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Welcome to the APM Governance Interest Network.

Ready to make a difference? Dive into our network and become part of something truly special. Whether you're passionate about volunteering, seeking valuable resources on Governance, or eager to network with like minded project professionals at our exciting events, there's a place for you here.

Volunteer opportunities await. Join us to create positive change! From webinars to networking events, there are countless ways you can contribute your time and skills to make a difference.

Discover valuable resources. Empower yourself with knowledge and tools to drive progress forward. Explore our resources below filled with insightful articles, practical guides, and useful tools designed to support your career.

Governance The framework of authority and accountability that defines and controls the outputs, outcomes and benefits from projects, programmes and portfolios.

The mechanism whereby the investing organisation exerts financial and technical control over the deployment of the work and the realisation of value.

Definition from APM Body of Knowledge 8th edition 

What is governance?

Purpose:

  • be the UK focus for those interested in the governance of change/project management;
  • advance the understanding of governance of project management;
  • contribute towards the development of good practice in the governance of change/project management;
  • influence national and international standard-making authorities to improve their impact on the governance of project management;
  • influence those responsible for the governance of project management to improve their practices;
  • develop its members as ambassadors and exemplars of excellent governance of project management;
  • the Interest Network has been extremely active and has published a series of well received guides (see below), and is also actively reaching out to board/senior executives of organisations, for example IOD, IIRC, as well as the APM membership, to influence them to adopt better governance practices.

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This ongoing volunteering opportunity offers a chance to support and facilitate knowledge sharing and production of thought leadership content in the network's area of interest.

Volunteers can be a member or non-member of APM and can apply to join a team at anytime.

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Featured resources

Directing Change, 3rd edition

Written by experience change practitioners, the guide is designed to help all those with governance roles, from boards of directors and sponsors to project managers and independent reviewers. 

Sponsoring Change, 2nd edition

Sponsoring Change 2nd edition provides essential guidance to sponsors of projects, helping users to deliver project outcomes more successfully.

Designed to be easily accessible to senior figures in a project-based organisation.

Governance of Co-Owned Projects

Governance of Co-Owned Projects is a direct response to the challenge of managing projects in an increasingly interconnected world. 

Directing Agile Change

Divided into five main sections, the guide covers the main principles of agile governance, when to adopt an agile approach and, importantly, how to gain the most value from being agile. Also included are checklists to adopt and key questions to ask.

Events

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How you can use behavioural insights on your projects and pitfalls to be aware off – 5 key tips for use webinar
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Data, ethics and humans – solving the strategic misrepresentation bias in projects webinar
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Data, ethics and humans – solving the strategic misrepresentation bias in projects webinar
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Celebrating 20 Years of the APM’s Governance Specific Interest Group
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Cracking the code of strategic misrepresentation: Revealing bias in project success webinar
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Cracking the code of strategic misrepresentation: Revealing bias in project success webinar
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Unlocking project success: Addressing strategic misrepresentation to transform data-designed projects
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Unlocking project success: Addressing strategic misrepresentation to transform data-designed projects
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Transforming project success, exploring data enabled investment decisions webinar

Blogs

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project managing for the future: What today’s leaders must learn from tomorrow’s challenges
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Three reasons project success rates haven’t increased in the past 70 years
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We must seek to understand how AI can improve (not replace) the project profession
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Thinking beyond a project to bring sustainable value to society
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Good governance enables successful projects, so why don’t we apply good practice consistently?
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Project outcomes should receive elevated recognition in company reports. Shouldn’t they?
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The necessity of quality in project management
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Holding project sponsors to account
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The project sponsor, a hinge or hinderance to success?
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Sponsorship: how to enhance the role within the project profession

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