DateTuesday 9th July 2013Time6:00 pm Networking and refreshments6:30 pm Presentation8:00 pm CloseVenueRoom 1, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RGPresented bySimon MasleyCPDUp to 2 hours (find out more about CPD)CostAPM members:Employees of APM Corporate Members:Non members:FreeFree£10An insight into the drive to implement a holistic set of technical architectures and standards in the defence land domain.In 2008 the Chief of Materiel (Land), a 3* General in the Ministry of Defence (MoD), asked his staff to understand and, where feasible, increase the integration and...
DateThursday 23rd May 2013Time6:00 pm Networking & refreshments6:30 pm Presentation 8:00 pm Close VenueMaldron Hotel Cardiff, St Mary St, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 1GDPresented byTaliesin MaynardCPDUp to 2hours (find out more about CPD)CostAPM members:Employees of APM Corporate Members:Non members:FreeFree£10The Welsh Government’s waste infrastructure procurement programme was established in 2008 to implement the national strategy, Towards Zero Waste, and help address the affordability of sustainable waste infrastructure in Wales. The award-winning programme is recognised as one of the...
DateThursday 15th November 2012Time6:00 pm Networking and refreshments6:30 pm Presentation8:00 pm CloseVenueHoliday Inn, Deane Gate Avenue, Taunton, TA1 2UAPresented byNick FewingsCPDUp to 2 hours (find out more about CPD)CostAPM members:Employees of APM Corporate Members:Non members:FreeFree£10 70% of projects fail to achieve their desired goals and 3 of the top reasons relate to people. In this interactive, colourful and memorable presentation find out why this occurs.Whether the changes being implemented are organisational, procedural or driven by new technology, success is largely...
DateTuesday 18th September 2012Time09.00 am Registration and refreshments09.30 am Presentation start4.30 pm FinishPlease click here for agenda details VenueBAWA, Ballroom, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RGPresented byProf. Derek Mowbray, Geoff Trickey, Ranjit Sidhu, Dr David HillsonCPDUp to 7 hours (find out more about CPD)CostAPM members:Employees of APM Corporate Members:Non members:£20 £20£30 This People SIG event will draw parallels between effective project management and the resilience of the project team. We aim to discuss an emotive topic with a degree of...
DateTuesday 24th April 2012Time5.30pm networking and refreshments6.00pm presentationVenueThe Parc Thistle Hotel, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3UDPresented byDr Jon Broome, Chairman APM Contracts and Procurement SIGCPDUp to 2 hours (find out more about CPD)CostAPM members: Employees...
DateTuesday 24th April 2012Time6:00pm Networking and refreshments6:30pm PresentationVenueAtkins, The Hub, 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Bristol BS32 4RZPresented byDr David Hillson HonFAPMCPDUp to 2 hours (find out more about CPD)CostAPM members:Employees of APM Corporate Members:Non members:FreeFree£10 We make decisions all the time, especially in projects. How can we make optimal decisions, especially when there is a lot at stake? This presentation explores the dilemma and offers a practical solution. There are many influences when groups make decisions, especially when the decision is...
At this year’s Civil Service Awards, the Waste Infrastructure Procurement Programme team claimed the Welsh Government's first ever Civil Service Award in the Project & Programme Management category. The award recognised the appropriate application of PPM skills and methods, evidence of sound sponsorship and an appreciation of the customer supplier environment and clarity and evidence of pre-agreed benefits.The team led by the Welsh Government’s only APM Registered Project Professional consists of PPM, legal, procurement, financial, commercial, and technical specialists.The team was...
DateWednesday 22nd February 2012Time6:00 - 8:30 pm (including refreshments)VenueRoom 2Q50/51, Building Q- Block, Faculty of Environment & Technology, Frenchay Campus, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY Introductions byBruce Phillips & Paul Johnson - APM SWWE BranchCPDUp to 2 hours (find out more about CPD)CostFreeInterested in a challenging and rewarding career in project management?If so, you need to attend this unique and exciting opportunity for members and non-members alike to listen and talk with experienced...
On 24th May, at the Holiday Inn at Taunton a good attendance of APM members was noted for the event presented by Andy Jones of Pera Innovation Ltd. Andy opened the presentation with some background on Pera Innovation Ltd and how their knowledge and experience have placed them to be at the forefront of adopting BS11000. Furthermore it was emphasised how naturally BS11000 aligned to the APM Project Lifecycle and that the adoption of collaboration assisted in removing “glass walls” that were often evident in collaborative projects; hence how it could be beneficial to project delivery. Andy...
On 18th May at BAWA, Bristol following the SWWE Branch AGM the heat (quite literally!) and the anticipation was building from a near full capacity audience of enthusiastic project managers keen to hear from Richard Noble on a matter close to his heart; Engineering! When Richard’s name is recalled people automatically think of Thrust SSC and the land speed record, not many would think that Richard Noble is a key part in rekindling the UK’s interest in engineering and helping the students of today becoming the forefront of engineering excellence in the future.Richard gave an...
