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2007 News Archive

Call for Nominations: Project Management Office of the Year Award


Center for Business Practices Award recognizes the year's most successful and influential PMOs

HAVERTOWN, PA (Feb. 23, 2007) – The Center for Business Practices (CBP) is now accepting nominations for the 2007 Project Management Office (PMO) of the Year Award.

The annual award, now in its second year, recognizes PMOs that demonstrate vision and acumen in implementing new ideas, methods, and processes that lead to measurable improvements in project management and tangible results for organizations.

"Organizations increasingly rely on PMOs to help drive efficient project practices, productivity, and innovation," said Jim Pennypacker, director of the CBP. "By formally recognizing the most successful PMOs, we identify role models for the rest of the industry to follow."

There is no fee to enter the competition and all corporate and government PMOs are eligible for nomination. Nominations must be made by the director or manager of the PMO being nominated. Entry applications, judging criteria, and information about the award are available at www.cbponline.com. The deadline for entries is March 23, 2007.

For details about last year's winner, EDS, please visit www.cbponline.com.

Winners will be notified by e-mail on May 1, 2007. The award will be presented at this year's Center for Business Practices (CBP) Summit to be held June 27-29, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale in Scottsdale, AZ. During the event, the PMO of the Year Award winner will share lessons learned in implementing and maturing a best-in-class PMO.

About the Center for Business Practices®
The Center for Business Practices (www.cbponline.com) is the research and publishing arm of the management consulting and training organization PM Solutions. The CBP promotes effective strategy execution through sound portfolio, program, project, and performance management by capturing best practice knowledge and integrating it into actionable, fact-based information available through research reports, books, and benchmarking events.

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Editor's Note: Members of the media interested in profiling the PMO of Year Award recipient's winning PMO in an upcoming editorial can contact Megan Maguire Kelly at 610-269-2100, ext. 225 or mkelly@schubert.com.