PMFORUM Breaking News

Reported by Miles Shepherd in London, UK

The Association for Project Management (APM) in the United Kingdom (UK) has announced that the 2007 Programme of the Year Award has been won by White Young Green for its tri-service Single Living Accommodation (SLAM) programme for armed forces for the UK’s Ministry of Defense (MoD). 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 White Young Green were Clive Anderson (on left in photo) and Peter Hughes (on right).

Introduced for the first time in 2006, APM’s Programme of the Year Award is given to the programme delivered within the UK and completed or successfully commissioned during the last year, whose outcomes and results exceeded or most closely secured its objectives. The Programme of the Year Award is presented for the most effective management of a programme of projects all aligned to a common goal, where some or all of the benefits can be shown to have been achieved during the last year. The focus is on the linkage with the organization's business strategy, effective management of the interdependencies between projects within the programme, and the way that resources have been allocated and reallocated between those projects so as to optimize benefit delivery.

Runners-up this year included the Metropolitan Police C3i Programme by Hitachi and the Marks & Spencer Refurbishment by Davis Langdon. This year’s APM Programme of the Year Award was sponsored by Program Framework.

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. Names of award winners and runners-up appear in a mini-feature in Project magazine awards special.

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