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Top APM Honour for Peter Morris
Reported by Miles Shepherd in the UK
The Association for Project Management (APM) have awarded their prestigious Sir Monty Finniston Award to Professor Peter Morris. The award, for lifetime achievement, was made at APM's glittering Awards Dinner held at London's Brewery on 29 October 2008.
Dr Martin Barnes, APM President, described Prof Morris as “One of the ‘fathers’ of project management research in the UK” whose seminal work includes the development of APM’s influential Body of Knowledge (BoK).
Prof Morris recognised that a firm theoretical base was needed to give the idea credibility and to ensure the academic credentials of what might otherwise be dismissed as a simple practitioner tool. He was the main driver of the original BoK and was the director for the two research projects that reviewed and updated the original work. Dr Barnes also noted that he and Prof Morris had undertaken the first PhDs in project management in UK.
Peter’s career has comprised a mixture of executive appointments, consulting, and academic work over the past 40 years. Currently chair of Construction and Project Management in the School of Construction and Project Management at University College London (UCL), he was previously Professor of Engineering Project Management at UMIST during which time he was also Director of the Centre for Research in the Management of Projects (CRMP). He continues as a Visiting Professor at UMIST and as Director of CRMP.
Prof Morris has led a highly distinguished research career; during his time as Fellow and Executive Director with the Major Projects Association, he undertook seminal research into the success and failure of projects and has written several academic papers on the subject. His academic research has covered a wide range of issues, including strategy, design management, knowledge management, and procurement with firms such as AMEC, Balfour Beatty, Ove Arup, WSAtkins, and Skanska, as well as BP, BNFL, and Pfizer.
Apart from research and teaching, Prof Morris leads an active consulting life as Executive Director of INDECO, a leading management consultancy specialising in the management of projects. A Vice President of the Association for Project Management and past Chairman (1992 - 96), he sits on several government panels connected with project management and construction. Previously he was a director of Bovis Ltd., and worked with the consultants Arthur D.Little Inc. and Booz Allen Hamilton, as well as with Sir Robert McAlpline & Sons Ltd
Professor Morris is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building, and a Fellow of the Association for Project Management. He was previously Chairman of the Association for Project Management. He is also currently a Global Advisor for PMForum.
Throughout his long and varied career, Prof Morris has sought to understand the concepts behind what should be leading practices in project management. He has an abiding interest is what constitutes the discipline of managing projects and has shown in my research and his publications (The Anatomy of Major Projects, John Wiley, 1987; The Management of Projects, Thomas Telford, 1984; The Wiley Guide to Managing Projects, 2005) that managing the front-end of projects is key to their success; that managing them in relation to their context (environment) is also important, as is managing the technical and commercial issues; and that above all, projects begin and end with people.
The Association for Project Management (APM) is the UK’s national body for professional project management. With over 16,500 individual and 500 corporate members throughout the UK and abroad, 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 published mission is: "To develop and promote the professional disciplines of project and programme management for the public benefit." 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 Association for Project Management (APM) have awarded their prestigious Sir Monty Finniston Award to Professor Peter Morris. The award, for lifetime achievement, was made at APM's glittering Awards Dinner held at London's Brewery on 29 October 2008.
Prof Morris recognised that a firm theoretical base was needed to give the idea credibility and to ensure the academic credentials of what might otherwise be dismissed as a simple practitioner tool. He was the main driver of the original BoK and was the director for the two research projects that reviewed and updated the original work. Dr Barnes also noted that he and Prof Morris had undertaken the first PhDs in project management in UK.
Peter’s career has comprised a mixture of executive appointments, consulting, and academic work over the past 40 years. Currently chair of Construction and Project Management in the School of Construction and Project Management at University College London (UCL), he was previously Professor of Engineering Project Management at UMIST during which time he was also Director of the Centre for Research in the Management of Projects (CRMP). He continues as a Visiting Professor at UMIST and as Director of CRMP.
Prof Morris has led a highly distinguished research career; during his time as Fellow and Executive Director with the Major Projects Association, he undertook seminal research into the success and failure of projects and has written several academic papers on the subject. His academic research has covered a wide range of issues, including strategy, design management, knowledge management, and procurement with firms such as AMEC, Balfour Beatty, Ove Arup, WSAtkins, and Skanska, as well as BP, BNFL, and Pfizer.
Apart from research and teaching, Prof Morris leads an active consulting life as Executive Director of INDECO, a leading management consultancy specialising in the management of projects. A Vice President of the Association for Project Management and past Chairman (1992 - 96), he sits on several government panels connected with project management and construction. Previously he was a director of Bovis Ltd., and worked with the consultants Arthur D.Little Inc. and Booz Allen Hamilton, as well as with Sir Robert McAlpline & Sons Ltd
Professor Morris is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building, and a Fellow of the Association for Project Management. He was previously Chairman of the Association for Project Management. He is also currently a Global Advisor for PMForum.
Throughout his long and varied career, Prof Morris has sought to understand the concepts behind what should be leading practices in project management. He has an abiding interest is what constitutes the discipline of managing projects and has shown in my research and his publications (The Anatomy of Major Projects, John Wiley, 1987; The Management of Projects, Thomas Telford, 1984; The Wiley Guide to Managing Projects, 2005) that managing the front-end of projects is key to their success; that managing them in relation to their context (environment) is also important, as is managing the technical and commercial issues; and that above all, projects begin and end with people.
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