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APM's 2007 Community Project of the Year Award goes to Turner and Townsend for Birkenhead Park Project
Reported by Miles Shepherd in London, UK
The Association for Project Management (APM), the main project management professional society in the United Kingdom (UK), has announced that its 2007 Community Project of the Year Award has been won this year by Turner and Townsend for the restoration of the grade 1 listed Birkenhead Park, the first publicly funded park in the country, completed this year for Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. The award was presented at a glittering ceremony during the APM Awards Dinner on Tuesday 30th October at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, on the first evening of APM’s two-day national Project Management Conference. Mike Grace of Turner and Townsend pictured.)
APM’s Community Project of the Year, introduced in 2005, recognizes the project that has provided a major benefit to a local community, the environment, a disadvantaged group or to society as a whole. The winning project could therefore be anything from creating a children’s playground to accomplishing a residential care home on-line. It could involve the establishment of a new service, or the reorganization or remodeling of an existing one. The award is open to professional project managers and others who have shown the best project management skills in delivering their work for a community or stakeholder group.
The criteria for this category are based upon a clear demonstration of community benefit, alongside the APM Body of Knowledge and Project Risk Analysis and Management Guide. The focus is on the project, the difficulties encountered and how they were overcome, along with the success of the final outcome, measured in terms applicable to the project. Runners up this year were the Dalby Forst Visitors' Centre project by Turner & Townsend and Myguide Project by LogicaCMG. The 2007 APM Project Management Company of the Year award was sponsored by Project magazine.
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
The Association for Project Management (APM), the main project management professional society in the United Kingdom (UK), has announced that its 2007 Community Project of the Year Award has been won this year by Turner and Townsend for the restoration of the grade 1 listed Birkenhead Park, the first publicly funded park in the country, completed this year for Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. The award was presented at a glittering ceremony during the APM Awards Dinner on Tuesday 30th October at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, on the first evening of APM’s two-day national Project Management Conference. Mike Grace of Turner and Townsend pictured.)
The criteria for this category are based upon a clear demonstration of community benefit, alongside the APM Body of Knowledge and Project Risk Analysis and Management Guide. The focus is on the project, the difficulties encountered and how they were overcome, along with the success of the final outcome, measured in terms applicable to the project. Runners up this year were the Dalby Forst Visitors' Centre project by Turner & Townsend and Myguide Project by LogicaCMG. The 2007 APM Project Management Company of the Year award was sponsored by Project magazine.
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.
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