Mission statement

We are driven by our purpose to help organisations solve common business problems through sharing knowledge.

Who we are

We started out in 1993 by working in partnership with the UK Cabinet Office to create a standard for project management, with the joint vision of improving outcomes. The result was the launch of the PRINCE2 certification scheme which was widely recognised as best practice for over twenty years until governments and organisations adopted open standards and accessible frameworks to support digital transformation and change.

Our success with PRINCE2 opened many other opportunities including the Accreditor’s role for the UK Cabinet office's ITIL service management portfolio. More recently we were instrumental in driving agile approaches which have now become popular with organisations and government.

We operate globally. Our head office is in the UK and we have offices around the world including Australia, China, India, Netherlands, South Africa and the United States.

 

What we do

Through our technology and deep expertise of creating best practice solutions, we help our partners curate their domain knowledge into a verified certification scheme. This provides the knowledge, skills and abilities for organisations to align themselves with standards and regulations. 

APM Group is audited annually by the United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) and we are accredited for BS ISO/IEC 17065:2012 for product/process and ISO/IEC 17024:2012 for personnel

We currently work in partnership with over 100 organisations to turn Intellectual Property into a best practice certification scheme. Our current clients include HM Treasury, NCSC (National Cyber Security Center), World Bank Group and Global Center on Adaption. We work with several membership organisations including Agile Business Consortium, ISACA and the Change Management Institute. Business partners include International Aerospace Quality Group, Ploughshare and SkillsTX.

An APMG certification scheme can:

  • Grow your community
  • Build your authority as a thought leader
  • Create another stream of revenue
  • Promote your brand
  • Validate skills
  • Protect your IP

Building global best practice knowledge and standards

We’ve helped more than 3 million individuals and organisations in over 130 countries improve the way they work.

Skills and standards help people and organisations improve, meet legislation, or adapt new ways of working such as business agility, digital transformation and change. Contact us today to discover how our expert services can help you realise your vision. 

Testimonials

Working with APMG has really helped open some doors by assessing our ‘Applied Cyber Security for OT engineers’ training to gain NCSC certified training status. We looked at this pathway in the early stages of the courses development but thought it was a ‘a bridge too far’, however with APMG's help, they guided us through this process. Having the course certification has led to an increase in enquiries and ultimately an increase in bookings. We’re now delivering what our customers and the industry has been asking for.

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Lee Carter

Boards

Board of Directors

Meet the board who are responsible for the governance and strategic direction of APM Group. All of our board members have worked for APM Group for over 10 years and have deep knowledge of the accreditation and certification industry.

Rod Baker
Chairman/Non Executive Director
Roz Barlow
Finance Director
Ellie Bowett
Channel Innovation Director
Michael F. Dallas
Non-Executive Director
Adrian Dooley
Non-Executive Director
Nikki Kelly
Product Innovation Director
Richard Pharro
Chief Executive Officer
Emma Vernon
HR Director

Rod Baker


Chairman/Non Executive Director

Rod Baker - Chairman/Non Executive Director

As well as his role as a non-executive Director of APMG since 1997, Rod has operated as an independent project, programme and PMO management professional since 1998. He has worked for many FTSE companies in finance, telecoms, defence, engineering and transportation, where he has earned a reputation for achieving success in project turnarounds and transformations. Rod's experience of agile technologies has made him aware that there is room for many approaches and methodologies, for successful project delivery.

Rod has supported Project Management Professional Bodies at the highest levels as a member of the APM Board at various times between 1993 and 2016 and as a Director of GAPPS – the Global Alliance for the Project Professions. He is currently a member of the SFIA Council – Skills for the Information Age. Rod believes in giving back to his profession initially as an assessor for most of APM’s highest level qualifications and more recently as part of the Design Authority for the House of PMO’s competency framework for PMO professionals.

Rod Baker


Chairman/Non Executive Director

Rod Baker - Chairman/Non Executive Director

As well as his role as a non-executive Director of APMG since 1997, Rod has operated as an independent project, programme and PMO management professional since 1998. He has worked for many FTSE companies in finance, telecoms, defence, engineering and transportation, where he has earned a reputation for achieving success in project turnarounds and transformations. Rod's experience of agile technologies has made him aware that there is room for many approaches and methodologies, for successful project delivery.

Rod has supported Project Management Professional Bodies at the highest levels as a member of the APM Board at various times between 1993 and 2016 and as a Director of GAPPS – the Global Alliance for the Project Professions. He is currently a member of the SFIA Council – Skills for the Information Age. Rod believes in giving back to his profession initially as an assessor for most of APM’s highest level qualifications and more recently as part of the Design Authority for the House of PMO’s competency framework for PMO professionals.

Rod Baker - Chairman/Non Executive Director

Roz Barlow


Finance Director

Roz Barlow - Finance Director

Roz joined APMG in 2004 and has over 20 years’ experience of IT, finance, treasury, budgeting and accounting management, with responsibility for providing strategic financial leadership, advice and guidance on financial matters. At an operational level, Roz leads the worldwide Finance teams to provide robust financial processes and systems to support the business.

During her time at APMG she has played a pivotal role in a number of organisational change programmes, balancing financial expertise with a sound understanding of commercial challenges and opportunities.

Roz qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the ACCA in 2011 and achieved Fellowship status representing her experience and long-term commitment to professionalism and ethics.

Roz Barlow - Finance Director

Ellie Bowett


Channel Innovation Director

Ellie Bowett - Channel Innovation Director

Ellie has over 20 years’ experience in the certification industry across a variety of roles, most recently heading up the Northern European sales region.  Ellie has a proven track record of delivering sales campaigns and strong skills in Relationship Management, ideas generation and solutions thinking.

Ellie has worked with training providers of all sizes in multiple regions to help them take products to market. She thrives on exploring new initiatives and new ways of working with customers.

Ellie Bowett - Channel Innovation Director

Ethics & Standards Board

The Ethics and Standards Board are responsible for promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct to ensure balanced leadership and accountability.

Darren Dalcher

Darren Dalcher


Professor at Lancaster University Management School, specialising in project management, strategy execution, information systems and software engineering. Serves on a number of research, knowledge and accreditation panels and boards for the APM, PMI, BCS, CMI, and IEEE.