Purpose
The Project Professional of the Year Award recognizes and honors a PMINJ project professional for their accomplishments and skills in the successful execution of a project or in the advancement of the project management profession.
The project professional may use adaptive, predictive, or hybrid management methodologies. The project professional's unique story should be inspirational and compelling to the PMINJ community.
Timeline
Dates are loaded from the project award API.
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 01 Sep 26 | Nominations Open |
| 31 Dec 26 | Deadline for Nomination Application |
| 01 Mar 27 | Finalist notified |
| 03 Mar 27 | If selected to present, the winner will provide a short video (30 to 60 seconds) to promote the March 2027 event. |
| 04 Mar 27 | If selected to present, the winner will deliver a final PowerPoint presentation in 16:9 format. |
| 09 Mar 27 | If selected to present, the winner will participate in the Presentation Dry Run. |
| 16 Mar 27 | If selected to present, the winner will present at the PMINJ Monthly Meeting. |
Eligibility
- Nominee must be a member of the PMINJ Chapter in good standing.
- Accomplishments or achievements must have been completed no more than 20 months prior to the nomination deadline.
- Nominee must be willing to provide detailed information concerning the project or the outstanding achievement.
- Nominator shall ensure there are no restrictions on the use of submitted information and permission has been obtained for the use of any copyrighted materials.
- PMINJ Board members may not submit for the Project Professional award.
- Self-nominating is not permitted.
Verification, Evaluation and Selection
- The nominator will complete the online nomination form.
- The PMINJ Director-Project Awards or designee will contact the nominator to confirm receipt and eligibility of the nomination package.
- The final evaluation process will consist of Zoom video conference interviews of the top three nominees by a panel of PMINJ Board members.
- The Director will notify the winner at the conclusion of the evaluation process.
- The nominations, evaluation process, and scores are proprietary to PMINJ and will not be disclosed to nominators or nominees.
- If none of the nominees reflect the level of achievement expected, PMINJ reserves the right not to present an award.
Award
- One Project Professional award will be presented at the PMINJ Monthly Program Event in November.
- PMINJ Pulse shall feature the winning project professional.
- Press releases shall be made to external media for the presentation of the award.
- The recipient may also coordinate additional publicity with PMINJ.
General Criteria
Each nomination is evaluated across four areas.
Reason for Nomination (25%)
Explain why the nominee deserves the award.
Project Professional Accomplishments (25%)
Describe how the project accomplishments may be used as a model to lead, inspire, and motivate other project professionals.
Project Professional Challenges (25%)
Describe the complexity of the projects and unusual conditions, issues, and challenges, and how they were overcome.
Leadership Styles and Skills (25%)
Describe how the nominee's leadership style and skills contributed to the project's success, and which styles and skills can be shared with other project professionals.
Nomination Package
- Complete the online nomination form.
- The nominator ensures there are no restrictions on the use of submitted information.
- The nominator confirms permission has been obtained for the use of copyrighted materials included in the nomination package.
Contact
Send all PPOY award inquiries to the Project Awards team.
