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Reported by Miles Shepherd from the UK


The Association for Project Management (APM), the main project management professional society in the United Kingdom (UK), has announced that the 2007 Overseas Project of the Year Award has been won by MWH for a capacity building programme for the Iraq Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works to provide standard designs, long term strategies and training for the management and treatment of sewerage and wastewater projects. The award was presented at a glittering ceremony on Tuesday 30th October at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London on the first evening of APM’s two-day national Project Management Conference. Representing MWH to receive the award and pictured were Andy Bent-Marshall (on left) and Nigel Read (on right).

APM’s Overseas Project of the Year award, first presented in 2005, is given to the overseas project or programme commissioned or completed during the year by a UK project team that best met its objectives. Projects delivered overseas present unique challenges to any project team. Alongside technical and geographical differences are issues of language and culture. The successful delivery of an overseas project requires particular skills and aptitude. The runner up this year was a Nokia Global Retail Programme by Faithful & Gould. This year’s APM Overseas Project of the Year award was sponsored by The Projects Group.

For the past 14 years the APM Project Management Awards have been rewarding and celebrating project management successes, from the Eden Project to record breaking round the world voyages. The awards reflect the invaluable contribution project management and project managers make in all sections of society.

Individual winners receive an exclusive trophy (pictured) by British designer Nigel Cripps presented at the Awards dinner, a winner’s certificate, use of a winner’s logo, featured in publicity throughout the year, featured as a case study on the APM Awards website and in the APM Awards brochure. Runners-up receive a certificate, use of a finalists’ logo, featured in awards publicity, announced as a finalist at the awards dinner, featured on the APM awards website.

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 organizations of its kind in Europe. The organization 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. For 2007 the APM chair is Mike Nichols and the president is Dr. Martin Barnes. Additional information can be found at www.apm.org.uk

Miles Shepherd International Correspondent UK based in London Mr. Miles Shepherd is an International Correspondent for www.pmforum.org in London, UK. . Miles has over 30 years experience on a variety of projects in UK, Eastern Europe and Russia. His PM experience includes defence, major IT projects, decommissioning of nuclear reactors, rail and business projects for the EU. Past Chairman of the Association for Project Management (APM), Miles is also past president and chair of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). Additional information about Mr. Shepherd can be found at www.pmforum.org/pm forum team/. Miles can be contacted at miles.shepherd@msp-ltd.co.uka