The Association for Project Management is a British
professional organisation
A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) usually seeks to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that profession, and th ...
for
project and
programme management
Program management, is the process of managing several related projects, often with the intention of improving an organization's performance. It is distinct from ''project'' management.
In practice and in its aims, program management is ofte ...
. It received a
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta (great charter) of 1215, but s ...
in 2017, and is a
registered charity. It has over 37,500 individual and 550 corporate members, and is the largest professional body of its kind in the United Kingdom. The head office is in
Princes Risborough in
Buckinghamshire. It is the certification body in the United Kingdom for th
International Project Management Association
History
The association was founded in 1972 as the UK branch of INTERNET, now the International Project Management Association. Weaver (2007) recalled, that:
:"The UK branch of INTERNET (now the APM), was originated by the ‘pioneering seven’ whose meeting at an INTERNET (later IPMA) expert seminar in Zurich in 1971 inspired them to start a UK branch, which held its first meeting in London in May 1972. The first executive meeting on INTERNET(UK) was held in the lobby of the Sheraton Hotel, Stockholm on 13 May 1972 during the 3rd annual world congress of INTERNET. Jack Grimshaw was the original chairman, others in the founding group included Dr Jim Gordon and Dennis Gower. Annual membership fees were set at £1, and within a month membership had reached 78 (PMI at the time were charging £7).
[Patrick Weaver (2007), ]
The origins of Modern Project Management
'' p. 22-23 footnote
With the emergence of the
internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...
in the 1990s, the global project management association INTERNET was renamed International Project Management Association (IPMA) and the UK Branch Association for Project Management (APM).
It received its Royal Charter on 6 January 2017.
Presidents
* 1972 - 1978 : Geoffrey Trimble
[Association for Project Management (2010, 13)]
* 1978 - 1984 : David Firnberg
* 1984 - 1991 :
Monty Finniston
Sir Harold Montague "Monty" Finniston FRS FRSE (15 August 1912 – 2 February 1991) was a Scottish industrialist.
Life
He was born at 26 Aikenhead Road in Govanhill, Glasgow the son of Robert Finniston. His family were of Russian Jewish origi ...
* 1991 - 2000 :
Sir Bob Reid
* 2000 - 2004 : Tony Ridley
*2004 - 2010 : Martin Barnes
* 2012 - 2015 : Tom Taylor
* 2015 - 2019 : David Waboso
* 2019 - : Sue Kershaw
Chairman
* 1972 - 1977 : Jack Grimshaw
* 1977 - 1979 : Herbert Walton
* 1982 - 1986 :
Eric Gabriel
Eric Gabriel (2 April 1927 – 2015) was a British mechanical engineer in the construction industryAudrey Stevenson.Eric Gabriel obituary" ''The Guardian,'' Tuesday 22 September 2015. and 4th president of the International Project Management Asso ...
[Audrey Stevenson.]
Eric Gabriel obituary
" ''The Guardian,'' Tuesday 22 September 2015.
* 1986 - 1991 : Martin Barnes
* 1991 - 1993 : Tim Carter
* 1993 - 1996 : Peter Morris
* 1996 - 1998 :
Rodney Turner[John Rodney TURNER Summary Education and Qualifications](_blank)
at ''polimi.it.'' 03.10.2013. Accessed 26.06.2017.
* 2000 - 2003 : Donald Heath
* 2003 - 2004 : Miles Shepherd
* 2004 - 2008 : Tom Taylor
* 2008 - 2012 : Mike Nichols
[APM.]
Tom Taylor announced as new president of APM
" at apm.org. 16.11.2012. Accessed 29-06-2017.
* 2012 - 2014 : Tom Taylor
* 2014 - 2016 : Steve Wake
* 2016 - : John McGlynn
Impact of project management is far reaching - APM chairman
" Posted by APM on 16th Nov 2015. Accessed 29-06-2017.
See also
* Office of Government Commerce
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) was a UK Government Office established as part of HM Treasury in 2000. It was moved into the Efficiency and Reform Group of the Cabinet Office in 2010, before being closed in 2011.
Overview
A ''Review of ...
* Construction Industry Council
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is the representative forum for professional bodies, research organisations and specialist business associations in the United Kingdom construction industry.
History
The first proposals for a Building Indu ...
References
External links
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Project Management
Project management is the process of leading the work of a team to achieve all project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project documentation, created at the beginning of the development process. T ...
Project management professional associations
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