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APM Project Management Awards 2026

16 November 2026 | Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London
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We’re APM: Association for Project Management 

We’re the only chartered membership organisation for the project profession in the world. We have over 40,000 members and more than 480 corporate partners that benefit from what we do.

Our activities – from qualifications, networking and events to research, resources and debate – raise the profile of the project profession, challenge the status quo where it matters and set the highest standards. In a complex world, we’re helping the project profession deliver better. Because when projects succeed, society benefits.

About us

Chartered Standard

Whether you manage projects, programmes or portfolios, chartered status shows you’ve achieved the highest standard of expertise and have proven your exceptional project capabilities.

Qualifications

Wherever you are in your career, our project management qualifications grow your skillset, enhance your credentials and give you a competitive edge so you can deliver better.

Membership

Be a part of APM and at every stage of your career you’ll make an impact, delivering better projects with better outcomes. That’s better for you and for the wider world too.

Discover the benefits that APM Corporate Partnership delivers

Take a trip to the Roundhouse in Birmingham where the National Trust’s project professionals talk all things qualifications, explaining the impact their membership has made to the projects they deliver, as well as their individual careers.

APM Corporate Partnership Programme

National Trust, The Roundhouse, Birmingham & West Midlands

The APM Body of Knowledge is an essential resource for project professionals seeking to adapt and thrive in today’s project environment.

Whether you’re an experienced professional, a career changer, or just starting your journey, this comprehensive resource provides valuable insights and knowledge to help you to navigate the changing landscape and contribute positively to the world around us.

Project magazine

Articles for paying members only
Project magazine
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UK water sector: the floodgates are open

Water management in the UK is under severe pressure to reform and step up to the challenge of delivering resilience, and Emma De Vita finds a sector ready for action. 

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How a side hustle can sharpen your project management skills

For many people, work no longer ends when they clock off from the day job, as Dave Waller explores. 

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How volunteering my professional skills helps bereaved families

Volunteering has reinforced Helen Digger’s belief that projects are all about enabling people, building sustainable organisations and turning good intentions into meaningful action.

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Cathedral projects: in for the long haul

Long-term projects, from cathedral builds to nuclear fusion, show how leaders must combine purpose, progress and adaptability to keep people committed to work that may outlast them

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The Big Interview: Kevin Gilligan, NASA

Who better to talk moonshot projects than NASA’s acting Chief Programme Management Officer? Emma De Vita picks his brain.

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Why you need to stop and reflect to get ahead

It might seem an impossible luxury when you’re caught up in the busyness of daily life, but the practice of regularly taking time out for reflection is exactly the kind of thing that will help your professional development.

News

Latest news from the project community
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The Big Interview: Daniel Odediran

Data transformation expert, Daniel Odediran, shares learnings from a recent data migration programme that he delivered for a major global brand.

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Leading in an AI age: APM and PMI share the stage at Project Controls Expo

Association for Project Management (APM) and the Project Management Institute (PMI) will share the stage at Project Controls Expo on 3 November to discuss how the project profession leads in an AI age.

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APM urges Government and industry to use major national projects to create new opportunities for NEETs and early-career talent

APM  is calling on Government and industry to take urgent action to help young people enter project careers, warning that the UK risks missing out on a generation of talent at a time when AI, infrastructure renewal, clean energy, defence, housing and digital transformation are increasing demand for project skills.  The Importance of Reskilling and Upskilling to Meet Project Workforce Demand, 

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Risk Management – Quantitative Lifecycle Integration (End-to-End)

A focused webinar, hosted by the UAE Network, on quantitative risk analysis, exploring how data-driven techniques within APM strengthen forecasting, decision-making, and confidence across the project lifecycle. This session was held on 12 October 2026.

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APM Defence Sector IN podcast series, Future skills for defence delivery

Defence does not gain capability simply by buying technology. Capability happens when strategy, investment, people, systems, ethics, and delivery come together. In this episode, our Network Deputy Lead is joined by Dr. Luis Serrano-Tamayo to explore the future skills defence project professionals need, from systems thinking and AI accountability to cross-organisational collaboration and the transition from military leadership into complex project delivery. 

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From Chaos to Control: Applying Agility in the Corporate World

Blogs

Latest blogs from the project community
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Who owns a benefit after the project has gone?

Benefits ownership doesn't end with naming a sponsor. Explore why benefits realisation depends on stewardship, operational engagement and accountability beyond project delivery.

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The bias trap in benefits management

Learn how cognitive biases distort benefits management and what project professionals can do to protect value and improve outcomes.

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An agency for UK infrastructure delivery

Graham Winch considers what a UK Infrastructure Delivery Agency might look like. 

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UK water sector: the floodgates are open

Water management in the UK is under severe pressure to reform and step up to the challenge of delivering resilience, and Emma De Vita finds a sector ready for action. 

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The moonshot mindset you need to know about

From AI to space technology, project leaders delivering breakthrough projects reveal why uncertainty may be the most valuable asset a project team can have. 

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What if project management education started before the workplace?

Project management teaches adults to navigate complexity. Could those same skills help adolescents manage goals, risks, wellbeing and life's pivotal decisions?