Research Programme

APM’s research programme aims to advance new and existing knowledge for the project profession. By developing innovative research and sharing its findings, APM helps to promote a profession built around learning and collaboration. In this way, research helps to fulfil APM's chartered objectives.

APM’s research programme covers both academic and business research and comprises several components such as research funding, research collaboration, events and dissemination. APM has a broad range of research activities that are open for you and your organisation to engage with at any one time.

For more information regarding APM research please contact the team or to sign up for the APM research newsletter.

	Current Research Learn about our current research and find out who is leading it. View current research
	Published Research View all previously published researched including commissioned, collaborative and research fund studies. View published research
	Research Funding Find out about opportunities for funding from APM, including the APM Research Fund and larger commissioned studies. Learn more about funding
	Research Governance Find out about APM’s Research Advisory Group, APM’s Academic Review Group and how research is governed at APM. View research governance
	Student Research Find out how APM supports student research and why not aid student research by participating in relevant surveys. View student research

Research funding and collaborative research

Our research funding supports innovative academic research aimed at advancing APM’s mission to further the science, theory and practice of project and programme management for the public benefit. APM offers two distinct research funds: the Early Career Research Fund and the Main Research Fund.

Watch this short video to learn more about the Research Fund and the impact it is having and visit the page below to find out more about applications.

Policy & Public Affairs

	Policy Briefings APM’s Policy Briefings provide a concise and informative insight into policy developments from across government and the public policy environment. View policy briefings
	Consultation Responses Government and other bodies publish consultations as a means of seeking public input and evidence into policy-making and legislation. APM submissions are contained within this section. View consultation responses
	The Golden Thread This study assesses the contribution that projects and project management make to the UK economy by quantifying the value of the project profession. Learn more The Golden Thread

Understanding agile in project management

This report does not present a single definition of agile for the project management community. Rather, we explore existing practice in order to discover whether agile is valuable to project management, and why.

Resolving agency issues in client–contractor relationships

Authors Professor David James Bryde, Dr Christine Unterhitzenberger and Roger Joby, investigate how relational risk is managed in projects delivered by external contractors for clients.