Middle East & Africa Project Controls Professional of the Year

What the judges are looking for

NOTE: Individuals can either nominate themselves or be nominated.

Judges are looking here for the passion, determination and contribution behind the person. The judging criteria places priority on the all-round positive contribution the project controls professional has made to the business through outputs and outcomes of their respective project (encompassing projects, programmes or portfolios) whilst recognising the essential role that the management and use of the wider project controls toolkit has in delivering success.

Each of the criteria is scored between 0 (no evidence at all) and 10 (perfect evidence) with each section being weighted accordingly (see %).

Saving your application:
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Submitting your application:
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IMPORTANT: Please note that each section has a specific maximum number of words - however it is not compulsory to use the suggested maximum word count. Also, bear in mind that all items with an asterisk are mandatory.

Entry Form

NOMINATOR (if appropriate)

NOMINEE (if appropriate) / SELF-NOMINATION

PROJECT CONTROLS MANAGEMENT (30%)

Context: Up to 250 words

Describe the background of your/the Project Controls professional’s project and how the need arose. What worked and what didn’t on the governance of your/their project and has influenced its successful delivery to date? What personal responsibility did you/they have for making any changes and how were these managed? What broad organisational factors outside of the project had an impact and how did you/they manage them?

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Delivery: Up to 250 words

Describe the methods and techniques you/they used to effectively manage delivery of the outputs, outcomes and any benefits. How did this positively impact your/their ultimate delivery? What specifically did you/they do to ensure it was delivered to time, cost, quality and ultimate satisfaction of the customer?

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Interfaces: Up to 250 words

Outline any key challenges you/they encountered managing the interfaces with other areas and disciplines that needed to be overcome.

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People: Up to 250 words

Outline your/their key stakeholders inside and outside the project and how you/they motivated and co-ordinated them in line with the Project Control objectives. Please clarify what these objectives were. Explain how you/they effectively managed the attitudes and relationships between others involved. How important do you/they find a professional approach to be? Explain how your/their professional approach was tested and further developed.

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CHALLENGES, INNOVATION AND LESSONS LEARNED (30%)

Challenges: Up to 250 words

What difficulties were anticipated and/or unforeseen during your/their project? How did you/they overcome these challenges?

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Innovation: Up to 250 words

  • What innovations were used in the way you/they managed the Project Controls within the project?
  • What tools and techniques did you/they use to manage innovation?
  • How did this impact the successful delivery of your/their project?
  • How can the wider profession benefit from the way you/they engaged in your/their project?

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Lessons learned: Up to 250 words

  • What is the biggest single lesson you/they have learned in the past 12 months?
  • Thinking about your/their professional journey, how has the last year contributed to your/their development?
  • What personal achievements have been attained and how have these been recognised by your/their organisation?
  • What were the key lessons learned that have been captured and shared within the organisation or project?
  • What methods did you/they use to document and then share these experiences?

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RESULTS & BENEFITS (40%)

Describe the results of your/their project and the benefits to the organisation. How did your/their project achieve what it set out to do? How were you/they instrumental to this?

Up to 250 words

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Describe the results and benefits for your/their project team. What will the project team take away with them into the next project?

Up to 250 words

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Describe the results and the benefits for the customer/end user. Why was your/their project seen as a success?

Up to 250 words

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Describe the results and benefits for other stakeholders. How did the successful completion of your/their project benefit wider society? 

Up to 250 words

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APPLICATION SUMMARY

Describe why should this entry be considered for an award: Up to 100 words

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Please ensure to attach the following collaterals, which are compulsory for submitting your application.

Please note: The below collaterals will not be used as part of the judging process. But instead, as part of the AV on Awards’ night, should your entry be shortlisted.

Also, please ensure that the file names for the logo and image are different from each other

Please accept terms and conditions.

There will be no discussions or interviews with applicants of the awards' submissions.

Each written submission and documents are reviewed by a team of independent, professional, industry judges who will not confer on entries. Their decisions are final. Please note our terms and conditions document on https://pceuat.convstaging.com/dubai/awards

From 25th May 2018 it became essential for organisations to be GDPR compliant. On the Awards web submission form there is a check box to allow your submitted data to be used for the awards judging process. Please ensure the box is checked for your submission to be valid.

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