Hamdan bin Mohammed award program for Innovation in Project Management launched for the first time, in 2015, the award aims to become an international center for practical ways of project performance for innovators, professionals, and organizations. In addition, the awards want to instill innovation culture in project management practices globally. Moreover, the program also provides a platform for discovering, encouraging, and innovation promotion of project management. Besides, The awards will offer to Professionals of project management, the international community, individuals, teams. As well as, the organizations which are active in management projects, programs, or portfolios. Above all, interested innovators are encouraged to present their projects and win the prize.

Details:

 

Closing date: 31 August 2020

Result announcement: October 2020

Prize: $710000

Prize categories:

Prizes are awarded to organizations, individuals, teams, and academic categories.

The prize for organizations:

• First winner: $200000
• The second winner: $150000
• The third winner: $100000

The prize for the individuals:

• First winner: $50000
• The second winner: $50000

The prize for the teams: $80000

The prize for the Academic:

• Research in innovative project management practices award: $40000
• Innovative use of project management practices academic category: $40000

Number of awards: 8

Targeted groups: individuals, organizations, teams, and academia

Award objectives:

• Project implementation and development must solve with smart, sustainable, and innovative ideas and solutions.
• International, local and regional Project management leaders and innovators will receive the award
• The best and innovative practical method of management will be recognized, evaluated, and learn from them.
• Providing the platform for the participants to discuss innovative ideas and experience based on project management.
• Knowledge sharing in project management
• Awareness of remarkable innovations of project management and using them in the projects.

Information about Each category

       Required documents for all categories:

• Documents or any material to supporting the results of an innovation
• Other supporting documents.

1. Organization category:

Number of winners: 3

Requirements:

• • • The submitted organization must be managed a project, program or portfolio
    • The organization must be done a project, program or portfolio for more than 12 months or must be in progress
    • Three projects are required to submit an application form for applying for an innovation program.

Details:

• • • The main point of contact: (name, designation, phone number, email)
    • Participant organization details: (name, location, phone number, email)
    • Project/program/portfolio details: (application type, name, location, budget/value, start and end date)
    • Manger and sponsor details: (name location, phone, email).

2. Individuals category:

1. 1. The project must be submitted by the project manager, who has been selected by the owner or sponsor of the project. And complete projects.

Details:

• • Participant details: (Name, Nationality, Designation, Professional Credentials, Contact address and Email)
  • Project details: (name, location, budget/value, start date, end date,)
  • Organization and project sponsored details which are the participants belong to:
  • Organization (name, location, phone number, and email)

Team category:

• • The project owner or sponsor should sign the projects.
  • Projects that complete or be in progress
  • Must have at least three members

Team details:

• • Members details: (name, designation, phone number, email)
  • Project/program details: (name, location, budget/value, start date, end date, number of sub-projects (if applicable)
  • Organization and project sponsored details: (name, location, phone number, email)
  • Project management team details: (name, designation, phone number, email)

Academic category:

• • The academic institutes, researchers, practitioners, and corporates can receive this award, and they required to submit proof of the copy of published research, research publication, and the application must be submitted by the owner or sponsor of the submitted research.

Details:

• • Participants details: (name, nationality, designation, professional credentials, phone number, email)
  • Organization and project sponsored details: (name, location, phone number, email)
  • Project (name, location, budget/value, start date, end date,)
  • Publication history.

General details for the project of each category:

• Write a brief detail of the project/program/portfolio about 250-450 word in the following description:
  • Project explanation
  • How innovation can be used?
  • The result and impact of the innovation
  • Mention the challenging goal and project

Required documents:

• Verification letter/ non-objection letter (only for individual’s category)
• Published research copy (academic category)

How to apply:

• Fill the online application form

Program Official link