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 Call for Nominations: 2008 PMI SWOC® Project of the Year Award

All projects, regardless of size and industry, are encouraged to participate.

Purpose: To recognize and honor the accomplishments of the PMI SWOC Project of the Year (POY), and the project team involved, for superior performance and execution of exemplary project management.

Eligibility: Projects from everywhere in the world are encouraged to participate, regardless of size, industry type or location. PMI SWOC affiliation is not necessary. Other professional associations are invited to encourage participation. The project must be essentially complete at the time of nomination and accepted as complete by the Owner/Client prior to nomination. There can be no restrictions on the use of the submitted information after the final date of submission.

General Criteria:

  • Met or exceeded Owner/Client’s needs as evidenced by a letter from the Owner/Client.
  • Met or improved on budget and schedule performance when compared with original established budget and schedule goals.
  • Originality and uniqueness of applied project management techniques, including innovative application of practices/methods.
  • Technical aspects and advancement of the image of the project management profession as demonstrated by effective application of the principles set forth in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide).
  • Complexity of the project and unusual conditions, issues, and barriers requiring special management team action and performance.
  • Nomination Procedure: The PMI SWOC Project of the Year is selected through a three-tier process.

    Preliminary Level: POY nominations must first be submitted to  the PMI SWOC Chapter.  Submissions are due to the Chapter no later than 28 January 2008. Projects submitted at this level will be reviewed by a panel of judges designated by the Chapter, with the selection of the projects that will advance to the next level completed by 4 March 2008. Projects selected at the Preliminary Level of Competition must submit one (1) original plus ten (10) copies of the project nomination.  The three top project entries will be selected as Finalists by 13 May 2008.

    Finalist Level: The entrees of the three finalists will be sent no later than 3 June 2008 to a panel of reviewers who have demonstrated successful project management expertise. The recipient of the PMI SWOC Project of the Year Award will be selected by 15 July 2008. Formal announcement of the recipient will be made by the President of the PMI SWOC Board of Directors at a specified PMI SWOC event.


Presentation and Recognition:

  • Preliminary Level – Acknowledged by Chapters as part of the Chapter program.
  • Finalist Level – Acknowledged by the PMI SWOC Board of Directors and PMI SWOC Global Operations Center. Award to be formally presented at a specified PMI SWOC event. Forwarded to PMI Global for inclusion in PMI Global’s Project of the Year competition.  News release issued in conjunction with the submitting organization.

The Official POY Submittal Guidelines and Format can be downloaded form the PMI SWOC Professional Awards Program section of the PMI SWOC Web site at www.pmiswoc.org or obtained by contacting PMI SWOC at +1-519-872-0693 or e-mailing This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
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