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Top 15 iPhone Apps for Project Managers

From PRINCE2.COM – here is their list of the Top 15 iPhone applications for Project Managers: http://blog.prince2.com/2010/07/top-15-iphone-apps-for-project-managers/  

ILX Group wins global contract with international drilling contractor KCA DEUTAG to provide e-learning in project management across 22 countries

Our friends at ILX Group plc are going from strength to strength.  Selection for this major training contract is an endorsement of their capability, world wide. It is this strength that sets them apart from others. Tuesday 11th May 2010 – ILX Group plc, the best practice training company, today announced that it has won [...]

Free Project Management Resources

We are pleased to be able to provide the following link to free Project Management resourses on the ILX website: http://www.ilxgroup.com/downloads.asp. Click on the link if you are interested in PRINCE2, APM, MSP, ITIL, MoR, or PPS resources to download. We have a relationship with ILX in New Zealand, so if there is anything taht [...]

The IT Skills Shortage – It’s here!!

As we predicted in February, and some years ago, the IT skills shortage is starting to threaten projects, in Australia at least. Because of the closeness of the two markets, and the transportability of IT skills across the tasman, I predict that we will come under pressure here in the next 6 months. Those companies who [...]

ISEB/ ISTQB Software Testing Training

Check out the new ISEB/ISTQB Software Testing elearning course from ILX Group. http://www.ilxgroup.com/iseb-foundation-softwaretesting-elearning.asp   What is it?A fully interactive multimedia based course designed for Companies and Individuals wishing to achieve Foundation level certification in the ISEB/ISTQB Foundation qualification. Who is it for?The ISEB Foundation Level qualification is aimed at anyone involved in software testing and [...]

The IT Skills Shortage – It’s Back!

Here is a very interesting story I have just come across from CIO Magazine’s Ross Storey, MIS Asia, entitled “Historic IT recruitment reversal” http://cio.co.nz/cio.nsf/depth/DFC18A4D92BDED3ECC2576AF006BF91B According to the story and recruitment and human resource outsourcing specialists Robert Walters, “the Asia Pacific is currently experiencing what is likely to be the fastest turnaround in the IT recruitment market [...]

IT Skills Shortage No Surprise

The continuation of the IT skills shortage comes as no surprise, given that it was predicted as long ago as 2005 or before, and little has been done that could have helped alleviate it. A survey released by the NZICT Group found that NZ ICT companies continue to suffer from a skills shortage, despite the recession. [...]

Programme and Project Sponsorship

The ILX Group have a course available for the official APM Group PPM Sponsorship qualification. Maxsys is an exam invigilator for ILX. The professional Programme and Project Sponsorship (PPS) qualification has been developed specifically for Senior Responsible Owners (SROs) and Sponsors or Executives of programmes and projects and it is really needed. It is all [...]

ILX visit 9 Sept

Michelle Phillips from ILX Group is in Wellington on 9 September. Maxsys has an alliance with ILX Group plc UK whereby we invigilate examinations for PRINCE2, ITIL foundation, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) foundation and Management of Risk (MoR). ILX offers e-learning courses which is a great way to study in your own time at your own pace. ILX trains [...]

Site Launch – elearning Courses for Prince2, MSP, ITIL

ILX have launched a NZ order page for PRINCE2, ITIL, MSP, and Introduction to Project Management courses.