Criteria

The PMI David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award requires candidates to demonstrate the following four criteria: 

• The nominated book has the potential to contribute important knowledge, ideas, and techniques that are likely to have a lasting influence.
  • The book develops concepts, techniques, and outcomes and is likely to become an important point of reference in project management or the sub-field of the book.
• The book has the potential to impact project practice.
• The impact ranges from direct application to policy and/or practice to influencing perspectives.
• The argument, line of reasoning or analysis is sound and effectively presented.
• The nominated book must have been published in English during the previous two calendar years in a field relevant to project management

Award Rules & Conditions

• Nominations that are submitted incomplete, incorrectly formatted, late, or in a language other than English will not be considered
• PMI will not reimburse any expense for assembling nomination or presentation materials.
• PMI reserves the right within its sole discretion, and at any time up to presentation of the award, to determine whether a nomination is or has become ineligible.
  • If this happens, PMI will notify the lead nominator and the author(s) of its decision as soon as possible.
  • Declined nominations cannot be revised or resubmitted.
• In the case of a co-authored book, each author will be recognized.
• Only one David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award will be given annually.
• PMI reserves the right not to present the award for a particular year in which the evaluations completed indicate that nominations and supporting materials did not sufficiently demonstrate the stated criteria.

All submissions are rigorously reviewed by qualified volunteers and subject matter experts, leading to the selection of finalists and one overall winner.

Step 1 — Application

To begin the application process, the book must be nominated by one or more individuals. If multiple people support the nomination, at least one of the nominators must be a PMI member or a publisher, and one must be designated as the lead nominator. The lead nominator is responsible for assembling and submitting the complete nomination package through the PMI Awards Platform, including all required elements listed below.

• 10 Hard copies of the book for evaluation by AAT members (Mandatory)
• Information about the Book: Book title, author(s), publication date, publisher, and ISBN number and clear and concise explanation of how the book meets the selection criteria (Mandatory)
• Letters of support from each additional nominator (Mandatory)

Step 2 — Review Process

Verify the nomination’s eligibility and that all required materials have been submitted. Collect and distribute hard copies of the book for evaluation. Contact [email protected] for the shipping address and details.

Step 3 — Global Evaluation

A review committee of global volunteers evaluates the nominations. Nominees are scored based on the rubric for each criterion.

Step 4 — Award Winner

The recipient of the PMI David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award will be selected and notified following completion of the previous step. The award will be formally announced during the PMI Global Summit.

After the award presentation, the recipient will be publicized through PMI communication channels and external media and may coordinate additional publicity with PMI.