Celebrating Excellence in IT & Telecommunications Project Management: Meet the 2026 Finalists

IPMA is proud to announce the finalists of the Small-/Medium-sized Projects category in the IT & Telecommunications sector of the IPMA Global Project Excellence Award 2026.

These awards recognize outstanding achievements in delivering successful projects and project phases that demonstrate excellence in project management, innovation, and value creation within the IT and Telecommunications field. The category celebrates small and medium-sized projects with budgets of up to €50 million that have achieved remarkable results and created a lasting impact.

Congratulations to all finalists for reaching this prestigious stage of the competition. Their projects reflect exceptional leadership, effective collaboration, technological advancement, and the ability to deliver meaningful outcomes in an increasingly dynamic digital landscape.

This year’s finalists represent inspiring examples of how project management excellence drives innovation, accelerates digital transformation, and creates value for organizations and society worldwide.

Let’s celebrate the achievements of the IPMA Global Project Excellence Award 2026 IT & Telecommunications finalists:

• Westpac (Australia), with a project Westpac Edge Firewall Transformation Project
• ZTE Corporation (Malaysia), with a project Malaysia CD Network Merge Project
• Solutions by stc (Saudia Arabia), with a project Healthcare IT Resilience at Scale: Sustaining 73 Hospitals Across Saudi Arabia’s Northern and Eastern Regions

We congratulate all finalists on this remarkable achievement and thank every applicant for contributing to the advancement of project excellence worldwide. The high quality of submissions made the evaluation process highly competitive, demonstrating the outstanding level of talent, dedication, and innovation across the global project community.

The final rankings will be announced during the IPMA Global Awards Gala Ceremony on 18 September 2026 in Hiroshima, Japan. This year’s Awards Gala will be a special occasion, marking the closing of the 35th 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 2026 Tickets – Secure your participation now!