Announced the finalist of the IPMA PMO Award – Recognizing the Backbone of Project Excellence

A Project Management Office (PMO) plays a vital role in ensuring that an organization’s projects are delivered effectively, consistently, and in alignment with strategic goals. It acts as a central point for project governance, providing structure, standardized processes, and best practices that help teams work more efficiently.
Beyond operational efficiency, the PMO ensures that projects contribute directly to the organization’s long-term and strategic objectives.
It supports leadership in prioritizing initiatives, allocates resources strategically, and monitors progress to keep projects on track with timelines, budgets, and expected outcomes. But that is not all, the PMO also serves as a knowledge center, capturing lessons learned and promoting continuous improvement, so each project benefits from the experiences of the past.

The IPMA Awards team is proud to announce the 1st PMO Award finalist, the extraordinary mature organizations which can ser as an example to the others.

The finalists are:

• Solutions by STC from Saudi Arabia
• City of Cape Town from South Africa
• Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG from Germany

We congratulate all finalists who are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and who are changing the Game. Your work inspires progress and sets new benchmarks for project management worldwide.

The final rankings will be announced during the IPMA Global Awards Gala Ceremony on 19 September 2025 in Berlin, Germany.

This year’s Awards Gala will be special, as we celebrate 60 years of IPMA — the world’s oldest project management association — and the closing of the 34th IPMA World Congress!

We warmly invite you to join us for this special occasion and honour the achievements of the world’s most exceptional project professionals.

Tickets for the Gala are available here: IPMA World Congress 2025 Tickets – Secure your participation now!