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Project Manager of the Year
A successful project manager creates a productive environment to work in as well as the drive and impetus to make things happen. They must balance technical and management skills, juggling different views and perspectives, backgrounds and personalities. They need to maintain focus ensuring their team’s performance is optimised and the project’s objectives are met.
Project Manager of the Year Award recognises the project manager who provides the most effective demonstration of project management competence, no matter the scale or type of project.
Entering the Project Manager of the Year Award
Entries must be prepared with consideration for the relevant scoresheet. All scoresheets can be downloaded here.
The scoresheet for this award is based on the APM Body of Knowledge, 5th edition and the APM Project Risk Analysis and Management Guide 2nd edition.
The judges are looking for an account of an outstanding rise to challenge, tenacity in the face of obstacles and flair in documenting their work as a project manager. Qualities not included in the APM Body of Knowledge, 5th edition but demonstrated by the entrant as essential in project management will be given credit.
The submission will also be assessed in terms of:
• Clarity and succinctness
• Presentational quality
• Communication
For stage 1, judges are looking for a short overview of the project. Entries for this stage should be a maximum of 2,500 words, plus any supporting images or diagrams. (Stage 1 submissions must be accompanied with an Entrants' Cover Sheet.)
For stage 2, judges are expecting a full entry about the project. Entries for this stage should be a maximum of 9,000 words, plus any illustrations, photos or graphics that help support the entry.
Previous winners include:
2009 Kevin Bryson - Turner & Townsend
2008 Kay Martin - BT/Liverpool Direct Ltd
2007 Martin Cross – Turner & Townsend
2006 Gareth Mills - MWH Global
2005 Lise Taylor - Black & Veatch
Young Project Manager of the Year
The Young Project Manager of the Year recognises rising talent – those individuals who despite being in the early stages of their project management careers are already demonstrating that they can make a difference to the project management profession and the companies and clients for whom they work.
The Young Project Manager of the Year award is open to project managers aged up to 30 (at the date of stage 1 submission) who are working on any project where their involvement has been greater than six months.
Entering the Young Project Manager of the Year Award
Entries must be prepared with consideration for the relevant scoresheet. All scoresheets can be downloaded here.
The scoresheet for this award is based on the APM Body of Knowledge, 5th edition and the APM Project Risk Analysis and Management Guide 2nd edition.
The judges are looking for an account of an outstanding rise to challenge, tenacity in the face of obstacles and flair in documenting their work as a project manager. Qualities not included in the APM Body of Knowledge, 5th edition but demonstrated by the entrant as essential in project management will be given credit.
The submission will also be assessed in terms of:
• Clarity and succinctness
• Presentational quality
• Communication
For stage 1, judges are looking for a short overview of the project. Entries for this stage should be a maximum of 2,500 words, plus any supporting images or diagrams. (Stage 1 submissions must be accompanied with an Entrants' Cover Sheet.)
For stage 2, judges are expecting a full entry about the project. Entries for this stage should be a maximum of 9,000 words, plus any illustrations, photos or graphics that help support the entry.
The judging criteria for this award are besed on the APM Body of Knowledge, 5th edition and the APM Project Risk Analysis and Management Guide 2nd edition.
Previous winners include:
2009 Michael Holme - MWH
2008 Iain Heath - Turner & Townsend
2007 Jimmy Zammar – Davis Langdon
2006 Helen Timperley - Westminster City Council
2005 Sandra Cummings - Faithful & Gould
Project of the Year - Sponsored by Siemens
A successful project is about delivering results for the customer, the stakeholders as well as the project itself. It’s about turning a vision into reality and making effective change happen. Through the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques the requirements of the project can be met.
The Project of the Year Award is for the company whose project outcomes and results aligned most closely to its objectives, completed or successfully commissioned during the year.
Entering the Project of the Year Award
Entries must be prepared with consideration for the relevant scoresheet. All scoresheets can be downloaded here.
The scoresheet for this award is based on the APM Body of Knowledge, 5th edition and the APM Project Risk Analysis and Management Guide 2nd edition.
Qualities not included in the APM Body of Knowledge, 5th edition but demonstrated by the entrant as essential in project management will be given credit.
The submission will also be assessed in terms of:
• Clarity and succinctness
• Presentational quality
• Communication
For stage 1, judges are looking for a short overview of the project. Entries for this stage should be a maximum of 2,500 words, plus any supporting images or diagrams. (Stage 1 submissions must be accompanied with an Entrants' Cover Sheet.)
For stage 2, judges are expecting a full entry about the project. Entries for this stage should be a maximum of 9,000 words, plus any illustrations, photos or graphics that help support the entry.
