What is the apfpm?

The apfpm  is a regional grouping of independent national project management associations.

In a similar vein to the formation of APEC, the apfpm was formed to harness the synergies of Project Management related Professional Associations across the region.

Through international collaborative partnering these Associations can more effectively grow and develop their organisations; leveraging the stature, strength, and connectivity of each other.

The Member Associations from this vast and complex region have diverse ethnicity, and languages, and incorporate both western and eastern cultures. The Asia Pacific region effectively represents nearly two thirds of the world's population and well over half of global trade. In a similar vain to the formation of APEC, the apfpm was formed to harness the synergies of Project Management related Professional Associations across the region.

• The power of collaboration: the benefit of working together brings a huge talent pool to influence and drive change improvements in project management practices and Association management.
• Ability to identify and encourage the embracing of best practice Project Management across the Asia Pacific region. Only by openly sharing across partnering Associations can understanding and improved practices be developed.
• Provides a regional voice that can represent and interact with governments and regional organisations such as the Asia Pacific Economic Community, Asian Development Bank, Association of South East Asian Nations, and others.
• Presents the opportunity to consider suitable regional professional Competency Standards. Individuals or fragmented local national associations would not be able to lift regional standards by themselves.
• It will enable the running of an annual Asia Pacific Project Management Achievement Awards program, commencing in 2011. Providing recognition of professional excellence is highly regarded by both individual and corporate Member Associations.
• Provides a platform for the development of communities of practice.
• Enables reciprocity across regional Associations along with facilitating the transportability of qualifications.

The apfpm was established and launched by Bill Young. A launch meeting was held in April 2010 with foundation Member Associations (Project Management Associates - India, Project Management Research Committee - China, Project Management Association of Nepal, Hong Kong Institute of Project Management - HK, Project Management Association of Japan, Ikatan Ahli Manajemen Proyek Indonesia, and the Australian Institute of Project Management); hosted by the Hong Kong Institute of Project Management.