APM News

The APM is delighted to recognise the 10th anniversary of the APM Portfolio Management SIG’s founding, proposals for which were agreed by the APM Board at their meeting on Tuesday 14 September 2010.

Before the end of 2020 APM PMO SIG ran a poll online to collate perspectives on the need for financial intelligence within PMO teams.

APM Volunteer Achievement Awards 2020 nominee: SIG of the YearA creative community The APM Benefits and Value Specific Interest Group (APM BV SIG) has not been defeatist in the face of Covid-19 lock-down.

APM Volunteer Achievement Awards 2020 nominee: Volunteer Innovation Award - Kevin Parry & Hugo MinneyThe original questionIn the APM Benefits and Value SIG’s Thought Leadership Group they like to push the boundaries of conventional thinking, with questions like “what is the underlying cause of why so many projects fail to realise the promised benefits and value for money?”.

APM Volunteer Achievement Awards 2020 nominee: Education Volunteer of the YearDr Hugo Minney, ChPP, RPP, FAPM delivered three lectures to university Masters level students on the subject of benefits and value management, on behalf of APM, during the APM year.

APM Volunteer Achievement Awards 2020 nominee: Volunteer of the Year - Claire DellarRunning vital NHS services responding to Covid19 didn’t keep Claire Dellar, Benefits & Value SIG Committee Member, from helping project professionals grow and learn in 2020.

APM Volunteer Achievement Awards 2020 nominee: Volunteer of the Year - Merv Wyeth Charting the progress of APM webinarsMerv has been actively driving webinars on behalf of APM Benefits and Value SIG for ten years.

On 20 January 2021 Rachel Baldwin reflected on over a decade of project and change management experience at the BBC, and shared her insights on ensuring successful delivery and making lasting change happen.

Career journey from the UK to Australia, and insights into how professional qualifications and designations have been of value through James’ career path.

Do you sometimes confuse Coaching with Mentoring or even Consulting? What about Counselling? In this session, held on 14 January 2021, Nigel Smith focused on the positive role of Coaching within project management (PM); What is it? Why is it important? How does it enhance your professional signature? In the process, he delved into the now ubiquitous world of the modern agile PM, to see how it serves that emerging role, and pondered whether the once-popular ‘Command and Control’ PM style still retains any relevance today.