Resources: Professional Organisations

APM Group (APMG)

The APM Group Ltd (APMG) specialises in the accreditation and certification of organisations, processes and people, within a range of industries and management disciplines.

It currently accredits the following qualifications

  • PRINCE2
  • ITIL
  • Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
  • Management of Risk (M_o_R) 
  • DSDM - Atern

http://www.apmgroup.co.uk/

Association for Project Management

The Association for Project Management (APM) is the largest independent professional body of its kind in Europe.

It has over 15,000 individual and 390 corporate members throughout the UK and abroad.

It's aim is to develop and promote project management across all sectors of industry and beyond

http://www.apm.org.uk/

ISEB

The Information Systems Examination Board (ISEB) is a division of the BCS and is the examining body for many IT and Programme and Project Support Office qualifications

http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=nav.5732

Project Management Institute (PMI)

The American-based Project Management Institute (PMI) has grown to be the international organisation of choice for project management professionals

It's membership represents a truly global community with more than 200,000 professionals, representing 125 countries. PMI professionals come from virtually every major industry including, aerospace, automotive, business management, construction, engineering, financial services, information technology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and telecommunications.  

http://www.pmi.org/info/default.asp