Mar 29, 2015
Project Challenge
April 2010Liz Wilson
Structure
Context for the Profession:– Maturity model for profession
– Demand & supply
– Economic and poitical environment
APM’s 5 dimensions of professionalism
APM Professional Standard
Building on success
Summary & Discussion.
Profession Maturity Model
Source: Profession Maturity Model, reported in the Study of Established Professions to
validate the IT Professionalism Model, British Computer Society, 2006
Organised
Qualified
Public
Statutory
GovernedRecognition as a
community
Defined qualification regime
Regulated by law for benefit of the
public
Nine tests of public obligation for a profession are
satisfied
Industry field governed by framework of professional institutions
Context: demand
Accelerating pace of change
Larger and longer lasting projects
Greater focus on improving governance
More discriminating and demanding users
Recognition that effective project and programme management needs its own distinctive set of professional skills.
Context: supply
Increasingly positive perception of project and programme management:
– APM research evidence of “profession of first choice”
High profile communities of practice:
– In-house Project Management Academies
Higher student numbers within higher education.
Economic and political environment
UK /Global recession
Impact of election
Inevitable impact on many sectors served by the profession
Profession includes sectors bucking the trend:
– Utilities, energy, infrastructure …
Recession puts a premium on effective project management.
Universal acknowledgement of need for increased
professionalism
Structure
Context for the Profession:– Maturity model for profession
– Demand & supply
– Economic and political
APM’s 5 dimensions of professionalism
APM Professional Standard
Building on success
Summary & Discussion.
Five Dimensions of Professionalism
Knowledge
Breadth
Competence Framework
Promotes agreed professional standards
Creates common approach and shared
language.
Depth
Continuing Professional Development
APM knowledge resources:
– APM Branch & Chapter events
– APM Specific Interest Group events
– International Journal of Project Management
– APM Guides ….
Commitment
Career-long qualifications
Professional capability
Introductory
APMP
Practitioner
Certificated
Knowledge
Experience
Competence
Achievement
Code of Conduct
Underpins concept of
Project Professional:
– Voluntary regulation
– Delivers public benefit.
Accountability
APM Professional Standard
For professionals who :
.....will demonstrate the capabilities of a responsible leader, have the
ability to manage a complex project and the ability to use
appropriate tools, processes and techniques ”
APM professional standard
Professional Qualities :
Commitment to CPDCommitment to Code of Conduct
Responsible Leadership
Experience :
Operating at minimum level 6 experience across all Core
Competences
Knowledge :
Operating at minimum level 6 knowledge across all Core
Competences and Level 4 across remainder of competences
Level 4 Knowledge = Has an understanding of how the competence element could be practised within a single project
Level 6 Knowledge = Has a good understanding of how the competence element could be practised within a complex project and can evaluate and adapt as required
Level 6 Experience = Has managed others practising the competence element in a complex project
Structure
Context for the Profession:– Maturity model for profession
– Demand & supply
– Economic and political environment
APM’s 5 dimensions of professionalism
APM Professional Standard
Building on success
Summary & Discussion.
Approx 500 corporate members
Corporate Forum Conference
Branches
Annual Awards
SIGsStudent weekend
ca. 90% retention
rate
No sector accounts for
> 14% of membership
21 October 2010
1,000 + events over 4 years
Chapters
Structure
Context for the Profession:– Maturity model for profession
– Demand & supply
– Economic and political environment
APM’s 5 dimensions of professionalism
APM Professional standard
Building on success
Summary & Discussion.
“There is only one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea
whose time has come.”
Victor Hugo
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