Project management certificate renewed

Dr Whitby, the managing director of Amanuensis, has successfully renewed his qualification as a ‘Certified Project Management Associate’, level D of the International Project Management Association’s competence scheme. Such a qualification must be renewed every five years, showing evidence of further training or practical experience in project management. Scan of certificate from the Swiss VZPM certification… Continue reading Project management certificate renewed

MD of Amanuenis qualifies as certified project management associate

The Managing Director of Amanuensis, James Whitby, has successfully taken the exam to become a Certified Project Management Associate (IPMA level D). This internationally recognised qualification is administered in Switzerland by the Association for the Certification for Persons in Management (VZPM)  according to ISO 17024. The International Project Management Association (IPMA) was founded in 1965… Continue reading MD of Amanuenis qualifies as certified project management associate

Significant administrative burden for FP7 projects

According to a survey of administrative costs for FP7 projects published in by the European Commission in September 2011, a typical 3-year project with 9 partners requires, on average, 14 person-months of administration by the co-ordinating partner and 3.6 person-months by each partner (total administrative costs 280 kEur on a 3000 kEur project). These administrative… Continue reading Significant administrative burden for FP7 projects