APM Corporate Accreditation webinar 02.04.2014

Mary-Jane Boughton

Membership Development Manager

APM Corporate Accreditation

Topics to be covered

What is Corporate accreditation?

Application process

Benefits of Corporate accreditation

Corporate Accreditation

The core components A framework or methodology which defines the processes and practices for an individual or a community

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

Application process Registration of interest

Membership Development Manager assigned

Completion of application form

External assessment

Assessment decision

Annual review

Benefits Helps to retain and attract the best project managers

Key stakeholders know – right people, right level of competency

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Case study

Assessor report

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Network Rail’s P3M development journey

Toby Robins – P3M discipline manager

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Content

► Introduction ► Context ► P3M development programme – people ► APM assessment:

• Breadth • Depth • Achievement • Commitment • Accountability

► Why accreditation is important to Network Rail ► Questions

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Introduction

► Toby Robins MAPM ► Network Rail – Infrastructure Projects ► Discipline Manager – P3M ►Professional experience - change management

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Context

► Network Rail deliver portfolios, programmes and projects ► Entering ‘control period 5’ – efficiency challenges ► Circa £4 billion CAPEX per year on infrastructure works ► Mature / embedded project delivery practices

• High competence levels • GRIP (Governance for Rail Infrastructure Projects) lifecycle used by rail industry • World class systems

► Portfolios practices are less mature ► Matrix (discipline) management approach to developing people – 2009 ► Circa 2,500 P3M employees in Network Rail ► Devolution – 2012 ► P3M development programme (strategy agreed with Executive community)

• People: APM accreditation (2013) • Process: P3M3 assessments (2014) • Systems: develop programme and portfolio

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► Pan Infrastructure Projects senior leadership group ► APM assessment (5 dimensions or professionalism):

• Breadth • Depth • Achievement • Commitment • Accountability

P3M development programme – people

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Supporting breadth

Sharepoint includes: ► APM’s Body of Knowledge (version 6) ► Other publications ► The PM Channel learning management system

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Supporting depth ► Competence framework

► APM’s technical competences ► Internal competences (safety, environmental,

collaborative working and quality) ► Annual assessment

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Supporting achievement

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Supporting commitment

Community SharePoint Site

PM Channel

CPD Events

Webinars

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Supporting accountability

► Corporate membership of APM since 1994 ► Supportive policy for individual professional subscription

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Why accreditation is important to Network Rail

► Network Rail is constantly evolving – provides assurance to our people that their professional development is consistent with good practice ► Efficiency challenges – enables us to assure key funders that we are developing our people to deliver the requirements ► We work with a number of suppliers – it helps us to demonstrate the level of professionalism we aspire to and expect

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Next stage of the journey

People: ► Increase level of individual memberships ► Individuals own their development – training & development framework ► Core level of Registered Project Professionals ► Capability modelling – targeted developments and science behind the demand ► Internal webinars

Process ► Programme and portfolio lifecycles ► Business improvements from P3M3 (portfolio, programme and project management maturity modelling)

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Next steps

Recording of this presentation will be available on YouTube by Friday – a link and survey will be sent out.

Further information:

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Thank you for your time

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