APM News

The NEC4 family of contract was completely updated in July this year.

The Association for Project Management (APM) is pleased to launch its latest research initiative the APM Research Summary Series which will see the production of practitioner-focused summaries drawn from published articles within the International Journal of Project Management (IJPM).

The Planning, Monitoring and Control SIG presents the fourth in a series of podcasts – hosted by Simon Taylor – Head of Planning at HS2 and APM Board member.

The Enabling Change SIG announced a new ‘Change Pulse’ survey in November 2016 focusing on understanding change methodologies, success factors and measures being used by APM members.

We heard on Thursday 9 November from Laura Geddes-Brock and Hannah Bullingham from Infrastructure and Projects Authority [IPA], in a webinar about their new Guide to Effective Benefits Management in Major Projects, which has been developed in consultation with APM.

The Scotland branch were delighted to welcome Barry Gleeson to Edinburgh on 26 October 2017 to present to the branch and share his experience of implementing BIM.

APM has endorsed the latest publication from IPA, Guide for Effective Benefits Management in Major Projects which provides guidance on a benefits-led approach to project delivery.

The PMO goes hands on: bringing clarity to the dark arts The APM PMO SIG annual conference for 2017 provided delegates with a bespoke experience suited to their journey and defined by their needs, with a chance to get both inspired and involved with the future of the PMO industry.

The latest APM research paper summary released today, 'Occupational stress and job demand, control and support factors among construction project consultants', highlights the effect of stress on project consultants, investigating the relationship between job demands, job control, workplace support factors and occupational stress.

APM is now accepting applications for its 2018 Research Fund with the call for funding open until 5 February 2018.