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Thursday, November 01, 2007
APM to Apply for Royal Charter
Reported by Rob Posener from the UK
The APM 2007 Project Management Conference opened in London on Tuesday, 30 October and continued through Wednesday, 31 October, with a strong thread of presentations and workshops.
It was announced at the conference today that the Association for Project Management (APM) has resolved to apply to the Privy Council to have the Queen issue a Royal Charter to it as soon as practical. This is now the APM’s highest priority initiative.
Having a Royal Charter will establish the APM as the leader in the field of project management. Stage 1 of the process (having the Royal Charter issued) is expected to be completed around quarter 2 of 2009, while stage 2 of the process (creating a Register of Chartered Practitioners) is expected to be completed around quarter 4 of 2009.
It is expected that the issuing of a Royal Charter will have significant benefits to individual APM members, corporate members as well as the project management profession overall. For individual members it will acknowledge their professional status as project managers, confer recognition on practitioners as a vocation of first choice, and significantly raise the profile of project management. For corporate members it will provide competitive advantage. For the project management industry overall it will attract more practitioners (thereby helping to solve the current skills gap), define and raise the level of project management standards, and enhance the reliability of successful project delivery.
The APM has already established a Chartered Programme Directorate, a Corporate Members Advisory Group and the multiple works streams necessary to perform the detailed work required. This work entails not only preparing a submission but also liaising with many stakeholder organisations with a view to explaining the initiative.
From this reporter’s perspective, this initiative is to be congratulated since it will raise the profile of project management worldwide, thereby giving greater credence to the argument that project management truly is a profession and worthy of being taken seriously by C-level executives.
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 and continued through Wednesday, 31 October, with a strong thread of presentations and workshops.
Having a Royal Charter will establish the APM as the leader in the field of project management. Stage 1 of the process (having the Royal Charter issued) is expected to be completed around quarter 2 of 2009, while stage 2 of the process (creating a Register of Chartered Practitioners) is expected to be completed around quarter 4 of 2009.
It is expected that the issuing of a Royal Charter will have significant benefits to individual APM members, corporate members as well as the project management profession overall. For individual members it will acknowledge their professional status as project managers, confer recognition on practitioners as a vocation of first choice, and significantly raise the profile of project management. For corporate members it will provide competitive advantage. For the project management industry overall it will attract more practitioners (thereby helping to solve the current skills gap), define and raise the level of project management standards, and enhance the reliability of successful project delivery.
The APM has already established a Chartered Programme Directorate, a Corporate Members Advisory Group and the multiple works streams necessary to perform the detailed work required. This work entails not only preparing a submission but also liaising with many stakeholder organisations with a view to explaining the initiative.
From this reporter’s perspective, this initiative is to be congratulated since it will raise the profile of project management worldwide, thereby giving greater credence to the argument that project management truly is a profession and worthy of being taken seriously by C-level executives.
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