November 2008

September 2008

In September we published the results of our snapshot survey on the Chartered Status of Project Management - we asked you - the project management community to share your thoughts on the news

Article previously published in the APM Project magazine (Aug/Sept 2008)

Professional Recognition for Project Management Practitioners

Over 76% of respondents to a recent Arras People survey think that project management professionals need chartered status, and 83% said they planned to apply for chartered status as project managers after the APM’s charter application succeeded.

As leaders in the field of Project Management recruitment Arras People need to make sure that we understand the trends and initiatives that are in play or may in the future impact our profession; key among these at this time is the initiative by the APM to apply for a royal charter to recognise the professional role of all project professionals. After a recent presentation to the team at Arras House, a lively debate ensued amongst the team regarding the pro’s and con’s of this application and the potential impact for individuals and employers alike. In turn we held a snap shot survey to add to our data-bank, taking the thoughts, perceptions and opinions of those directly affected by the APM’s initiative
for chartered professionalism status - project managers themselves.

Posting a five-question survey on the Arras People website, we asked project managers:

• Are you aware that the Association for Project Management (APM) is currently going through the process of chartered status for Project Professionals?
• Do you think the Project Management industry needs a chartered status?
• Do you believe chartered status will impact your role as a Project Professional?
• If yes, how do you think you will be impacted?
• As an individual would you look to achieve chartered status once this is available?

Comments praising the APM’s decision poured in:

• ‘The quality of Project Management will improve gradually as a result’.
• ‘Better kudos; more salary progression etc.’
• ‘I would seek chartered status and it would be a good benchmark for employers and recruiters.’

A positive reaction on the whole at this time, though there are bound to be many challenges and opportunities moving forward. Keep in touch with Arras People as we track this initiative and others, impacting the Project Management domain.

Other figures that emerged from the survey show that just over half of our respondents were aware of the charter application (51.5%), and just 12 percent didn’t think project managers needed chartered status (9 percent)
of respondents answered that were unsure).

In addition, 58 percent felt chartered status would affect them as project professionals, while 24 percent were unsure and 18 percent said they felt they would remain unaffected.

In response to the question "how do you think you will be impacted?" by the Chartered Status, comments included;

• " ...forced to seek formal certification despite experience already gained"
• " more levels of training and certification required might not be a good thing"
• " It would feel like an acknowledged role in the society and be in the league of all the other professions that are chatered (sic)
• " The bar will be raised, and it will provoke a gap between the strongest and the less experienced project managers"
• " Professional responsibility with potential litigation. It will also raise the standard."
• " I think that this would be good for me as I would seek chartered status and it would be a good benchmark for employers and recruiters. It would sort out the wheat from the chaff."
• " Badly, have always worked for small companies which makes this sort of status harder to achieve."
• "The profession of project management is often not recognised. Chartered Status tends to bestow a certain cachet and I believe that once chartered status is received, then I will be recognised as a professional instead of one of those interfering know it alls that do not actually help in delivering a project!"

Thank you to everyone who completed the survey.

July 2008

We're keen to hear your thoughts about the Chartered Status - the survey is now closed

June 2008

Graham Woodward the APM Deputy Chairman came in to see Arras People and give a presentation on where APM are at the moment with the Chartered Status. For anyone who hasn't yet looked at the information provided by APM, check out the new section on the website at: Chartered Status

The two major timelines at the moment are (a) APM has a chartered status and (b) individuals become chartered practitioners. These are two seperate processes and at the moment the realistic target dates are 1st April 2009 and 2010 respectively.

We'll be keeping our blog - How to Manage a Camel - up to date too. See the chartered status of project management category

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