The management complexity of a project or program has significant impact on its success. The credentials of any competent and performing certified project or program manager should reflect the management complexity of those initiatives. Otherwise, both the PM and your organization face unnecessary risk.

asapm has evaluated project or program management complexity since the beginning of our IPMA-aligned advanced certification program. But, while it was part of the application…

Sign up now to attend this free 1 hour IPMA/asapm Webinar: Navigating the Gap Between Project and Product Managers. The purpose of this webinar is to improve product and project management collaboration, by clarifying the roles and relationships of these two essential “change agent” roles.

In the recent Study of Product Team Performance, 2012, respondents cited a "collaborative partnership between project and product management" as a key factor in creating value in the product…

Sign up now to attend this free 1 hour webinar, sponsored by IPMA and asapm May 3rd: Navigating the Gap Between Project and Product Managers. The purpose of this webinar is to improve product and project management collaboration, by clarifying the roles and relationships of these two essential “change agent” roles.

In the recent Study of Product Team Performance, 2012, respondents cited a "collaborative partnership between project and product management" as a key factor in…

Following the successes of the 25th IPMA World Congress, hosted by AIPM (IPMA-Australia) in Brisbane, the challenge is clear: Produce another excellent IPMA World Congress, in Crete, 29-31 October, 2012.  Now, you have the opportunity to help with that challenge.

We want your ideas on special streams, tutorials, round tables, special sessions, competitions or workshops you would like to include.

WHAT MIGHT YOU PROPOSE? Here is an example: We have received a proposal for a…

Dear IPMA Family Members,

The survey request below was featured in our recent asapm newsletter. We need more qualified responses from asapm and IPMA members so our competence-based approaches have their weight. The statement below is from asapm member and survey author Donald McKay. Thanks! Stacy Goff

Dear Colleagues,

as project managers we continuously seek better…

IPMA is co-sponsoring a survey that investigates the interaction of Project and Program Managers, together with other related disciplines, including Product Managers, Product Marketing Managers, and Business Analysts. We encourage all IPMA Family members to respond to this survey, so we have adequate representation from our PM perspective. Thank you!…

Many thanks to AIPM for a well hosted and professional WC bringing a new dynamism into the IPMA family as well as setting new benchmarks both for professional and social events! Looking forward to future cooperation with  our new Australian friends!

To whom it concerns (and I bet that is all of you):

Since our appointed by the CoD in Riga, March 2011, the IPMA v4.0 Consensus Programme team - David Hudson, Leh Simonelli, Bill Duncan, Tim Jaques, and myself - worked closely with CVMB representative Joseph Alba in laying the foundation for ...

 ... the collaboration of MA participants towards the…

I've seen several debates in this community that I think flow from the fact that current definitions of "project" - as they appear in a variety of sources - don't quite hit the mark. Not a great start for an aspiring profession!

I have written quiet…

In nearly 30 years of travel as an International Project and Program Management consultant, I have developed a series of guidelines for safe, inexpensive and reliable travel. There was even a time when I gave engagements that involved too many stopovers to my associates.



What brings up this posting right now is the observation that we are in a window of opportunity to book airfares from your location to Australia for the 25th Annual IPMA World Congress. It will be held in Brisbane,…

Several years ago, as part of IPMA's Governance Group, that worked to improve IPMA communication, transparency, efficiency and effectiveness, one of my assignments was to write a position paper on managing the cost of travel. One of IPMA's greatest costs is the cost of travel, and to manage difficult times, we felt we needed to optimize everything.



It was a time of increasing costs of fuel, which directly affects the cost of air travel. The paper was part of the Governance Group's…

Hi everyone,

As introduced in the February newsletter, Dr. Starkweather and I are interested in your opinions as to which factors are most important to IT project success.  We have grouped the factors into the following categories:  project, PM/team, communication, organizational and user/stakeholders.  The research project seeks to aggregate 25 years of research on this topic to get a clear vision of where we stand today.  We would very much appreciate your…

Date: Thursday, December 2

Time: 3PM Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5)

Presenter: Stacy Goff, asapm President; IPMA ExBo VP-Elect of Marketing

Status: This event is completed. Click here to see the recorded version!



This webinar expands on Goff's recent presentation at the 24th IPMA World Congress,…

Dear family members, Daniel Collado-Ruiz and David Cebrian-Tarazon,

Our young crew family members made a very thought provoking presentation in Istanbul on "Virtual Motivation: Who takes the role of the coffee break?

My take away and conclusion of this session that created a very lively and engaged debate / discussion among participants were:

Virtual tools are a wonderful compliment to face-to-face meeting but can never replace the direct human…

Dear all,

Thanks for making the Istanbul awards ceremony a memorable event!

I think nobody who was there will ever forget having made a celebration in a 1,600 year water tank with roman pillars still intact.

This year for the first time we tried to combine all awards into an integrated ceremony including reserach, young crew, PE finalists etc.

In the logic of continous improvement and feedback leading back to a new learning loop I would…

About the Member Association Workshop

The Member Association Workshop is always a highlight and collaboration opportunity at every IPMA World Congress. Organized by Morten Fangel (thanks Morten!), and Chaired by Roberto Mori and Morten, this year the event will be Monday morning, November 1, 9AM-Noon. Check the registration information for the location.



We will exchange experiences on new initiatives of the MAs within selected…

Date: Thursday, November 4

Time: 3PM EDT (GMT-4; note that EU ends Summertime on October 31)

Presenter: William Duncan, President, PM Partners and asapm's PM Certification Chair

Status: This event is completed. Click here to see the recorded version!



asapm announces the…