Outstanding Achievement Award

The most prestigious of our individual awards, the APM Outstanding Achievement Award is given to an individual who has made a significant, impactful, positive contribution to the project profession. * 

This category recognises one individual who has made a significant and outstanding contribution to the project profession, be that as a single effort, or as a sustained set of activities over a long period. 

The winner of this award will be a leader associated with the profession who has made a significant impact on individuals or the profession itself. The winner’s contribution should be significant regardless of whether the achievement is well known or not.

For reference:

• Nominator – is the person who submits the entry, recommending someone else for the award.
• Nominee – is the person that has been recommended for the award by the nominator.

This award is open for nominations only and individuals cannot nominate themselves. The nominator must be connected to the nominee in a professional capacity. Nominators and nominees can be members or non-members of APM.

Nominations to this category are to be a submission of up to 400 words (in English) based on the judging criteria. The nominator may also submit up to four pieces of supporting evidence - images or graphics only (no text apart from captions). Evidence must support information already included in the submission and must not introduce additional information.  Video and audio are not accepted as part of the submission.  Please see further details on the ‘Supporting evidence’ tab of the Awards platform.

The APM Outstanding Achievement Award category is a written stage judging category and nominees may be interviewed by members of the Awards Steering Group as part of the judging process. As part of the submission a link to the nominee’s LinkedIn or public profile must be included. The winner will be notified ahead of the APM Awards and invited to sit with APM’s CEO at the Awards ceremony in November.

Please ensure the nominee is aware of the nomination and has given permission. The submission must be factually correct and include contact details for the nominee. The successful nominee will have an opportunity to review the submission written about them and inaccurate submissions may be disqualified.

Submit a nomination      Entries close 21 May (midnight BST)

Outstanding Achievement Award category criteria

Please read the category description and the below criteria carefully before submitting your entry.  

Tell us why this person is a worthy winner of this award.

The judges will be looking for / this could include:

• A description of the role(s) undertaken by the nominee relevant to this award. This could be the leadership of people, projects, research or organisations.
• The nominee’s credentials in terms of qualifications and experience.
• Information about the nominee’s achievements and how this has impacted on the project profession or the project professionals or teams that they work with
• Details of the benefits delivered by the nominee’s activities and who has benefitted.
• Details about any activities the nominee has been involved with that have had a significant benefit to society
• How has the nominee inspired the project professionals or teams that they work with or influence?
• Information about particular areas of expertise or commitment including diversity & inclusion, wellbeing or training.
• If relevant, details of any particular commitment to sustainability, innovation or social issues.

* The Outstanding Achievement Award is not always awarded if the entries do not fully align with the high standards set or meet the intention of the award. This ensures that the award maintains its prestige and continues to inspire participants to strive for excellence.

Submit a nomination      Entries close 21 May (midnight BST)