The five best techniques to engage people on projects Blog
Engagement helps drive action on projects.
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.
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.
Practical advice on setting up and managing your portfolio Blog
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 Blog
Meeting strategic goals in a consistent and efficient way is extremely valuable.
Launch of the second edition of Directing Change: A guide to governance of project management News
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.
BoK7: So how has the BoK structure changed? Blog
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 Blog
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.
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.
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.
Call for applications for IJPM editor-in-chief
The International Journal of Project Management is seeking a new editor-in-chief to provide strategic vision and future improvement to one of the profession’s leading publications.
APM publishes Managing Change book
APM has published its latest guide Introduction to Managing Change.
Order now: Introduction to Managing Change
APM has pre-launched a new publication, Introduction to Managing Change, which introduces the importance of managing change effectively in order to successfully deliver and realise the benefits of projects, programmes and portfolios.
Contracts and Procurement Guide available now!
APM’s Contracts and Procurement Specific Interest Group’s long-awaited APM Guide to Contracts and Procurement: For Project, Programme and Portfolio Managers has been published and is available from the APM bookshop online.
Project productivity tool
The challenge of understanding and addressing the people and organisation dynamics associated with project delivery, (e.
The importance of ethics in professional life
APM, the Chartered body for the project profession, has launched its third Chartered paper titled, “Demonstrating integrity in a complex world: The importance of ethics in professional life”.
Project journal Summer issue is out!
In this issue, we ask a number of other professional bodies to tell us their experiences as Chartered organisations, and how the status has benefited their professions.
Addressing the digital skills gap
Earlier this month APM launched its skills manifesto which identified seven policy issues that the next government will need to tackle to ensure that the UK is well positioned to develop and maintain the skills base required by today’s emerging workforce to compete on the global stage.
Research report: Change in the public sector
APM has launched its latest research report The successful delivery of change within the public sector: getting it right.