ABOUT THE CATEGORIES

The PMI CMASS Project Manager of the Year Award (PMoY) will accept nominations and recognize and reward project management achievements in four separate categories.

It is recognized and understood that there are unique challenges and circumstances in successfully implementing new programs, products, processes and business improvements. These can vary widely across institutions or organizations that are highly regulated, grant funded or driven by competitive market pressures.

Each environment has unique influencing factors that can have significant impact on the structure and strategy used to design and implement projects. Under these various scenarios, successful project management can often take on unique methods and characteristics. To fully appreciate success in these distinctive environments, nominations will be submitted and judged within the following categories:

• Government (Federal, State or Local)



• Not-for- Profit



• Corporate (Public or Privately held)

The category of the award is based on the employer of the project manager and not the client.

The following examples for nomination are cited below:

Government:

You are a project manager working for the Environmental Protection Agency on new regulations that will be implemented within the Oil & Gas Industry. Your project would be nominated for a Government award since the EPA is a department within the US Government.

Not-For Profit:

You are a project manager working for MITRE Corporation in the Center for Advanced Aviation System Development. Your project focuses on air traffic management. Your project would be nominated for a Not-For-Profit award since MITRE is a non-profit organization.

Corporate:

You are a project manager for Raytheon Corporation and managing a project in the strategic area of Precision Engagement. Your project focuses on Precision Attack Air-to-Surface Missile weapon systems. Because you are employed by Raytheon, a publicly held company, your project would be nominated as a Corporate project even though it is for government use.

Likewise, you are a project Manager for Hewlett Packard Company. As part of the Corporate Citizenry/Volunteer program you are managing a project to install PCs in public school systems. Because you are employed by Hewlett-Packard, a publicly held company, your project would be nominated as a Corporate project even though it is for public educational use.

Important Note About Educational Institutions:

A project with a University or Educational Institution depends on the nature of the organization.
A State University is a Government/public sector organization and would be nominated in the Government Award category. A college or university could also be a not-for profit or corporate entity. Please check with your organizations administration if you are uncertain.

A fourth award category has been established to expressly recognize the success and accomplishments of those individuals who are perhaps newer to the practice and who have recently attained their PMI credential. Nominations will be accepted for:

Rookie of the Year

Nominations for this category require that a PMI credential be held for less than twelve months prior to the nomination period. A PMI credential may not necessarily have been attained prior to the start of the project. One Rookie of the Year award will be granted for the most significant project management achievement as outlined in the nomination guidelines, regardless of business sector. There are no category criteria for this award. It can be in any industry category.