APM News

The APM Project Management Awards, sponsored by RPC UK Ltd, are now open for 2018 and the hunt is on for our profession’s finest.

In many ways there’s never been a better time to be a contractor in project management: the 2018 APM Salary and Market Trends Survey showed confidence and satisfaction levels were high, day rates had remained at an average £450 and more people were working on longer-term contracts that offer greater stability.

The Register of Chartered Project Professionals is now open.

The Association for Project Management [APM] has welcomed Dame Judith Hackitt’s Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety.

Every year lots of surveys tell us the same things, some of us have been reading for the last 40 years, that more projects fail than succeed.

With true Scottish tradition, after three months of tough project management, six teams took up the mantle and entered the APM Scotland branch Project Challenge Finals.

The Register of Chartered Project Professionals has opened for applications today (16 May 2018).

At the APM Project Management Conference 2018, award winning futurist and keynote speaker Rohit Talwar helped delegates scan the horizon for the next 30 years exploring how trends, technology and ways of working will impact our lives and our projects.

When Carillion became insolvent, it seemingly took many by surprise, but was it really a ‘surprise’ ? And importantly, what can we learn from it so that we do not appoint providers for our projects who then become insolvent? This evening workshop event, held on Wednesday 9 May, was themed around spotting the warning signs, taking practical steps to protect your organisation and project, and dealing with provider insolvency.

For anyone interested in learning more about stakeholder engagement, two APM events in May could be right up your street:London, 15 May: Are sponsors for Christmas or for life?Coventry 16 May: High performing conversationsFor information about these and other stakeholder related events, books and webinars, check out this month’s Useful Links update from the SEFG, part of the APM People SIG.