Showcasing globally the most outstanding organizational achievements through the application of Operational Excellence programs.
The Awards will be held in conjunction with the Business Transformation & Operational Excellence World Summit, BTOES 2020 in the beautiful Venetian Ballroom on March 25, 2020 at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando™
The Business Transformation & Operational Excellence Awards have been established to showcase globally the most outstanding organizational achievements through the application of Operational Excellence programs.
The focus of this elite awards program is to demonstrate to the global business community the real results, which organizations achieve through the successful implementation of Operational Excellence.
The Awards will be held in conjunction with the Business Transformation & Operational Excellence World Summit, BTOES20 on March 25, 2020 in the Venetian Ballroom at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando™
The Business Transformation & Operational Excellence Awards are open to all organizations, both private and public sector, across the globe, which have implemented Operational Excellence programs to deliver outstanding business results.
There is no minimum requirement or restriction on the scale of the Operational Excellence project. Each entry will be judged on the merits of the program implementation and results achieved against the organization’s strategic objectives.
You can submit multiple entries and multiple entries per category also. You can also submit the same entry into multiple categories if it is highly relevant.
This is your opportunity to win recognition on a global platform for the great work that you and your Operational Excellence colleagues are delivering for your organisation.
Please do take some time to read through the information, and on how you can enter your projects for this elite Awards program.
Please also click here to familiarise yourself with the online entry form.
How to enter the 2020 Organizational Awards
How to enter the 2020 Project Awards
How to Enter The Personality Awards
Please do take the time to read the Entry Guidelines & Rules section for each award category, the Criteria for the Judging Panel, and the Tips for Improving Your Entries to ensure you smooth entry for this prestigious Awards program.
We look forward to receiving your entry submission the deadline date.
Please do contact us at awards@proqis.com if you require any further assistance.
Make these Awards a priority now to ensure that you do not miss out on this great opportunity.
How To Enter
Entries must be submitted through our online application form where you will upload you entry document(s). The online application process involves inputting your organizations contact information, selecting a category, uploading your entry document(s), and if relevant following the same process again for additional categories, and then making your payment.
Entry Deadline
The early bird deadline is 11.59pm (PST) on Friday, September 27, 2019
The final deadline is 11.59pm (PST) on Friday, November 29, 2019.
Price of Entry
$295 if received before Friday, September 27, 2019
$395 if received before Friday, November 29, 2019.
Key Dates
January 20, 2020: Awards Shortlist & CEO of the Year Announced
March 25, 2020: Awards Ceremony & Winners Announced
The Business Transformation & Operational Excellence Awards have been established to showcase globally the most outstanding organizational achievements through the application of Operational Excellence programs.
The focus of this elite awards program is to demonstrate to the global business community the real results, which organizations achieve through the successful implementation of Operational Excellence.
The 2019 Awards will be held in conjunction with the Business Transformation & Operational Excellence World Summit on March 25, 2020 in the Tuscan Grand Ballroom at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando™
The Business Transformation & Operational Excellence Awards are open to all organizations, both private and public sector, across the globe, which have implemented Operational Excellence programs to deliver outstanding business results.
Access 2019 Award Winning Entries
Access the award-winning entries from the 2019 awards program. These are the actual winning entries and will give you a good feel for what constitutes a winning entry.
Each entry to the Project Categories of The Business Transformation & Operational Excellence Awards should be for one project.
The main entry document must contain a 250-word synopsis at the beginning of the document and be no longer that four pages of A4. It should outline the following information on the Operational Excellence activity:
The Main Entry Document is your pitch – so your entry should all be in this one document.
The 250-word synopsis – is a judges’ aid – it allows them to get a summary understanding of your entry and is a useful tool for you to guide them to the key components (i.e. significant results) within your entry.
These guidelines are your aid to stay focused and to the point. The reason we keep it to four pages is to keep it relevant. Judges do not want to read excessive descriptions; they want a succinct entry and the key facts.
Entries will be required to complete the online entry form outlining the information about the project.
You can submit multiple entries and multiple entries per category also. You can also submit the same entry into multiple categories if it is highly relevant.
Entries must be for work that was carried out in the main during the period 2018-2020. It is not necessary that the project has been started or fully completed during this period.
Below is the information required, this is how you will be scored – i.e. this is what the judging are looking for. So it is important to ensure that your four-page main entry document is covering all the information required.
The strategic objectives and scope of the Operational Excellence project - Ensure you link this to the organizational strategy, to show strategic relevance.
The Operational Excellence project implementation process and timeline
The size of the project challenge, use of creative tools, and any organizational development.
