Association for Project Management
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| founded = 1972Patrick Weaver, [http://www.mosaicprojects.com.au/PDF_Papers/P050_Origins_of_Modern_PM.pdf The origins of Modern Project Management]. 2007. (online at mosaicprojects.com.au. Accessed 25-06-2017)Klaus Pannenbaecker and Sebastian Dworatschek (2005). "[http://www.ipma.world/assets/IPMA-40-0-Introduction.pdf History of IPMA International Project Management Association (1965- 2005) and its National Associations...]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}" at ipma.world. Accessed 26-06-2017.
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| hq_location_city = Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
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The Association for Project Management is a British professional organisation for project and programme management. It received a Royal Charter in 2017, and is a registered charity.{{r|ccew}} It has over 45,000 individual and more than 470 corporate members, and is the largest professional body of its kind in the United Kingdom.Kogan Page Ltd, Kogan Page Page Editorial Editorial Staff. British Qualifications 2013: A Complete Guide to Professional, ..., 2013. p. 370 The head office is in Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire.
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), [http://www.mosaicprojects.com.au/PDF_Papers/P050_Origins_of_Modern_PM.pdf The origins of Modern Project Management]. p. 22-23 footnote
With the emergence of the Internet 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).
International Journal of Project Management is published in collaboration with the Association for Project Management (APM) and the International Project Management Association (IPMA).{{Cite web |title=International Journal of Project Management {{!}} ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/international-journal-of-project-management |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=www.sciencedirect.com |language=en-us}}
The Association for Project Management was formerly the certification body in the United Kingdom for the IPMA. However, from 1 March 2025, APM has operated independently alongside the IPMA, rather than as a Member Association and certification body.[https://www.apm.org.uk/news/a-new-era-of-collaboration-apm-s-strategic-direction-with-ipma/ A new era of collaboration: APM's strategic direction with IPMA] at apm.org.uk, 2024. Accessed 24-03-2025.
It received its Royal Charter on 6 January 2017.{{cite news |last1=Project management |first1=Parkour |title=PMP certification |url=https://buyitcert.com/pmp.html |access-date=5 May 2023}}Owain. "[https://www.apm.org.uk/news/apm-receives-its-royal-charter/ APM receives its Royal Charter], at apm.org.uk. Posted on 6 Jan 2017. Accessed 26.06.2017.
= Presidents =
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- 1972 - 1978 : Geoffrey TrimbleAssociation for Project Management (2010, 13)
- 1978 - 1984 : David FirnbergAssociation for Project Management (2010; 27, 37)
- 1984 - 1991 : Monty FinnistonAssociation for Project Management (2010; 31)
- 1991 - 2000 : Sir Bob ReidAPM. Directing Change : A guide to governance of project management. 2004. p. 1Association for Project Management (2010; 52, 64)
- 2000 - 2004 : Tony RidleyAssociation for Project Management (2010; 67, 68)"[https://www.lta.gov.sg/ltaacademy/Speaker_Imperial_Ridley.htm Distinguished Speaker Series : Metros – Productivity and Service by Professor Tony Ridley, Emeritus Professor of Transport Engineering, Imperial College, London. United Kingdom. Friday, 7 November 2008]" at lta.gov.sg. Accessed 26.06.2017.
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- 2004 - 2010 : Martin BarnesAssociation for Project Management (2010; 8, 68, 87)
- 2012 - 2015 : Tom Taylor [https://www.apm.org.uk/news/tom-taylor-announced-as-new-president-of-apm/ Tom Taylor announced as new president of APM], Posted by APM on 16 Nov 2012. Accessed 29-06-2017.
- 2015 - 2019 : David Waboso[https://www.apm.org.uk/about-us/how-apm-is-run/ How APM is run] at apm.org, 2017. Accessed 29-06-2017.
- 2019 - 2024: Sue Kershaw [https://www.apm.org.uk/news/apm-s-first-female-president-looking-forward-to-shaping-the-future-of-the-sector/ APM’s first female president looking forward to shaping the future of the sector] at apm.org, 2019. Accessed 20-09-2019.
- 2024 - : Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE DL [https://www.pm-global.co.uk/dr-yvonne-thompson-cbe-dl-takes-the-helm-as-new-apm-president-focus-on-members-and-project-management-excellence/ Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE DL Takes the Helm as New APM President: Focus on Members and Project Management Excellence] at pm-global.co.uk, 2024. Accessed 24-03-2025.
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= Chair of Trustees =
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- 1972 - 1977 : Jack GrimshawAssociation for Project Management (2010; 13, 15, 16)
- 1977 - 1979 : Herbert WaltonAssociation for Project Management (2010; 15)
- 1982 - 1986 : Eric GabrielAssociation for Project Management (2010; 30)Audrey Stevenson. "[https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/22/eric-gabriel-obituary Eric Gabriel obituary]." The Guardian, Tuesday 22 September 2015.
- 1986 - 1991 : Martin BarnesAssociation for Project Management (2010; 8, 55)
- 1991 - 1993 : Tim Carter Association for Project Management (2010; 61)
- 1993 - 1996 : Peter MorrisAssociation for Project Management (2010; 50, 54, 57)
- 1996 - 1998 : Rodney TurnerAssociation for Project Management (2010; 52, 64, 65)[http://www.polimi.it/fileadmin/_migrated/content_uploads/CV_Turner_Rodney.pdf John Rodney TURNER Summary Education and Qualifications], at polimi.it. 03.10.2013. Accessed 26.06.2017.
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- 2000 - 2003 : Donald HeathAssociation for Project Management (2010; 60, 69)
- 2003 - 2004 : Miles ShepherdAssociation for Project Management (2010; 71)
- 2004 - 2008 : Tom TaylorAssociation for Project Management (2010; 71, 72, 73)[http://www.tomtaylor.info/at-apm Tom Taylor at APM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708140926/http://www.tomtaylor.info/21-at-apm |date=8 July 2017 }} at tomtaylor.info. Accessed 29-06-2017.Darren Dalcher (2016), Advances in Project Management: Narrated Journeys in Uncharted Territory.'' p. 161
- 2008 - 2012 : Mike NicholsAssociation for Project Management (2010; 80, 82)APM. "[https://www.apm.org.uk/news/tom-taylor-announced-as-new-president-of-apm/ Tom Taylor announced as new president of APM]," at apm.org. 16.11.2012. Accessed 29-06-2017.[https://www.apm.org.uk/news/former-apm-chairman-mike-nichols/ Former APM chairman Mike Nichols], Posted by APM on 13th Dec 2013. Accessed 29-06-2017.
- 2012 - 2014 : Tom Taylor
- 2014 - 2016 : Steve Wake
- 2016 - 2020 : John McGlynn "[https://www.apm.org.uk/news/impact-of-project-management-is-far-reaching-apm-chairman/ Impact of project management is far reaching - APM chairman]," Posted by APM on 16th Nov 2015. Accessed 29-06-2017.
- 2020 - 2022 : Debbie Lewis "[https://www.apm.org.uk/news/debbie-lewis-appointed-as-new-chair-of-apm/]
- 2022 - : Milla Mazilu "[https://www.apm.org.uk/news/milla-mazilu-named-new-chair-of-apm/]
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