Presentation given by Nick Jones at The Strand Palace Hotel on Wednesday 9th July 2014 designed for Project & Programme Management (PPM) and Learning & Development professionals within our corporate membership, and other organisations with a strong interest in developing professional standards within their PPM community.

1. Developing
P3M professionalism

2. Structure
 APM
 Current context and APM Vision 2020
 The 5 Dimensions of Professionalism
 Supportive resources

3. Engaging with
500,000 people
online
c.21,000
members and
growing
c.550 corporate
members
Leading
member of the
IPMA
c.90,000 APM
qualified and
growing
200+ events
nationally every
year
Educational
charity
Turnover
£7m+
Preparing to
become a
chartered body
About APM

4. The community we serve

5. A pan-sector international discipline

6. Structure
 APM
 Current context and APM Vision 2020
 The 5 Dimensions of Professionalism
 Supportive resources

7. The profession: themes and trends
Tolerance
of failure in
decline
Professionalism
versus
methodologies
Growth of
portfolio
management
Largest projects
not deliverable
from within single
organisation
Collaboration and
partnership
Increasingly
complex
governance
New commercial
models
Success is the
default
expectation
“It is time to lead”
http://www.apm.org.uk/news/time-lead

8. The benefits of PM professionalism
 Corporately
– Improved project delivery
– Improvement on bottom line
 Individually
– Recognition & Status
– Remuneration
 Socially
– Responsible use of public funds
€3 Billion !!

9. A big vision ...
 A world in which All Projects Succeed

10. Structure
 APM
 Current context and APM Vision 2020
 The 5 Dimensions of Professionalism
 Supportive resources

11. Strategy to deliver the vision
1. Develop and maintain APM
infrastructure
2. Develop and maintain standards &
knowledge
3. Promote and apply those standards
& knowledge

12. APM’s Professionalism model

13. The core components
A framework or methodology which
defines the processes and practices
for the organisation
A competence framework to map
levels of knowledge and
experience at appropriate levels
Qualifications to provide developmental
opportunities and recognition of
competence at appropriate levels
A continuing professional development
scheme that broadens horizons and builds
understanding through sharing of good practice
Recognition that true professionals should
be accountable for their actions and adhere
to a code of ethics and professional conduct

14. Breadth & Depth
 Breadth of Knowledge - APM Body of Knowledge
 Depth of Ability - APM Competence Framework.

15. Achievement
Organisational
capability
Practitioner Qualification (IPMA Level C)
Programme / Portfolio Strategy (IPMA Level A)
Project Leadership (IPMA Level B)
Knowledge
Competence
0 years 8 – 10 years
Registered Project Professional (RPP)
Higher
Apprenticeship in
project management(APM Introductory Certificate)
(APMP – IPMA Level D)

16. Commitment –
Continuing Professional Development
Commitment

17. Accountability – membership
P3M professional
Student
Associate
Full member: MAPM
Fellow member: FAPM
Knowledge
Competence
0 years 8 – 10 years

18. Built into everything we do
APM
Registered
Project
Professional
Corporate
accreditation
Academic
accreditation

23. Structure
 APM
 Current context and APM Vision 2020
 The 5 Dimensions of Professionalism
 Supportive resources

24. Supportive Resources:
APM Branches
 Scotland
 North West
 South Wales
& West of
England
 Yorkshire & N
Lincs
 Northern
Ireland
 (Hong Kong)
 North East
 East of
England
 London
 Wessex
 Thames
Valley
 Midlands
 South East

25. SIG Network
Women in
Project
Management
Value
Management
Project &
Programme
Assurance
Programme
Management
Portfolio
Management
People
Knowledge
Management
Risk
Governance
Contracts &
Procurement
Benefits
Management
Supportive Resources
APM Specific Interest Groups (SIGs)
Change
Management
PMO
Planning,
Monitoring
& Control

26. Project and Network Magazines

27. APM Website - www.apm.org.uk

28. Annual Conference and Awards Dinner

29. You should have got out of this session:
 A greater awareness of APM and its endeavours for the
P3M profession
 An understanding of the principles and the benefits of P3M
Professionalism
 Knowledge of the core APM resources that underpin the
professional advocacy

30. Nick Jones
Senior Membership
Development Manager
nick.jones@apm.org.uk
DDI: 01844 271673
Mobile: 07841 436282
Thank You