The APM Learning portal is an online resource which provides members with access to digital guides, modules and other digital learning resources as part of the membership benefit.
Our website will be unavailable from 17:00 GMT Wednesday 20 November until 9:00 GMT Monday 25 November while we carry out important upgrades.
If you plan to update your membership, book an event or access APM Learning, APM Community or use other resources, please do this outside of these dates.
The 15 November Chartered Project Professional submission date is unaffected.
Thank you for your patience.
If you plan to update your membership, book an event or access APM Learning, APM Community or use other resources, please do this outside of these dates.
The 15 November Chartered Project Professional submission date is unaffected.
Thank you for your patience.
Member benefit resources
As an individual member of APM, you can access resources as part of a wide range of benefits.
These benefits are designed to enhance your professional status, improve your career prospects and enable you to contribute personally to the development of the profession of project management.
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The APM Body of Knowledge is a foundational resource, providing the concepts, functions and activities that make up professional project management.
The APM Community is our online community platform that connects our members faster and easier than ever before.
Featured report
Salary and Market Trends Survey
The APM Salary and Market Trends Survey provides findings on project managers' salaries, benefits packages and the trends that will have the biggest impact on project management year on year.
The full report from our 2023 Salary and Market Trends Survey is now available.
Webinars
Hosted by our online community, our Regional and Interest Networks are offering free webinars.
Covering a wide range of topics to support the project profession, please explore the full programme using the events listing below and sign up for free today.
Other webinars include our range of chartered application support services, aimed to support those looking to become a Chartered Project Professional (ChPP).
What is project management?
Project management is the application of processes, methods, knowledge, skills and experience to achieve the project objectives. Projects are the vehicles of change in an organisation. They are not the repetitive business-as-usual type of activity.
Definition from APM Body of Knowledge 7th edition
Popular project management topics
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- What is a business case?
- What is change control?
- What is change management and organisational change?
- What is configuration management?
- What is diversity and inclusion in Project Management?
- What is a Gantt chart?
- What is governance?
- What is information management?
- What is investment appraisal and project funding?
- What is knowledge management in projects?
- What is lessons learned in project management?
- What is a life cycle?
- What is managing contracts in project management?
- What is a PMO?
- What is portfolio management?
- What is programme management?
- What is project communication?
- What is project controls?
- What is project cost planning and control?
- What is project data analytics?
- What is project management?
- What is project planning?
- What is project team management and leadership?
- What is quality management and control?
- What is resource optimisation?
- What is risk management?
- What is scheduling in project management?
- What is scope management?
- What is sponsorship?
- What is stakeholder engagement?
- What is strategic intent?
- What is sustainability in project management?
- What is working professionally?
APM’s research programme aims to advance new and existing knowledge in the delivery of projects, programmes and portfolios. APM has a broad range of research initiatives and activities that are open for you and your organisation to engage with at any one time.
We publish a growing range of books and guides, from general to specific interest topics, as well as study guides, available for purchase. Members get access to free downloads and discounts.
This glossary is a unique collection of popular project management terms sourced from the fifth, sixth and seventh editions of the APM Body of Knowledge and other APM publications.
Project – the official journal of the Association for Project Management (APM) – is circulated quarterly for members only, and online for regularly updated news, blogs and content. Project covers the latest news, opinions and insights for those in the project community.
APM Competence Framework
The APM Competence Framework sets out the competences required for effective project, programme, portfolio management and project management office (PMO).
The framework consists of 29 competences based around outcomes that project professionals need to achieve.
Each competence includes a series of criteria covering knowledge and the application and a ratings scale.
A guide to project sponsorship
Project sponsorship offers organisations huge opportunities when implemented successfully. While significant work has been undertaken to improve project performance via project delivery teams, little has focused on critical issues of sponsorship and leadership.
This may be attributed to the sponsor’s role being hard to define and lacking traction in the boardroom.