PMI Eric Jenett Person of the Year Nominations

The PMI Eric Jenett Person of the Year Award recognizes and honors an individual who has made outstanding contributions to project management through leadership, technical project management, and strategic and business management acumen.

PMI Eric Jenett Person of the Year Nominations

The PMI Eric Jenett Person of the Year Award recognizes and honors an individual who has made outstanding contributions to project management through leadership, technical project management, and strategic and business management acumen.
Key dates
3 February 2025 - Nominations open
18 April 2025 - Nominations close
August 2025 – Winners notified
November 2025 at PMI Global Summit – Awards presentation

  • Must demonstrate a minimum of 8 years of experience in the project management profession.
  • The lead nominator for a nominee must be a PMI member in good standing.
  • Self-nomination is permitted only for candidates with a PMI membership in good standing.
  • Current PMI staff, PMI contractors, and/or PMI consultants are not eligible to submit a self-nomination or act as a nominator for this award.
  • Current PMI Board members and members of PMI Board Reporting Committees are not eligible to self-nominate or act as a nominator for this award.
  • PMI reserves the right not to select any winner for a particular year if the evaluations performed indicate that nominations do not meet the stated criteria.
  • Individuals located in the PMI China region may use a PMI ID in place of PMI membership when submitting a nomination, whether for themselves or someone else.

The Eric Jenett “Person of the Year” Award requires candidates to meet the following four criteria. All contributions should clearly emphasize the impact, outcomes, and results of the nominee’s efforts:

  1. Community Benefits: The nominee's work must demonstrate significant benefits to the broader project management community.
  2. Leadership & Initiative: The nominee must exhibit outstanding leadership and initiative in their contributions to the profession.
  3. Alignment with PMI Standards: The nominee's contributions must reflect a strong understanding of PMI's standards, practices, and ethics.
  4. Organizational Impact: The nominee's contributions should have a measurable impact within their organization or industry, as evidenced by specific benchmarks or changes.

Resume

The candidate’s resume must be no longer than four pages with the following formatting:

  • Arial, 11 point
  • Single-spaced
  • Normal margins (1 inch/2.5 cm border)

3 letters of recommendation no more than two pages each using 12 pt font.

Each letter should include:

  • A full description of the contributions deserving the award based on the stated criteria. Contributions must highlight impact, outcomes, and results of the nominee’s efforts. The description must clearly outline why the contributions represent an improved or enhanced use of project management or make a lasting contribution to the profession.
  • Length and type of association with the nominee. Any direct personal or professional relationship of the nominators with the nominee must be stated. 
  • Each nominator must document their personal knowledge of the nominee’s contributions.
  • Nominators should be chosen to provide various perspectives of the nominee’s contributions.

A ten-minute maximum recorded presentation by the nominee answering the following questions:

  • In what ways have your contributions benefited the broader project management community beyond your organization?
  • In what ways have you demonstrated leadership and initiative in advancing the project management profession, and can you provide examples where you took the lead in driving changes or improvements?
  • How do your contributions reflect a deep understanding of PMI’s standards, practices, and ethics, and can you provide examples of how you have applied these standards in your work?
  • How have you fostered a culture of excellence in project management within your organization?
  • Why should you be considered for the Eric Jenett “Person of the Year” Award?

The PMI Professional Awards Staff will send the nomination package to a volunteer expert panel for evaluation.

The nominations, evaluation process, and scores are proprietary to PMI and will not be disclosed to nominators or nominees.

Winners will be notified in August 2025.

If a nominee is not selected, they may be re-nominated another year with a new nomination package.

  • Must demonstrate a minimum of 8 years of experience in the project management profession.
  • The lead nominator for a nominee must be a PMI member in good standing.
  • Self-nomination is permitted only for candidates with a PMI membership in good standing.
  • Current PMI staff, PMI contractors, and/or PMI consultants are not eligible to submit a self-nomination or act as a nominator for this award.
  • Current PMI Board members and members of PMI Board Reporting Committees are not eligible to self-nominate or act as a nominator for this award.
  • PMI reserves the right not to select any winner for a particular year if the evaluations performed indicate that nominations do not meet the stated criteria.
  • Individuals located in the PMI China region may use a PMI ID in place of PMI membership when submitting a nomination, whether for themselves or someone else.

Recent Winners

Congratulations to the 2024 and 2023 Eric Jenett Person of the Year winners. Learn more about these remarkable individuals below.

 

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Martin Harri

2023

About Eric Jenett

Mr. Jenett was PMI’s third member and first Project Management Professional (PMP®). A PMI Fellow, Mr. Jenett was PMI’s President in 1971, Chairman in 1972, and Secretary from 1975 to 1976. A founding member of the PMI Houston Chapter, Mr. Jenett was honored by PMI in 1975 with a Distinguished Contribution Award and a Tribute to Lifetime Achievement in 2010.

He presented at numerous PMI seminars and symposiums; served on a number of panels; and published a variety of articles in the Project Management Quarterly, later to become the Project Management Journal®, as well as a number of other technical publications. He wrote and lectured on technical and project management topics with more than 40 publications and presentations to his credit.