APM Mentoring pilot – Envue-20/20 Business Insight
Network article May 2010
PILOT MENTORING SCHEME IS A HIT
An innovative mentoring scheme piloted by the APM Aberdeen chapter has been hailed as a success by participants – and could lead to similar initiatives elsewhere.
The seven-month scheme, undertaken on behalf of the APM nationally, was driven by corporate members who view mentoring as a key means of developing project management best practice.
Featuring a total of seven mentors and 13 mentees, the pilot has cultivated new relationships that are set to be sustained in the long term.
A report focusing on lessons learned and recommendations has now been submitted to the APM and a review will take place to consider further pilots and the development of a national scheme.
The Aberdeen chapter, meanwhile, is planning to run a further pilot, based on lessons learned, later this year.
Tony Marks, Managing Director of APM-accredited provider 20/20 Business Insight, is a Fellow of the APM and one of the pilot scheme mentors. "It provides a valuable addition to member services, offering mentees a welcome new means of support as they develop their project management careers,” he says.
“From the corporates’ perspective, the independent nature of the mentors represents a useful new dimension to internal professional development mechanisms.
“All in all it is a service that all involved want to continue and expand."
Stephen Lancaster, Managing Director of project delivery consultancy Envue and a mentee of Tony, says: “The scheme has been of enormous benefit, both to me personally and to Envue.
”It was fantastic to be involved in the pilot, drawing upon our mentor’s experience and gaining from his guidance as we continue to develop our project management expertise and pursue our growth ambitions.”
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