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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
asapm and Business Development Institute International announce Alliance Agreement
The American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (asapm) has announced that it has signed an Alliance Partner Agreement with the Business Development Institute International (BD-Institute). The agreement was announced on February 5, 2008 by asapm President Lew Ireland, asapm President and Howard Nutt, Executive Director of the BD-Institute.
In announcing the agreement, Mr. Ireland (pictured) noted that, “As the USA’s premier competence-based credentialing organization for project and program managers, we are a strong advocate of effective project management practice and believe that part of that effectiveness must include the competences needed to fulfill the project manager's role in winning new business. This makes the partnership with the BD-Institute a strategic step toward the future of program and project management in the USA and the World.”
At the same time, Mr. Nutt emphasized, “Over the last 3 years, the BD-Institute has built an informal relationship with asapm and its world umbrella organization, the International Project Management Association (IPMA). We value their members as stakeholders in every corporation’s business development (BD) process, and we welcome asapm as a key part of our Community of Practice in pursuing BD best practices in small and large corporations around the world.”
The two not-for-profit organizations plan to collaborate on bridging the gap between Program/Project Management and Business Development. asapm is integrating and relating BD competences into the USA’s National Competence Baseline for Program and Project Managers.
The two organizations are already collaborating on Conference presentations, exchanging of links and website content, and exploring the additional opportunities of blending their strengths. For example, BD-Institute’s Capability Maturity Model® for Business Development (BD-CMM) is a great measure of effectiveness (with pathways for improvement) for Program and Project Managers, Proposal Managers, and Contract Managers as they support their companies’ pursuit of new business.
The BD-Institute is a non-profit organization, dedicated to promoting business development excellence through the BD-CMM. BD-Institute provides direct support and services to organizations that use BD-CMM as their framework, path, and guide for managing and improving business development results. The BD-Institute promotes collaboration among diverse communities involved in business development. The resulting Community of Practice includes Corporate Members, Alliance Partners, Approved Providers, and Certified Appraisers from around the world who share the BD-Institute's vision and participate in the continuing development of BD-CMM. The BD-Institute focuses on extending the reach of the BD-CMM and serving a global Community of Practice. For additional information, visit http://www.bd-institute.org/.
asapm, the American Society for the Advancement of Project Management, is a not-for-profit professional society dedicated to advancing the practice of program and project management in the United States. Working through its members and with other professional associations around the world, asapm provides leadership for improving program and project management performance competence throughout the USA and beyond. asapm has certified the Performance Competence of more Project Managers than any other organization in the Americas. As the USA Member Affiliate of International Project Management Association, asapm’s certified project practitioners are recognized by businesses around the World. For additional information, and for a downloadable free USA National Competence Baseline, visit http://www.asapm.org/.
At the same time, Mr. Nutt emphasized, “Over the last 3 years, the BD-Institute has built an informal relationship with asapm and its world umbrella organization, the International Project Management Association (IPMA). We value their members as stakeholders in every corporation’s business development (BD) process, and we welcome asapm as a key part of our Community of Practice in pursuing BD best practices in small and large corporations around the world.”
The two not-for-profit organizations plan to collaborate on bridging the gap between Program/Project Management and Business Development. asapm is integrating and relating BD competences into the USA’s National Competence Baseline for Program and Project Managers.
The two organizations are already collaborating on Conference presentations, exchanging of links and website content, and exploring the additional opportunities of blending their strengths. For example, BD-Institute’s Capability Maturity Model® for Business Development (BD-CMM) is a great measure of effectiveness (with pathways for improvement) for Program and Project Managers, Proposal Managers, and Contract Managers as they support their companies’ pursuit of new business.
The BD-Institute is a non-profit organization, dedicated to promoting business development excellence through the BD-CMM. BD-Institute provides direct support and services to organizations that use BD-CMM as their framework, path, and guide for managing and improving business development results. The BD-Institute promotes collaboration among diverse communities involved in business development. The resulting Community of Practice includes Corporate Members, Alliance Partners, Approved Providers, and Certified Appraisers from around the world who share the BD-Institute's vision and participate in the continuing development of BD-CMM. The BD-Institute focuses on extending the reach of the BD-CMM and serving a global Community of Practice. For additional information, visit http://www.bd-institute.org/.
asapm, the American Society for the Advancement of Project Management, is a not-for-profit professional society dedicated to advancing the practice of program and project management in the United States. Working through its members and with other professional associations around the world, asapm provides leadership for improving program and project management performance competence throughout the USA and beyond. asapm has certified the Performance Competence of more Project Managers than any other organization in the Americas. As the USA Member Affiliate of International Project Management Association, asapm’s certified project practitioners are recognized by businesses around the World. For additional information, and for a downloadable free USA National Competence Baseline, visit http://www.asapm.org/.
