The social media in project management group aims to stimulate debate as to what impact the latest developments in social media will have on the way projects are managed.To join this group and take part in the discussions, click the join link on the left-hand side of the page.If you have any interesting articles around the subject, please feel free to add these to the forum.
We are currently in a dilemma on planet Earth. We are rapidly using up our resources, such as oil and water, much faster than they can be replaced. At the same time our population continues to grow exponentially. We are also seeing the impacts of these changes on our weather systems, biodiversity, global health, financial and socio-economic systems. In many ways, our future on the planet will depend on how well we deal with this emerging global crisis.Will the answer lie in the development of still to be discovered technologies, or new economic and political systems? No. The answer lies in...
This article first appeared in Project magazine. APM members can read all feature articles from Project magazine over recent years by accessing the Project magazine archive.When reading Bent Flyvbjerg’s CV, it is impossible not to notice just how rich and varied it is. Two professorships simultaneously, published books in a variety of translations, many awards won, a Danish Knighthood and policies and techniques implemented in countries all over the world.Currently, Bent is the first BT professor and chair of Major Programme Management here in the UK at Oxford University’s Saïd Business...
We hope you all had a wonderful festive break. Here is a quick round up of the best discussions and blogs from across APM's online communities.Is the title of project manager being diminished?Project Management Offices: a waste of money?Take part in the 2013 Project Management CensusAre we project managers or project leaders?How can you get noticed as a project manager?Can anyone share introductory material on Neuro-Linguistic Programming?What is your favourite motivational quote to start the day?Take a look at the APM website’s most recent blogs:■ Apprentice project manager Stuart...
Dayner ProudfootTuesday, November 13, 2012 - 16:04
The APM membership has voted in four new members to the Board of Trustees for 2012/2013. Sarah Coleman, Steve Wake, Monica Sasso and Alan Macklin will be joining the current Board members in driving forward APM’s 2020 strategy.Announced at last night’s annual general meeting the four successful candidates were chosen from a list of 11 strong contenders by APM’s 12,201 eligible voting membership.Adding their knowledge and experience to the Board of Trustees will help to steer the direction of APM and the profession towards achieving the association’s ambitious vision of creating a world in...
There is no better opportunity to influence the future direction of the profession than having a say as to who sits on the APM Board for 2012/13. The Board of Trustees are responsible for driving the APM forward, building on the progress already achieved.Eligible members of APM have until 12pm on 2nd November to cast their vote, with the results being announced at the APM Annual General Meeting on 12th November.The quickest and easiest way to vote is online using your unique security code provided on the ballot paper that will have been sent out in a pack. Alternatively, your completed ballot...
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Project management is established as a pan-sector discipline, but are there (or should there be) significant differences between the way it is executed, according to sector?In this web briefing, the online community looked at:Why sector expertise is importantWhy sector experience is less importantThe balance between the twoDownload the web briefing here (69kb)Web briefings are developed from the APM Community, resulting from discussions and questions asked, the content is developed from users’ responses and edited by APM.Web briefings are constantly evolving and we look to the community to...
On this day in 1972, 78 people paid their £1 subscription to become the first members of the Association for Project Management (APM). Back then the Association was simply known as the British arm of INTERNET – an organisation that later became the International Project Management Association (IPMA). Forty years later APM is now the largest professional body of its kind in Europe with over 19,700 individual and 500 corporate members.A lot has happened in 40 years. Most notably is APM President Martin Barnes (pictured right alongside APM Chairman Mike Nichols) creating the Time-Cost-Quality...
BoK, apprenticeships, chartered, 40th anniversary, web site, RPP, success being the norm and a solid performance. Some of the topics we discussed when the Board got together in March at the end of the association’s financial year. Not only did this meeting see the completion of the business year, which is promising to have been very good despite the economic climate, but it also saw the end of our current 5-year strategic plan and the beginning of our new 2020 strategy.The last five years has seen the organisation prepare to become one not only worthy of Chartered status, but to...