Previous winners include:
2009 Power Lines Underground - Olympic Delivery Authority
2008 Rolls-Royce - Defence Aerospace
2007 ATTAC – BAE Systems
2006 Jubilee Line 7th Car Project - London Underground
2005 Firearms Training Centre - Hannah Reed Construction Project Management
Projects delivered overseas present unique challenges to any project team. Alongside technical and geographical differences are issues of language and culture. The successful delivery of an overseas project requires particular skills and aptitude.
The Overseas Project of the Year is awarded to an overseas project or programme where a completion or a large milestone has been reached.
Entering the Overseas Project of the Year Award
Entries must be prepared with consideration for the relevant scoresheet. All scoresheets can be downloaded here.
The scoresheet for this award is based on the APM Body of Knowledge, 5th edition and the APM Project Risk Analysis and Management Guide 2nd edition.
The judges are looking for an account of an outstanding rise to challenge, tenacity in the face of obstacles and flair in documenting their work as a project manager. Qualities not included in the APM Body of Knowledge, 5th edition but demonstrated by the entrant as essential in project management will be given credit.
The submission will also be assessed in terms of:
• Clarity and succinctness
• Presentational quality
• Communication
For stage 1, judges are looking for a short overview of the project. Entries for this stage should be a maximum of 2,500 words, plus any supporting images or diagrams. (Stage 1 submissions must be accompanied with an Entrants' Cover Sheet.)
For stage 2, judges are expecting a full entry about the project. Entries for this stage should be a maximum of 9,000 words, plus any illustrations, photos or graphics that help support the entry.
Previous winners:
2009 Poinsettia Project - BG Trinidad & Tobago
2008 Water Cube (Beijing) - Arup
2007 Iraq Water and Waste Master Planning – MWH
2006 Nike Factory Store Programme - Faithful+Gould
2005 British Council Alexandria - Davis Langdon
Project Management Company of the Year
This award recognises the commitment of organisations and professional development services to APM’s definition of project management professionalism. This award’s criteria are taken from APM’s Corporate Accreditation Framework, which is based on the APM Body of Knowledge, 5th edition and the Project Risk Analysis and Management Guide. The Project Management Company of the Year is designed for those organisations that want to stand out as an exemplar in the development of project management professionals.
Entering the Project Management Compeny of the Year Award
Entries must be prepared with consideration for the relevant scoresheet. All scoresheets can be downloaded here.
The scoresheet for this award is based on the APM Body of Knowledge, 5th edition and the APM Project Risk Analysis and Management Guide 2nd edition.
The judges are looking for an account of an outstanding rise to challenge, tenacity in the face of obstacles and flair in documenting their work as a project manager. Qualities not included in the APM Body of Knowledge, 5th edition but demonstrated by the entrant as essential in project management will be given credit.
The submission will also be assessed in terms of:
• Clarity and succinctness
• Presentational quality
• Communication
For stage 1, judges are looking for a short overview of the project. Entries for this stage should be a maximum of 2,500 words, plus any supporting images or diagrams. (Stage 1 submissions must be accompanied with an Entrants' Cover Sheet.)
For stage 2, judges are expecting a full entry about the project. Entries for this stage should be a maximum of 9,000 words, plus any illustrations, photos or graphics that help support the entry.
Previous winners:
2009 Turner & Townsend
2008 Moorhouse Consulting
2007 Arup
The programme of the year is to be presented to the organisation that has achieved a common objective through effective management of a portfolio of projects, where some or all of the benefits can be shown to have been achieved during the last year.
The focus will be on the linkage with the organisation's business strategy, effective management of interdependencies between projects in the portfolio, and the way that resources have been allocated and reallocated between those projects.
A programme is a series of co-running related projects. Some significant phases have to be completed as a minimum, with some of the sub-projects completely finished to qualify for entry.
Entering the Programme of the Year Award
Entries must be prepared with consideration for the relevant scoresheet. All scoresheets can be downloaded here.
The scoresheet for this award is based on the APM Body of Knowledge, 5th edition and the APM Project Risk Analysis and Management Guide 2nd edition.
The judges are looking for an account of an outstanding rise to challenge, tenacity in the face of obstacles and flair in documenting their work as a project manager. Qualities not included in the APM Body of Knowledge, 5th edition but demonstrated by the entrant as essential in project management will be given credit.
The submission will also be assessed in terms of:
• Clarity and succinctness
• Presentational quality
• Communication
For stage 1, judges are looking for a short overview of the project. Entries for this stage should be a maximum of 2,500 words, plus any supporting images or diagrams. (Stage 1 submissions must be accompanied with an Entrants' Cover Sheet.)
For stage 2, judges are expecting a full entry about the project. Entries for this stage should be a maximum of 9,000 words, plus any illustrations, photos or graphics that help support the entry.
Previous winners:
2009 Modernisation Programme - Remploy
2008 Eurostar High Speed Rail Link
2007 SLAM – White Young Green
2006 The Integration of Northern Bank and National Irish Bank into Danske Bank – Danske Bank