Association for Project Management. APM Body of Knowledge 8ed 2025

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The APM Body of Knowledge is a foundational resource, providing the concepts, functions, and activities that make up professional project management.
The eighth edition reflects the developing profession and the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world in which projects are delivered. The new expanded edition now includes 117 topics across 33 sections and six chapters.
Key features.
Addition of two new chapters on the strategic context in which projects are delivered and, for the first time, an exploration of the impact of data and artificial intelligence on project delivery.
A greater focus on the leadership of teams and the key project controls that ensure project success.
Clearer alignment with the APM Competence Framework to support those undertaking Continuing Professional Development, APM qualifications, or the APM Chartered Project Professional status.
A fully-revised glossary that provides the project profession with a shared language to support cross-sector working and accessibility to projects, irrespective of background or experience