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Reported by Miles Shepherd in the UK

The Association for Project Management, already world leaders on governance of projects with Directing Change – a Guide to the governance of project management, have added a further dimension to this increasingly vital aspect of projects.

Co-Directing Change: A guide to the governance of multi-owned projects, is the sister guide to the successful APM publication, Directing Change. The guide follows a structured approach that enables directors to question how well its shared projects are governed and to decide where and at what level action is needed. It is founded upon twelve principles that should apply to any multi-owned project in either the public or private sectors, or indeed in Public-Private Partnerships.
Models to Improve the Management of Projects is written by a specially selected expert panel, including Monty Finniston Award holder Terry Cooke-Davies and IPMA Vice President Mary McKinlay, offers clarity on the models designed to improve the management of projects and focuses on six models, namely:

• Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®)


• PRINCE2™ Maturity Model (P2MM©)


• Programme Management Maturity Model (PMMM)


• Project Excellence Model


• Portfolio Programme and Project Management Maturity Model (P3M3©)


• Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3®)

These guides are available for download to APM members from www.apm.org.uk. The guide is also available from APM Publications.

The Association for Project Management (APM) is the national body for professional project management in the United Kingdom (UK). 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. With over 15,000 individual and 390 corporate members, APM is one of the largest organizations of its kind in Europe. 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