Manager

In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving professional landscape, a Project Manager is a crucial component of almost every organisation. As projects become increasingly complex, companies are realising the importance of skilled professionals within multiple industries.  Project management is a...


2017 Trends in Project Management Jobs

Project Management jobs in Australia continue to rise and demand for qualified project managers remains high. Australian project management market trends The mining/resources boom may be over; however, project management jobs are strong in all capital cities, particularly...


5 Tips for Starting a Career in Project Management

A career in project management can be a demanding role but it can also be extremely rewarding. When starting out there are many questions and challenges to face and they are all different based on your particular background...


5 Trends to Transform Project Management in 2016

There is an exciting transformation taking place in the project management landscape in 2016 as the result of changes to business practices, requirements and expectations. The advancements of the current market will continue to influence how businesses need...


Is the Diploma of Project Management a Better Investment than the MBA?

In an age where a piece of paper may be the one thing that puts you above another candidate for a job role, which qualification is the smarter choice? The title “Master of Business Administration” sounds like it...