Programme of the Year Award
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Finalists for this category have now been announced.
The APM Body of Knowledge 8th edition defines a programme as “a unique and transient strategic endeavour undertaken to achieve a beneficial change and incorporating a group of related projects and business-as-usual (steady-state) activities.”
Our Programme of the Year Award is presented to the team that has achieved excellence in delivery of a programme which has achieved successful outcomes. Some or all of the benefits should be shown to have been achieved during the last year in order for the programme to be eligible for this award.
Judges will award the team whose programme has demonstrated the most effective use of programme management techniques, achieved the greatest results, and provided evidence of innovation and lessons learned for the profession.
We require entrants to these categories to produce a submission of 1,500-2,500 words (in English) based on the judging criteria for that category. Entrants may also submit up to four pieces of supporting evidence - images or graphics only (no text apart from captions). Evidence must support information already included in the submission and must not introduce additional elements. Please see further details on the ‘Supporting evidence’ tab of the Awards platform. Video and audio are not accepted as part of the submission.
The Programme of the Year category is a two-stage judging category, the first stage is the written submission mentioned above. The second stage requires all finalists to present virtually to a panel of judges on Wednesday 3 September 2025. Programmes from all sectors, and from across the globe, may apply. Entrants can be members or non-members of APM.
Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on 17 November.
Congratulations and good luck to all our finalists...
Finalist | CORVINA Programme - Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP)
The new Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) was delivered in response to the 2017 terrorist attacks. CTOC is a world first. CORVINA transformed and future proofed Counter Terrorism Police (CTP) capabilities, designing and delivering its part of CTOC with new secure estate, technology, ways of working, a shared culture of collaboration and closer working with other Agencies.
It delivered without negatively impacting operations, essentially “fixing the plane while flying”. CORVINA delivered on time, under budget and exceeded benefits. CTP is now more efficient, effective and responsive and will help keep the Country safer in decades to come.
Finalist | Heathrow Asset Management and Compliance Programme - Heathrow Airport
The Asset Management and Compliance programme is Heathrow’s biggest capital investment programme. Whilst the airport welcomes record-breaking numbers of passengers, behind the scenes our programme progresses the refurbishment and replacement of our vast infrastructure and technology asset base, from rail tunnels to runways, toilets to terminals, pavements to passenger escalators – all with minimal disruption to our live operation, airlines, and customers.
With 75% of our programme now in flight, we’re on track to deliver over 40 tranches of work, investing £5B into keeping our colleagues and consumers safe and secure, keeping critical functions operational, and ensuring compliance to regulatory standards.
Finalist | RSPCA Digital Transformation Programme - RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
How do you turn a tanker that's the world's oldest animal welfare charity as it celebrates its 200th birthday? With energy, creativity, and innovative ways of delivering impact that directly helps animals live better lives.
We're excited to apply for Programme of the Year because our Digital Transformation Programme is setting new standards for animal welfare and the charity sector more broadly.
Registering animals into our care is now 71% faster thanks to one project alone. We've overcome huge challenges to firmly establish the RSPCA as the sector leader in successful Digital Transformation, and now we're helping others do it.