building professionalism in project management
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A presentation made by APM's Julie Legge at the event 'Getting ahead in project management' held at Leeds Metropolitan University on 21st January 2014TRANSCRIPT
Building
professionalism in
project management
Julie Legge
Head of Membership
Association for Project Management
Topics
What is professionalism?
Why do we need it?
How APM can help you develop your professionalism
FIVE Dimensions of Professionalism, FIVE Dimensions of Professionalism logo, APM and Association for Project Management are trade marks of Association for Project Management
Defining Professionalism
As defined by the UK Interprofessional Group Professional Regulation Position Statement 2002
A professional is a practitioner with
specific skills rooted in a broad base,
has appropriate qualifications from a
recognised body, undergoes continuous
development and operates to a code of
conduct
What is the need? “It’s time for the
profession to stand
up and be counted” Sir Peter Gershon
PWC Insights and Trends: Current Portfolio, Program and
Project Management Practices 2012
“Major projects in government are announced and money is committed to them without the assurance that a project leader
and team with the right capability have been put in place. This lack of attention to identifying the right skills and experience
is alarming to anyone who has seen the premium that is placed on specialist skills and experience for the leadership of
major projects in the private sector”
Lord Brown of Madingley, Getting a Grip, March 2013
Global Demand for New PM Roles
PMI Skills Gap Report 2013
375K 1,364K 582K 24,906K
1,642K 8,857K 2,610K 103K 58K 946K
“Between 2010
and 2020 the
global PM
workforce is
expected to
increase by
13.4M to 41.4M”
Global Professional Certifications
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900
Th
ou
san
ds
Professional Certifications By Level
Expert
Practitioner
Foundation
APM 4%
PRINCE/SWIRL
57%
PMI 30%
IPMA 9%
Share by Provider
Estimated 7% total global PM
workforce with professional
certifications
APM estimates based on data from a range of published sources
Who values what? Candidate Employer
PPM experience e.g. ability to show that I have delivered before 1 1
Domain/sector knowledge and experience 2 3
Personality / personal style and approach 3 2
Professional accreditation e.g. Prince2, MSP, APMP 4 4
Educational achievement e.g. First or second degrees 5 5
Arras Benchmark Report 2013
What employers value
How to develop professionalism?
The core components A framework or methodology which defines the processes
and practices for the organisation
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
Breadth: Discover the new Bok Plus
Depth: Assess your competence
Achievement: Qualifications
Professionalism = knowledge +
experience + ethics
+ leadership
Senior
practitioner /
expert
Practitioner
Foundation
Ca
pa
bil
ity
le
ve
l
Many standards
Some standards
Few standards
IC
APMP
PQ
Competence =
knowledge + experience
Knowledge
Assessment
Commitment: Stay connected
Accountability: through membership
Built into everything we do
APM
Registered
Project
Professional
Corporate
accreditation
Academic
accreditation
Who is doing it?