APM Welcome Tuesday 30 April 2024 APM North West Network Conference, Synergies Across Sectors Presented by: Professor Adam Boddison OBE, Chief Executive Officer, APM Conference overview: https://www.apm.org.uk/community/apm-north-west-branch-conference/ Content description: APM welcome from CEO The main conference objective was to promote the Project Management profession with interaction between project practitioners, APM Corporate members, current project management students, academia and all who have an interest in projects.

1. The Project Profession
Selected Insights
Prof Adam Boddison OBE
Chief Executive

2. Prof Adam Boddison OBE
Adam joined APM as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in September
2021 having formerly held CEO and senior executive roles in
multiple educational organisations.
Beyond APM, Adam has a portfolio of consultancy and
volunteering supporting organisations and initiatives that benefit
society.
Adam is a Visiting Professor at the Stranmillis University College
and the University of Leicester (School of Business). He has
authored several books and is a qualified clinical hypnotherapist.
In 2022, Adam was awarded the OBE for services to children and
young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
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3. Helping the project profession deliver better…
• We’re chartered to build the profession’s profile and set the highest
standards
• We’re a registered charity and our activities are broad
• Sharing best practice and leading debate
• We’re about more than just process
• We challenge the status quo and champion innovation
• We’re helping the project profession deliver better
Because when projects succeed, society benefits
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We’re APM, the
only chartered
membership
organisation
for the project
profession
in the world

4. Refreshed strategic framework
To advance the science, theory and practice of project and
programme management for the public benefit
Mission/
Charitable
Objects
Vision
A world in which all projects succeed
Warm
Values
Excellent Progressive Thoughtful
Strategic
Themes
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APM provides leadership
of the profession
APM is a professional
body for all project
professionals
APM identifies and enables
the right skills for the
project professional
APM is an outstanding
professional body

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The Image of the
Project Profession

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Sector
Profession

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Forbes
10 Most In-Demand Skills in 2024
1 Generative AI
2 Sustainability Skills
3
Project
Management
4
Communication
Skills
5
Clinical healthcare
Skills
6
Data Skills
7
Interpersonal
Networking
8
Cloud Computing
Skills
9
Machine Learning
Engineering
1
0
Cybersecurity Skills

10. Optimism for the future: Estimates of future
growth over next three years
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40%
34%
51%
45%
Growth in project-based activity Growth in average project budgets
2019 2024

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Hot Topics

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Source: PMI Pulse of the
Profession 2024
https://www.pmi.org/-
/media/pmi/documents/pu
blic/pdf/learning/thought-
leadership/pmi-pulse-of-
the-profession-2024-
report.pdf

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Source: PMI Pulse of the
Profession 2024
https://www.pmi.org/-
/media/pmi/documents/pu
blic/pdf/learning/thought-
leadership/pmi-pulse-of-
the-profession-2024-
report.pdf

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20 to 50 searches of ChatGPT =>
The benefits of ChatGPT to society are clear
for particular use cases?
But what about the use of AI by society at
large? Are the benefits worth it? Regulation?

19. +8.9% compared
to 2019 midpoint
+19% compared
to 2019 midpoint
Project management has seen significant
growth: GVA and FTE estimates
£186.8
bn of GVA generated
annually
2.32
million FTEs currently
employed

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Opportunities
&
Challenges

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22. Good for the profession / Bad for the Profession
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APM Salary Survey (2023)

23. APM Salary Survey (2023)
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APM Salary Survey (2023)

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APM Salary Survey (2021)

27. True or False?
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35% of projects
are successful
0.5% of projects
are successful
30% of projects
are successful
2.5% of companies
successfully complete
100% of their projects
Antonio Niento-Rodrigues (2021) Bent Flyvbjerg (2021)
Teamstage (2023)
PWC (2020)

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• More than ¼ of completed
projects are not meeting
business goals
• Insufficient focus on benefits
realisation?
• Effective sponsorship?
Source: PMI Pulse of the
Profession 2024
https://www.pmi.org/-
/media/pmi/documents/pu
blic/pdf/learning/thought-
leadership/pmi-pulse-of-
the-profession-2024-
report.pdf

29. Green Collar?
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White Collar
Blue Collar
Highly skilled and high salaries (top half of wage scale), but degrees are not essential
Project Management?
New Collar
Admin and
professional
roles
Manual labour,
manufacturing
and construction
Environmental roles
supporting conservation and
sustainability

30. Membership Associations (MemCom – multiple professions)
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Questions?
Prof Adam Boddison OBE
Chief Executive
adam.boddison@apm.org.uk
@AdamBoddison
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