Fort Wayne/USA, Dubrovnik/Croatia – Founded in 1965, the International Project Management Association (IPMA®) is the World’s first project management association with over 55 Member Associations that develop project management competencies in their geographic areas of influence, interacting with thousands of practitioners and developing relationships with corporations, government agencies, universities and colleges, as well as training organizations and consulting companies.

2013 marked the first year for the achievement awards in three categories, Humanitarian Aid, Community Service/Development, and Project Manager of the Year.  GPM’s “Applying Sustainability to Project Delivery” the initiative to develop the PRiSM Methodology, related training programs, UN development goal integration, and international registration took the bronze prize and marked the first time a United States based organization was awarded an IPMA® award.

“Our project’s goal was to establish an enhancement to existing project management methodologies using a framework for sustainability that delivers far more than business objectives, it creates a better tomorrow for all.» Stated GPM President Joel Carboni

“While planning the project we felt a strong sense of commitment for incorporating elements from the UN Global Compact’s «Ten Principles», the IPMA® ICB 3.0, as well as ISO standards and guidelines for sustainability.  As we incorporated these important elements, we found Projects-integrating-Sustainable-Methods (PRiSM) was capable of delivering beneficial change both locally and globally.” “We are excited to see what the future holds as now that program is fully in place, it can be leveraged to create tremendous positive change.”

The project team consisted of Joel Carboni-USA, Monica Gonzalez-Argentina, Lorena Perdomo-Spain, Jeff Hodgkinson-USA, and David Simon-USA.  Joel, Lorena, and Monica were on hand at the 27th IPMA World Congress in Dubrovnik, Croatia to receive the award.