APM News

As the pace of change accelerates and needs grow more complex, the project management profession is expanding in reach and diversity.

The APM Project Management Conference Manchester is pleased to announce that one of our speakers is Jean Llewellyn, chief executive of National Skills Academy for Nuclear & Nuclear Manufacturing (NSAN).

John Williams (APM Midlands branch corporate sub-committee chair) welcomed the attendees and contributors, and introduced the purpose of the Corporate Advisory Group, as well as the theme and goals for the session on 20 July 2017.

On 28 June 2017, John Hardwick (MoreFrom Coaching) gave an excellent talk about the Diversity within teams in Bristol, how to identify what characteristics individuals have and how having a range of these within a team leads to success.

APM Thames Valley Branch Project Management Challenge Competition 2017/18 – now open for entries!The annual successful TVB PM Challenge for 2017/18 has now launched taking it into its 7th successful year as a competition for developing project management professionals.

As the Chartered body for the project profession, one of the key tasks for the Association for Project Management is to develop the Chartered standard to underpin the profession’s new status.

Just two months remain until the APM National Conference for Women in Project Management 2017: The progressive project professional, sponsored by BAE Systems, opens its doors on 28 September.

Mark Elliott was presented with the APM North East branch Dissertation Prize on Friday 7 July 2017, by Dr Allan Osborne on behalf of the APM NE Branch Committee.

APM’s recent Salary and Market Trends Survey, supported by Wellingtone Project Management, paints a positive picture with a growing number of females entering the profession, but there is still more work to do when it comes to salaries.

In the latest Learning Legacy webinar on 16 August, Simon Bennett, head of Learning Legacy at Crossrail, will describe the management of stakeholder engagement on a large infrastructure project both pre- and post-Bill approval.