New APM book highlights the importance of leadership in project controls News
Understanding leadership in project controls and adapting leadership style to a given situation is crucial to ensuring projects are delivered as well as possible, a new book published by Association for Project Management (APM) asserts.
The five best techniques to engage people on projects Blog
Engagement helps drive action on projects.
New books, recommended favourites and podcasts to keep you entertained, Autumn 2022 News
Land speed Record holder Richard Noble on the art of teams, and Dr Ronald Dyer on the impact of artificial intelligence.
Eight project management podcasts every project manager should listen to Blog
As a project professional, you can benefit from developing yourself further, getting expert advice and finding out about different projects at any stage of your career.
Books and podcasts every project manager should read and listen to Blog
As a project professional, it’s vital to continue your learning – the only way we grow is by developing ourselves.
Why the art of project planning is still a work in progress Blog
While researching my previous blog on why the ‘why’ of a project often goes missing, it was notable that another ‘P word’, planning, kept coming up.
Procuring for agile projects white paper News
Scene-setting and the aim of this white paperProjecting the Future’ project.
What is a benefits management framework and how can you use it? Blog
There are four steps in competence – unconscious incompetence, conscious incompetence, conscious competence and unconscious competence.
The five best techniques to engage people on projects
Engagement helps drive action on projects.
Eight project management podcasts every project manager should listen to
As a project professional, you can benefit from developing yourself further, getting expert advice and finding out about different projects at any stage of your career.
Books and podcasts every project manager should read and listen to
As a project professional, it’s vital to continue your learning – the only way we grow is by developing ourselves.
Why the art of project planning is still a work in progress
While researching my previous blog on why the ‘why’ of a project often goes missing, it was notable that another ‘P word’, planning, kept coming up.
What is a benefits management framework and how can you use it?
There are four steps in competence – unconscious incompetence, conscious incompetence, conscious competence and unconscious competence.
Practical advice on setting up and managing your portfolio
A couple of years ago the APM Portfolio Management Specific Interest Group (SIG) saw a gap in the market for a practical guide to portfolio management.
Master strategic goals with portfolio and benefits management
Meeting strategic goals in a consistent and efficient way is extremely valuable.
BoK7: So how has the BoK structure changed?
Those of you who followed the series of blogs that ran alongside the initial consultation on the structure and content of the APM Body of Knowledge 7th edition will appreciate that as an editorial team we are committed to delivering a body of knowledge that describes projects, programmes and portfolios and how they contribute to organisational value in a usable way.
APM BoK 7 consultation: your views shared
The APM Body of Knowledge benefits hugely from the input of the profession and we are pleased that the APM Body of Knowledge consultation process has been conducted professionally and fairly and that we have heard from a wide group of interested parties, not just those who have a passion about a specific aspect of the profession.
Six key factors in successful change
Almost all organisations undergo change of varying degrees, complexity and magnitude with billions of pounds being invested every year.
New APM book highlights the importance of leadership in project controls
Understanding leadership in project controls and adapting leadership style to a given situation is crucial to ensuring projects are delivered as well as possible, a new book published by Association for Project Management (APM) asserts.
New books, recommended favourites and podcasts to keep you entertained, Autumn 2022
Land speed Record holder Richard Noble on the art of teams, and Dr Ronald Dyer on the impact of artificial intelligence.
Procuring for agile projects white paper
Scene-setting and the aim of this white paperProjecting the Future’ project.
Talented writers wanted
The saying goes that everyone has a book in them, and here at APM we’re on the look-out for people who would be willing to do just that.
Launch of the second edition of Directing Change: A guide to governance of project management
This second edition of Directing Change has been updated to reflect the terminology and structure of more recently published APM guidance, such as Co-Directing Change, Sponsoring Change, feedback from users and changes to regulations such as the new UK Corporate Governance Code which has replaced the previous Combined Code.
Project management and productivity
While the contribution of project management to productivity has often been assumed, evidence about this relationship is rarely examined.
Body of Knowledge 7: meet our editorial team
Written by the profession for the profession, the APM Body of Knowledge has been the foundation for successful project management across all industries and sectors since the first edition was published in 1992.
APM launches its Guide to Project Auditing
Prepared by members of the APM Assurance Specific Interest Group and led by Roy Millard.
Shaping your profession in three easy steps
Our sincere thanks to everybody who has taken part in the consultation on the proposed structure and content of the seventh edition of the APM Body of Knowledge.