Professional Excellence

The PMI Professional Awards Program

PMI's commitment to honoring exceptional achievement is demonstrated through the PMI Professional Awards Program, which recognizes those who set the highest standards of performance in the field of project management.

PMI Research Awards

PMI Research Achievement Award
The PMI Research Achievement Award recognizes and honors any individual who has significantly advanced the concepts, knowledge and/or practices of project management through professionally conducted and authored project management research.

Project Management Journal® Paper of the Year Award
The PMI Project Management Journal Paper of the Year Award recognizes a PMJ paper that has made a significant contribution to project management knowledge.

PMI Literature Award
PMI David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award
The PMI David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award recognizes an author(s) for advancing the project management knowledge, practices, procedures, concepts or techniques that demonstrate the value of using project management. The publication may be on historical, current or future endeavors.

PMI Continuing Education Awards
PMI Continuing Professional Education Provider Award
The PMI Continuing Professional Education Provider Award recognizes exceptional skills in the delivery and implementation of a professional development program in project management. (Offered in Corporate/Government / Association; Individual/Business and Academic Categories.)

PMI Continuing Professional Education Product Award
The PMI Continuing Professional Education Product Award recognizes exceptional professional development instruction and/or training material for project management students, trainees or practitioners. (Offered in Corporate/Government / Association; Individual/Business and Academic Categories.)