Get local and global recognition for your PMO

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It’s kind of a big deal

The Annual PMO Global Awards is the world’s largest professional award for Project Management Offices (PMOs), their organisations, and leaders.

Do you want to learn from and compete with giants like Telefonica, T-Systems, and Lego? It starts here. The South African PMO Awards is an annual competition managed by Project Portfolio Office to identify and recognise PMOs in South Africa that are delivering value to their organisations. The winners get to suit up and tango with the best on the global stage.

Previous winners

More than a competition

Expert Feedback

Your organisation will be evaluated by both local and international judges, all highly qualified professionals, carefully selected from different industries and sectors. Each of them will be invited to provide improvement recommendations for your PMO and let you know when your PMO is leading the way.

Benchmarking

Compare yourself with PMOs in South Africa and ultimately the world against the framework of the competition criteria. Be inspired by best practice to create solutions that will generate more value for your PMO.

Team Recognition & Celebration

Work with your team through the process so that their work, efforts, and results will be known throughout the PMO global community, achieving a sense of pride and a platform to celebrate your journey.

Learning

Get free access to all competitors’ success stories, knowing how they overcome challenges and added value to their organisations.

Reputation

Build a local and global reputation for your organisation and yourself by making your valuable work known around the world, and enjoy all the benefits of becoming a global reference in PMOs.

Prestige

The winner will represent South Africa in the Global Awards. Being a finalist in the PMO Global Awards, your organisation and your team will receive the applause and recognition of the PMO global community.

The Process

Submission Stage

Organisations must formally register their submission on this website to be evaluated by the Judging Committee.
The Judging Committee will confirm the submissions upon receipt.
Successful organisations will be notified and enter the Interview Stage.

Interview Stage

The organisation that were successful in the submission process will submit responses (roughly 2000 words) on how their PMO meets each of the six criteria.
The Judging Committee members will meet with the organisations in the form of a 90 minute online interview.
Organisations will present their PMOs for 40 minutes against the 6 judging criteria.
This will be followed by a 45 minutes question and answer session with the Judging Committee members.
The Judging Committee will score and rank all organisations.
The successful organisations will be announced at the end of the Interview Stage.

Evaluation Stage

Organisations in the evaluation stage will be allocated a coach from the Judging Committee members
to provide support and guidance.
Organisations will submit full presentations to the Judging Committee members.
The Judging Committee members will evaluate the presentations based on the six criteria.
The finalists for will be announced at the end of the Evaluation Stage.

Awards Stage

All finalists will attend the Awards Gala Ceremony to be honoured and recognised.
The winning PMO will be announced and finalists and winners will be awarded with their awards and certificates.
The winning PMO will be entered into the Global PMO Awards as the South African winner.

Key Dates

Stage

Date

Submissions

1 May - 16 July 2021

Interviews

- Interviews

19 July - 30 July 2021

- Announcement

6 August 2021

Evaluation

- Submissions

10 August 2021 - 12 November 2021

- Judging

15 November - 26 November 2021

Awards

2 December 2021

Global Awards

Mid March 2022

Criteria and weight

Criteria

Description

Weight

PMO’s Journey

This criterion evaluates the PMO’s journey, evaluating its strategy, consistency, adaptability, leadership, and the path that made the PMO become what it is today.

20%

Client Service

This criterion evaluates the set of services/functions the PMO provides to its clients and stakeholders, how appropriate they are to the presented scenario, and how the mix of services addresses the organisation's results expectations.

15%

Best Practices

This criterion evaluates how the PMO is delivering its services/functions, the methods and techniques that are being provided, their alignment with best practices, and how the PMO continually improves its services.

15%

Innovation

This criterion evaluates how the PMO used innovation to deal with challenges encountered throughout its journey, and what innovations were delivered to the organisation, generating effective results.

10%

Community

This criterion evaluates how the PMO actively works to create an engaged project management community within the organisation, evolving the organisation's culture, and encouraging people to share experiences and lessons learned.

10%

Value Generation

This criterion evaluates the benefits and results delivered by the PMO to its customers, stakeholders, and the organisation. It also evaluates how the evolution of the promoted project culture and organisational maturity. Finally, it evaluates how the PMO acts to engage the organisation’s senior management and improve its the sponsorship.

30%

Total

100%

If you'd like to collaborate with your team offline, download the questionnaire to help you prepare your submission.
Entrant
First Name*
Last Name*
Contact Number*
Email*
Role with respect to PMO*
Organisation & PMO
Organisation Name*
PMO Name*
PMO Leader First and Last Name (if different to entrant)*
PMO Background & Journey
PMO Type*
PMO Years of Existence*
People in the PMO*
Value Creation
How does your PMO Provide Value to your Organisation?*
Executive First and Last Name (not part of the PMO)*
Executive Job Title*
Statement from Executive on why the PMO is valuable*
Permissions*
I confirm that I have obtained all necessary permissions from my organisation to enter this competition, I have the authority to make this submission and all information provided is true and correct. I have read, understand and accept the award rules and want to be informed of exclusive content, events and industry insights.

General Rules

All applications and documents must be completed in English
All submissions are made at the expense of the applicants.
The organisation’s entrant must obtain all permissions of use from his/her organisation.
Participants grant Project Portfolio Office the non-exclusive right to use any submitted copyrighted materials for any business-related purpose, including press releases, and other marketing and promotional materials, including but not limited to video presentations.
Project Portfolio Office will not reimburse any expense for assembling the submissions and presentations, for any materials that may need to be created, or for any expense related to the PMO Awards.
Project Portfolio Office reserves the right within its sole discretion, and at any time up to the time of the presentation of the award, to determine that a participant is or has become ineligible for the award.
Project Portfolio Office reserves the right to accept or reject entry submissions and Presentations; make or cancel an award, or change deadlines as circumstances dictate, always aiming to promote the PMO Awards quality and benefit the PMO Global Community.
Project Portfolio Office reserves the right to rescind an award if it is discovered that any information submitted as false or misleading.
Participants, finalists, and winners will be publicized through Project Portfolio Office communication channels and external media. Participants may also coordinate additional publicity with Project Portfolio Office.