apm competence framework - Association for Project Management

FOREWORD
As Chairman of the Association for Project Management, recognised as a leading,
world-class organisation furthering the development of the project management
profession, I welcome you to this first edition of its project management
competence framework.
Linked to the APM Body of Knowledge (5 th edition) and the ICB-International
Project Management Association Competence Baseline (3 rd edition), this document
provides a clear and simple guide to the range of individual competences in
project management. It represents an essential part of the toolkit for all professional
project managers, allowing them to assess and develop their competences
and those of their teams.
Based on wide consultation among leading practitioners, this is a valuable tool
for assessing current knowledge and experience, identifying training and development
needs, and evaluating an individual’s readiness to obtain the appropriate
internationally recognised professional qualifications. Designed to be extremely
user-friendly, the APM Competence Framework provides specific measures for
the knowledge and experience which need to be maintained and nurtured
through continuing professional development.
Many UK organisations have developed, or are in the process of developing,
their own project management competence frameworks to meet their specific
organisational needs. This APM document provides an ideal means of benchmarking
organisation-specific frameworks to the international standards and
qualifications of a much broader global community.
I commend to you the APM Competence Framework, as I am confident it will
benefit you, your organisation and indeed all sectors of the economy in the crucial
quest to enhance project management capability.
Mike Nichols
Chairman of the APM
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