Stuart Dixon, PMO manager working for AXA PPP healthcare, joined the South East branch at the Reigate Manor Hotel on Thursday 8th March, to give a very interesting presentation, discussing the development of PMOs in their various guises, and giving an understanding of some of the services and functions that can be performed in and from a PMO (Project Management Office).
NEC is looking to adapt its series of building sector contracts for smaller projects and it wants to provide the users with tools to manage the complete project cycle using NEC forms.
The APM Body of Knowledge refresh continues with the final draft review and sign off on the content now imminent.
The Branch was very grateful to staff at MoD Corsham for arranging and hosting this unique opportunity to visit the brand new facilities at Corsham on Wednesday 18th January, to gain an understanding of the challenges faced in delivering the New Environment Programme and the work of the Global Operations and Security Control Centre (GOSCC).
The South Wales and West of England Branch was pleased to work with the IET (Bristol Branch) on this joint event on 9th January 2012, looking at some of the challenges presented by the largest warships ever constructed in the UK.
We were very grateful to Babcock (APM Corporate members), for organising and generously hosting this event at their offices in Bristol on Tuesday 31st January 2012.
The UK’s economic turbulence is affecting project and programme management practitioners’ earnings, aspirations and professional life according to the 2012 Project Management Benchmark Report (PMBR) from Arras People.
The event Stakeholder engagement onnew railway projects held at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club on 13th March 2012 was undoubtedly an interesting and rewarding lesson forthe 60 people who attended.
Research is vital to the development of our profession.
Reform and the NHS is a hot topic at the moment but not all reform is controversial – or unwelcome for that matter.
