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.
We’re APM: Association for Project Management
We’re the only chartered membership organisation for the project profession in the world. We have over 45,000 members and more than 470 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.
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.
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.
Resources
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The Golden Thread - A Study of the Contribution of the Project Profession to the UK’s Economy
| Research findings show significant growth in the project management profession compared to the previous study.
Commissioned by APM and conducted by PwC Research, the 2024 study provides insights into trends, growth sectors and challenges the profession faces.
This research contributes to the ongoing discourse on the profession's future, reflecting its enduring importance to the UK economy.
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.
National Trust, The Roundhouse, Birmingham & West Midlands
This latest paper in the Windsor Summit Series shares insights from subject matter experts on how businesses can gain value from AI and use it to improve project delivery.
Between 2023 and 2025, the use of AI in projects nearly doubled, with 70% of project professionals in the UK now saying their organisation uses AI to deliver transformations. Furthermore, 92% of C-suite leaders also say their company is using AI in some capacity. But this high adoption isn’t always resulting in desired outcomes:
- 31% of leaders whose business uses AI say it’s having no impact or a negative impact on productivity.
- 56% say it’s having no impact or a negative impact on their bottom line.
Research by APM and the CBI has found businesses that rate themselves highly for delivering project objectives on time and within budget are more likely to describe their project management function as strategic. However, research has also found only 16% of business leaders view their company’s project management function in this way. More than half (51%) describe it as operational.
Furthermore, business leaders who integrate projects and project management principles into their strategies all report benefits from doing so. These typically include:
- Clearer understanding of roles and responsibilities
- Increased adaptability
- Better risk management.
Megaprojects – large, one-off projects that rely on collaborative working between temporary partners – pull together different organisations to ensure successful delivery. This makes their delivery a very different proposition to other types of project.
This paper is based on discussions that took place at APM’s Windsor Project Summit, featuring contributions from the experts leading some of the UK’s biggest megaprojects, including the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority, which is the government centre of expertise for project delivery. It shares insights on set-up, governance, managing complexity, learning from other projects and knowing what success looks like.
Geopolitics, economic shocks, digital transformations and other global risks are redefining how leaders approach adaptability. But what distinguishes the strategies (and organisations) that successfully adapt and deliver change from those that don’t?
The complexities of the modern world are evolving beyond the well-known VUCA model (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) to consider the internal impact of change, alongside external factors. Modern leadership must likewise evolve to keep up by grasping the internal: adaptability, creativity and – crucially – being human. These traits are essential for leading change in a disrupted world.
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We believe that apprenticeships support the growth of the project profession. That’s why we worked with employers to develop a apprenticeship schemes that train talented project managers.
Why not look at our resources for new apprentices.
Apprentices bring many benefits to your business. These include increased productivity, improved competitiveness, and a committed, skilled workforce.
Find out what you can do to support apprenticeships