APM News

The first Thursday in November is International Project Management Day.

Association for Project Management (APM) is sponsoring the inaugural Change and Project Partnership Award at the upcoming Change Awards 2025, an annual event honouring the best examples of global change, transformation and innovation.

A new report by the National Audit Office (NAO), ‘Lessons learned: a planning and spending framework that enables long-term value for money’ has called for a cultural shift in the way government sets out its public spending plans to ensure long-term value for money.

The Association for Project Management (APM) Scotland Regional Network, in partnership with the Scottish Government, recently hosted a session on enhancing approaches to portfolio management.

Natalie Campbell MBE is Co-CEO of ethical water brand Belu Water, a drinks business and social enterprise that puts the environment first, former Director of Insight and Innovation at The Royal Foundation, and founder of global social innovation agency A Very Good Company (AVGC).

Tributes have been paid to Albert Lester, Honorary Fellow of Association for Project Management (APM), who has sadly passed away aged 96.

Project leaders must collaborate and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure the adaptability they build into their plans can be executed when unexpected situations occur, as a new major project has shown.

The current project environment in Ireland is defined by significant public investment and a robust pipeline of infrastructure projects, under the Project Ireland 2040 initiative.

On the Friday 11 October, the APM Governance Interest Network hosted the first in a series of events aimed at emboldening PMO / P3 Governance Professionals to step into the gap between strategy and delivery.

The UK Government has announced plans to merge the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) and the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) into a single new infrastructure body, the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA).