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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Award for Martin Barnes in UK Honours List
Reported by Miles Shepherd in the UK
In recognition of his contribution to civil engineering Dr Martin Barnes, President of the Association for Project Management has been honoured by HM The Queen. In the Birthday Honours List, Dr Barnes has been awarded the CBE, or in the words of the formal announcement, 'To be Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire'. The CBE is awarded to those who play a conspicuous leading role in national affairs, through achievement or service to the community or making a highly distinguished, innovative contribution in his or her area of activity.
Dr Barnes has been responsible for a number of developments in
project management technique now widely used. One of the better known is the New
Engineering Contract (the NEC). The NEC is the only standard contract system to
be designed to stimulate application of modern, collaborative project management
techniques around all the organisations involved in a project and to shrink the
likelihood of disputes. It is in use on major projects world wide.
Martin Barnes has advised many of the largest businesses and other undertakings on project management and other matters, both in the U.K. and elsewhere. He specialises in the human aspects of project management, contracts and risk management. His recent work has included risk management in the decommissioning of nuclear installations and constructing major chemical plants, introduction of project management into the financial sector, managing projects for new railways and project management of a major racecourse development. Dr Barnes has helped introduce project management into new areas including making television programmes, auditing and the development of IT systems. He has investigated the management of many projects including acting as adviser to the National Audit Office on two investigations into major public sector projects. He has been a project management adviser to the World Bank and other international lending agencies.
Martin Barnes is President and a former Chairman of the Association for Project Management, the professional body for project managers in the UK. He is a former Chairman of the Council of the International Project Management Association. He was Executive Director of the Major Projects Association from 1997 to 2006. He is a founder member and has been a council member of the Society of Construction Law. He is an associate fellow of the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He is a recipient of the Chartered Institute of Management's Special Award and of the Institution of Civil Engineer's Watson Medal, President's Medal and Spirit of Telford Award, all for his personal contribution to the development of project management methods and techniques. He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Dr Barnes is also a Global Advisor to PMForum. An interview with Martin Barnes was featured in the June edition of the PM World Today eJournal, which can be seen at http://www.pmworldtoday.net/interviews/2009/june/Interview-with-Dr-Martin-Barnes.html.
The Association for Project Management (APM) is
the UK's national body for professional project management. With over 17,500
individual and 500 corporate members throughout the UK and abroad, APM is the
largest project management professional body 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." APM is the UK
member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). With offices
at Princes Risborough near London, APM has twelve regional branches throughout
the UK and one in Hong Kong. More information can be found at www.apm.org.uk.
In recognition of his contribution to civil engineering Dr Martin Barnes, President of the Association for Project Management has been honoured by HM The Queen. In the Birthday Honours List, Dr Barnes has been awarded the CBE, or in the words of the formal announcement, 'To be Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire'. The CBE is awarded to those who play a conspicuous leading role in national affairs, through achievement or service to the community or making a highly distinguished, innovative contribution in his or her area of activity.
Martin Barnes has advised many of the largest businesses and other undertakings on project management and other matters, both in the U.K. and elsewhere. He specialises in the human aspects of project management, contracts and risk management. His recent work has included risk management in the decommissioning of nuclear installations and constructing major chemical plants, introduction of project management into the financial sector, managing projects for new railways and project management of a major racecourse development. Dr Barnes has helped introduce project management into new areas including making television programmes, auditing and the development of IT systems. He has investigated the management of many projects including acting as adviser to the National Audit Office on two investigations into major public sector projects. He has been a project management adviser to the World Bank and other international lending agencies.
Martin Barnes is President and a former Chairman of the Association for Project Management, the professional body for project managers in the UK. He is a former Chairman of the Council of the International Project Management Association. He was Executive Director of the Major Projects Association from 1997 to 2006. He is a founder member and has been a council member of the Society of Construction Law. He is an associate fellow of the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He is a recipient of the Chartered Institute of Management's Special Award and of the Institution of Civil Engineer's Watson Medal, President's Medal and Spirit of Telford Award, all for his personal contribution to the development of project management methods and techniques. He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Dr Barnes is also a Global Advisor to PMForum. An interview with Martin Barnes was featured in the June edition of the PM World Today eJournal, which can be seen at http://www.pmworldtoday.net/interviews/2009/june/Interview-with-Dr-Martin-Barnes.html.