APM Project Management Challenge

Improving individual project management competence lies at the heart of the APM Project Management Challenge.

APM’s Project Management Challenge is an annual competition which has been running for over a decade and is aimed at those who are new to project management.

It is hosted by a number of branches throughout the UK and provides potential and new project professionals the opportunity to increase their project management experience, working as a team to deliver a real project from concept to completion.

Participants should form their own teams, with peers or colleagues. Teams are expected to adhere to APM competences and project management best practices throughout the process.

The competition runs from November to April and culminates in a final awards evening, where the highest scoring teams present on their project and winners are selected and announced.

Expressions of interest for 2023 have now closed.  Submit your expression of interest for PM Challenge 2024.

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Want to find out more?

Do you want to increase your experience, exposure and leadership skills?

• Learn and develop your skills, in a real project environment.
• Experience project delivery with support from sponsor, mentors and volunteers.
• Develop knowledge and skills in APM’s key competencies, aligning participant experiences with the pathway towards chartership.
• You will have the opportunity to develop presentation skills in a safe environment, amongst fellow participants.

Looking for staff development opportunities?

• Access an excellent development opportunity for staff.
• Enhance organisational capacity to deliver successful change.
• Increase your organisation’s CSR contribution by providing project support for community organisations and non profits.

Demonstrate social benefit through the power of projects

The competition is designed to support the learning and development of individuals who are at the start of their project careers, through hands-on experience.

Participants can choose which charity/cause or organisation they work with when delivering their project.

Participants should form their own teams, with peers or colleagues. Teams comprised of three to six team members, develop a project in line with a defined framework, that delivers measurable outputs and benefits to a customer.

Teams require a project sponsor, sourced from their organisations, are matched with a mentor for the duration of the competition, and will gain further guidance from branch volunteers which provides a supportive environment to gain meaningful experience in project delivery.

Be part of the next winning team

The competition is aimed at those who are new to project management, including:

• Students who are currently undertaking courses with a project management element.
• Apprentices currently working towards a qualification.
• New graduates, who would like an opportunity to develop their project skills.
• Corporate employees with fewer than three years’ experience in the project management profession.

Not a member of a branch yet?

The primary role of the APM branches is to provide high quality events that are accessible to all levels of our membership whilst also serving the wider public good. 

These events offer opportunities to members to network, make connections and learn about the latest developments in project, programme and portfolio management as well as helping them with their continuing professional development (CPD).

By inspiring people to understand how to plan and deliver projects successfully, we can truly change the world.

The PM Challenge is designed to support APM’s goal of helping the project profession deliver successful projects - because when projects succeed, society benefits.