The process of participation in the International Project Management Award was a journey for us teemed with uniquely-enriching experiences on the never-ending path of excellence. On this path and especially on assessment days, not only we were blessed with the opportunity of getting familiar with some of the world-class professionals, but also we were provided with the chance to fathom out a significant part of our strengths and areas of improvement from the vantage point of the international assessors that would be like the North Star for our futuristic strides on the ascending route of organizational maturity. For the first time in the history of Iranian companies, we managed to win a gold medal in the most challenging category of the IPMA competition whereby we showed that the spirit of excellence had become an intrinsic element of the professional character of all members of SAED. Moreover, we learned that the path to excellence was an endless road. We are very grateful to IPMA for providing us with this opportunity. We are firmly determined to continue interaction with this very professional entity in order to gain new experiences and knowledge from it and share unique experiences gained from the implementation of Iranian projects with it.

“We are excited to get this global recognition from IPMA for three years in a row. This is a testimony to our project excellence where we strive to deliver complex projects on time, while maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety. Such recognition will encourage us further to continue our endeavours to integrate clean and green energy to the national grid, and make access to reliable power a reality for all.” - Pratik Agarwal, MD

In a such difficult epidemiological situation our main priority was to ensure the safety of the team while maintaining the quality and speed of the project being implemented. The award we received indicates that we have managed to achieve this goal. At the same time, inspired by the high assessment, we continue to work on new projects.

We are very grateful to be invited to participate in IPMA Global Project Excellence Awards 2019 to share and learn from each other on the experience, technology, knowledge. Just the same as the greatest Chinese Philosopher, Confucius told us "there is always something to learn when we walk together".

This achievement is not an end result; it will be the starting point of our continuous improvement process so that we can complete the project with better quality in the future.

This recognition in the management field by a an international organisation is very important and contributes to our image towards our Customer. It confirms our company management capabilities in a complex project getting an additional reference for future bids.

Applying for the Award has been an intense learning and benchmarking experience, which resulted in significant recognition. If you are motivated to having the opportunity to influence your organisation and growing in self awareness, then IPMA will give you a boost (key).