1 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:07,650 So we've looked at prints to them we looked at job briefly. 2 00:00:07,790 --> 00:00:13,790 There is a third methodology that I really like which I would call the A.P.M. methodology that's the 3 00:00:13,790 --> 00:00:15,920 association of project management. 4 00:00:15,950 --> 00:00:21,710 So the APM is an organization that you can join most project managers or a member of the A.P.M. the 5 00:00:21,710 --> 00:00:25,100 American equivalent of the British A.P.M. is p.m.-I. 6 00:00:25,100 --> 00:00:29,220 The Project Management Institute and it's kind of the same that the American version. 7 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:36,800 So the APM or p.m.-I have been around for 150 years and they have been thinking about project management 8 00:00:36,830 --> 00:00:41,570 and they've been gradually perfecting it for 150 years. 9 00:00:41,570 --> 00:00:45,670 So I just don't think you can argue with 150 years of project management. 10 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:51,460 So personally I don't think we need Prince or agile although they do have their place. 11 00:00:51,710 --> 00:00:55,050 As I mentioned Prince for a very large infrastructure type projects. 12 00:00:55,050 --> 00:01:00,430 Ok agile for small software projects where it's more of a development process than OK. 13 00:01:00,740 --> 00:01:05,640 But I think for the vast majority of project I would go for the APM process. 14 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:11,330 Agile people call it the waterfall process because it's based on Gantt chart which you could say looked 15 00:01:11,330 --> 00:01:16,240 like a waterfall but actually they're not a waterfall they're a gunshot. 16 00:01:16,250 --> 00:01:23,600 So it's sometimes called waterfall process and it's sometimes called Embarq which stands for the project 17 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:25,790 management body of knowledge. 18 00:01:25,820 --> 00:01:32,030 So the APM have been writing down everything in this book that's got bigger and bigger called PM Barak 19 00:01:32,060 --> 00:01:35,610 the project management body of knowledge you can buy from Amazon. 20 00:01:35,690 --> 00:01:41,780 I wouldn't because it's quite complicated and in fact I think P.N. book has got so big now that it's 21 00:01:41,780 --> 00:01:46,760 almost useless because it's got the whole world in there and you know you to actually read it and do 22 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:48,560 it all would be really difficult. 23 00:01:48,860 --> 00:01:56,210 And I think one of the downsides of A.P.M. is they're so clever that they made it all a bit too complicated 24 00:01:57,090 --> 00:02:01,810 and what we need is a simpler view of APM and that's what I'm going to do for you on this course. 25 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:05,880 I'm going to simplify A.P.M. just out of the bits you really need. 26 00:02:06,170 --> 00:02:08,860 I think the other thing about APM is they're not brilliant into PR. 27 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:12,590 So print and agile are really good at PR particularly agile. 28 00:02:12,590 --> 00:02:19,010 They've made it very sexy they've got burned down charts and sprints and scrums which is their weekly 29 00:02:19,010 --> 00:02:21,310 meeting and it all sounds really exciting. 30 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:27,590 And poor old A.P.M. are quite boring and old school really you know you do your network diagram and 31 00:02:27,590 --> 00:02:31,910 you do your Gantt chart and it doesn't sound as exciting and fun. 32 00:02:32,270 --> 00:02:39,080 But on the other hand does that matter if it's good and they have perfected it over 150 years. 33 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:39,780 They really have. 34 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:41,890 I think they've absolutely nailed it. 35 00:02:41,900 --> 00:02:46,910 So if you follow their process it will work for any project. 36 00:02:47,300 --> 00:02:54,260 So I'm a big fan of A.P.M. and everything in the world has been made by the A.P.M. every bridge every 37 00:02:54,260 --> 00:02:58,880 skyscraper every tunnel and free space rocket oil rig you name it. 38 00:02:58,940 --> 00:03:01,700 The A.P.M. have done that with gunshots. 39 00:03:01,700 --> 00:03:06,710 So really they have to be the people to follow and that's what we're going to look at. 40 00:03:07,010 --> 00:03:12,680 So the next thing I want to tell you about in the next video is a quick overview of the A.P.M. process.