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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
APM Project Management Conference Leads the World in Discussions on Sustainability on Projects
Reported by Rob Posener from the UK
The APM 2007 Project Management Conference opened in London on Tuesday, 30 October, with a strong thread of presentations and workshops discussing sustainability on projects. Yes, the construction industry has been leading the way for many years, but now, APM is leading the project management profession through the work being performed by Tom Taylor (pictured). Tom is immediate past president of the Association.
Tom is setting up a discussion group to allow project management practitioners to contribute. He has been representing APM at sustainability conferences for a number of years. The considered view of the conference delegates is that this is not just a current fad, and that more and more projects will have a sustainability angle to them, including most business projects being delivered into organisations where there are sustainability business objectives and strategies.
As well as financial viability, business cases will need to demonstrate alignment with another business objective… the sustainability objective.
The APM 2007 Project Management Conference - The Business of Projects – is being held at The Brewery Conference Centre in London during 30-31 October 2007. The first such event for the association in its 35-year history, the 2007 conference is focused on project management “issues of national importance” in the UK. For more information, visit www.apm.org.uk/conference.asp.
The Association for Project Management (APM) is the national body for professional project management in the United Kingdom (UK). With over 15,000 individual and 390 corporate members, APM is one of the largest organisations of its kind in Europe. The organisation develops and promotes project management across all sectors of industry and beyond. APM 's mission is: "To develop and promote the professional disciplines of project and programme management for the public benefit." At the heart of the association is the APM Body of Knowledge; containing fifty-two knowledge areas required to manage any successful project. APM promotes the use of the APM Body of Knowledge through qualifications, accredited training, research, publications and events. APM is the UK member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). With headquarters in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, APM has twelve regional branches throughout the UK and one in Hong Kong. Additional information can be found at www.apm.org.uk.
The APM 2007 Project Management Conference opened in London on Tuesday, 30 October, with a strong thread of presentations and workshops discussing sustainability on projects. Yes, the construction industry has been leading the way for many years, but now, APM is leading the project management profession through the work being performed by Tom Taylor (pictured). Tom is immediate past president of the Association.
As well as financial viability, business cases will need to demonstrate alignment with another business objective… the sustainability objective.
The APM 2007 Project Management Conference - The Business of Projects – is being held at The Brewery Conference Centre in London during 30-31 October 2007. The first such event for the association in its 35-year history, the 2007 conference is focused on project management “issues of national importance” in the UK. For more information, visit www.apm.org.uk/conference.asp.
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