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Friday, March 12, 2010
CHARTERED STATUS REMAINS TOP PRIORITY FOR APM
Reported by Miles Shepherd in the UK
The Association for Project Management (APM) submitted its application for a Royal Charter to the Privy Council in early spring 2009. It was hoped that a decision would be announced in the autumn. So far, no public announcement of progress has been made so Friday's statement by Chief Executive, Andrew Bragg (pictured below), has been long awaited. Interviewed in the March issue of APM's Project magazine, Bragg confirms that APM is committed to achieving chartered status for the Association in as short a timescale as possible.
The
in-depth interview explains the rationale for the continuing 'dignified
silence': to allow for due process of consultation amongst the Queen's
Advisers. Bragg acknowledges that progress of the application has been
slower than initial planning assumptions. The application was based on
the highest levels of support from leading organisations across the
public and private sectors that any association had ever achieved for
its campaign for chartered status.
The article confirms that, in response to demands for a single standard of professionalism, APM is to launch a pilot in April 2010 for the new project professional standard. Created by an expert, pan-sector working group the standard will be rigorous, whilst the routes to achievement will be diverse and flexible, reflecting the wide range of career paths by which professional competence in project management can be achieved.
Referring to APM's 'professionalism' agenda, Bragg says:
"We are determined to maintain the huge momentum for raising professionalism within project management that the chartered campaign has created. In APM, we now define project professionalism as comprising five dimensions: breadth of knowledge, depth of competence, achievement through professional qualifications, commitment through CPD and accountability through adherence to a code of professional conduct. We are committed to increasing awareness and achievement of these five dimensions across the many organisations intent on improving project management capability."
The full interview may be read at http://www.apm5dimensions.com/content/chartered-status-remains-top-priority-apm
The Association for Project Management (APM) submitted its application for a Royal Charter to the Privy Council in early spring 2009. It was hoped that a decision would be announced in the autumn. So far, no public announcement of progress has been made so Friday's statement by Chief Executive, Andrew Bragg (pictured below), has been long awaited. Interviewed in the March issue of APM's Project magazine, Bragg confirms that APM is committed to achieving chartered status for the Association in as short a timescale as possible.
The article confirms that, in response to demands for a single standard of professionalism, APM is to launch a pilot in April 2010 for the new project professional standard. Created by an expert, pan-sector working group the standard will be rigorous, whilst the routes to achievement will be diverse and flexible, reflecting the wide range of career paths by which professional competence in project management can be achieved.
Referring to APM's 'professionalism' agenda, Bragg says:
"We are determined to maintain the huge momentum for raising professionalism within project management that the chartered campaign has created. In APM, we now define project professionalism as comprising five dimensions: breadth of knowledge, depth of competence, achievement through professional qualifications, commitment through CPD and accountability through adherence to a code of professional conduct. We are committed to increasing awareness and achievement of these five dimensions across the many organisations intent on improving project management capability."
The full interview may be read at http://www.apm5dimensions.com/content/chartered-status-remains-top-priority-apm