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Inside this issue: In this issue, we ask a number of other professional bodies to tell us their experiences as Chartered organisations, and how the status has benefited their professions.

Earlier this month APM launched its skills manifesto which identified seven policy issues that the next government will need to tackle to ensure that the UK is well positioned to develop and maintain the skills base required by today’s emerging workforce to compete on the global stage.

The APM Project Management Awards 2017, sponsored by RPC UK Ltd, is open for entries, however the deadline of 19 June is fast approaching - so we would encourage you to get your submission in soon! APM has introduced a range of new categories in recognition of our growing profession.

APM, the Chartered body for the project profession, has launched the new Corporate Partnership Programme as part of its commitment to the progression of the project management profession’s capability.

Barbara Roberts of the Agile Business Consortium looks at the fundamentals of agile and agile project management: Before the 1990's, the IT world was limited by what computers could do.

As APM begins a new era as a Chartered body, Project looks at what the new status means and talks to a number of other professional bodies about their own experiences as a maturing Chartered profession At the APM Project Management Conference in April, APM President David Waboso spoke about the importance of the award of a Royal Charter for developing the profession.

APM is pleased to working in partnership with the Global Alliance for the Project Professions (GAPPS) as they present their upcoming GAPPs Thought leadership Forum (TLF), set to take place Monday 26 to Tuesday 27 June 2017.

The theme of this year’s Volunteers Week (1 – 7 June) is ‘You make the difference’ and now that APM is the Chartered body for the project profession, the role of our volunteers is even more vital in supporting our ambitious new strategy.

What is portfolio management and why is it important? Following the success of their sold out conference and the release of the first of their new thought leadership series, the Portfolio SIG treated Thames Valley members to a lively session on portfolio management and why it is important.

Harvey Starns provided an enthusiastic presentation covering a variety of areas of adopting agile to the Scotland branch on 25 May 2017 in Edinburgh .