| When is the Deadline: |
Nominations may be submitted by postal mail at any time during the year to the attention of the Public Relations Specialist, Public Relations, PMI Global Operations Center. |
| Who Should Participate: |
Any individual working to make an outstanding contribution to the project management profession. PMI staff members or acts performed under contract to PMI by contractors and/or consultants, directly or indirectly, are not eligible. |
| Who Can Nominate: |
Anyone may nominate for this award, however, each nominee must be nominated by at least two — and no more than six — people. At least on of the nominators must be a PMI member. Nominators must have personal knowledge of the nominee’s efforts to contribute to the project management profession and must document the significance of these efforts. |
| When is the Winner Announced: |
There is no limit to the number of awards granted each year. In most cases, the award process takes less than three months from time of receipt of the nomination to presentation of approved award. | |
The PMI® Eric Jenett Project Management Excellence Award recognizes an individual who makes outstanding contributions to the project management profession through an act(s) that demonstrates leadership and initiative while advancing project management concepts, techniques, practices or theories.
Criteria 
Nominations
Selection Process
Criteria
To be considered, the individual’s act(s) must have:
- • Used specific project management processes, tools or techniques
- • Been significant in nature and been perceived as having a positive impact on the profession
- • Demonstrated and communicated an understanding of PMI published standards and practices
- • Demonstrated leadership while advancing project management concepts, techniques, practices or theories
- • Demonstrated initiative to advance project management concepts, techniques, practices or theories
- • Advanced the knowledge and understanding of project management practices and disciplines
The impact of the work must transcend the organization in which the act(s) were performed. The act(s) must be innovative and broadly applicable in concept and principle.
Nominations
The lead nominator must submit the complete nomination package in a single packet, which should include:
- • A one-paragraph summary of the individual’s accomplishments (which may be used for publicity purposes)
- • A letter from each nominator of no more than two pages that includes the length and type of association with the nominee, frequency of communication during the recommended period, and description and documentation of acts for which the individual is being nominated. These letters must also contain statements of personal knowledge of the act(s) and how the act(s) contributed to the advancement of project management
- • Five copies of all nomination materials
All supporting nominations for the award must be submitted in English and as an original document. Electronic letters are not acceptable.
Lead nominators may be awarded up to two Professional Development Units (PDUs) for submitting nominations for a professional award.
Selection Process
This award is designed to immediately recognize individual accomplishments and contributions to project management. Each nomination will be reviewed and the information validated by the PMI Public Relations Manager, in conjunction with the PMI Professional Awards Program Member Advisory Group (MAG), which serves as the review panel in determining award recipient(s).
PMI reserves the right not to select a recipient of the award if the review performed indicates that nominations do not meet the stated criteria. Nominees may be re-nominated once, if not selected, with additional supporting evidence for the same act(s).
PMI will use PMI.org to call for nominations from the membership and will solicit nominations from the PMI elected membership.
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