The impact of the Operational Excellence project - Detail the customer benefit and/or value generation.
Entrants may supply supporting materials to provide further insight to the Operational Excellence deployment. These materials must be no longer than two pages of A4 and should only contain sample material from the deployment. Typically they may include examples of internal documentation, organograms, internal and expert reports.
Entries do not need to have supporting materials but if you do include them do cross reference them within your main entry document so that the judges are actively encouraged to read them.
We used to allow more pagination for supporting materials but the judges found that generally there was too much material supplied that was not directly pertinent to the entry and thus were less than enthusiastic about reading through it.
Support documents can be supplied in confidence, please mark this on the supporting document, and they will be destroyed after view.
Access the award finalist entries from the 2019 awards program. These are the actual winning entries and will give you a good feel for what constitutes a winning entry.
The judges will consider the following criteria when grading all entries:
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Strategic Relevance |
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Score 1-3 - Operational Excellence does not factor strongly within the organizational strategy |
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Score 4-6 - Operational Excellence plays a reasonable role within organizational strategy |
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Score 7-10 - Operational Excellence has a key role within the organizational strategy |
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Value Generation |
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Score 1-3 - Results not that impressive |
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Score 4-6 - Results fairly impressive |
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Score 7-10 Results very to exceedingly Impressive |
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Customer Benefit |
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Score 1-3 - No strong evidence of customer benefit |
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Score 4-6 - Entry shows reasonable level of customer benefit |
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Score 7-10- Evident that there has been significant customer benefit |
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Implementation |
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Score 1-3 - Implementation process is not impressive |
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Score 4-6 - Implementation process is to a reasonable standard |
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Score 7-10 - Implemenation process is of an impressive standard |
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Organizational Learning |
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Score 1-3 - No clear signs of organizational development through Operational Excellence |
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Score 4-6 - Entry shows reasonable levels of organziational development through Operational Excellence |
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Score 7-10 - Evident that there has been significant organizational development though Operational Excellence |
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Creative Use of Tools |
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Score 1-3 - Project deployment shows little or no evidence of being innovative |
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Score 4-6 - Project deployment shows reasonable evidence of being innovative |
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Score 7-10 - Project deployment shows significant evidence of being innovative
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View the summaries, links to articles and the entries for our Award Finalists & Winners from the 2019 awards program. These are the actual entries and will give you a good feel for what constitutes a finalist & winning entry.
The main entry document must contain a 250-word synopsis at the beginning of the document and be no longer that four pages of A4. It should outline the following information on the Operational Excellence activity:
The Main Entry Document is your pitch – so your entry should all be in this one document.
The 250-word synopsis – is a judges’ aid – it allows them to get a summary understanding of your entry and is a useful tool for you to guide them to the key components (i.e. significant results) within your entry.
These guidelines are your aid to stay focused and to the point. The reason we keep it to four pages is to keep it relevant. Judges do not want to read excessive descriptions; they want a succinct entry and the key facts.
Read the guidelines thoroughly
Ensure you are following the guidelines specifically based on the category you are applying for – don’t have any information gaps where you could lose points – remember your entry will work it way through the ranks on its score. It’s absolutely crucial that you pay strict attention to detail here, as there are subtle differences that can easily be overlooked.
Enlist the help of your Comms Department
It is so obvious when a good, trained writer has helped to put the entry together - judges love to read well-written entries, and in many cases, a well-written entry is more likely to win as it drives interest, and reads easily.
View your Entry as a 10 minute pitch opportunity or case study
You have to impress the judges, and you will probably at the outset get 10 or so minutes of their attention - If you impress them, then they will give you more time as they consider how to score your entry, and be more considerate on their scoring – that’s human nature! Impress them, and they will fight your corner when it comes to debating the winners.
Keep it concise and relevant
Even if you are left with a free quarter page after all the key information has been supplied, don’t be tempted to fill the space with irrevelant information. Many awards wins come from entries with word counts well below the requirement. Blank space on a space can be very attractive to a judge working through dozens of applications!
Let the results do the talking
This awards program is about results – cost reductions, sales growth, productivity improvement, etc, etc – give us the facts. Litter your entries with facts, clear charts, and a clean presentation, and you are bound to do so much better for it.
Get a colleague to proof-read
Make sure that your entry makes good sense to an external reader, which is what the judges will be. An employee may not tell you exactly like it is, and you need someone slightly removed to ensure this is the case. This will de-internalise your document, and make sure that it makes sense!
A clear structure
Ensure your document is clearly laid out for the judges to make short work of your case study - make images clear and informative, try to avoid rambling, keep the facts at the forefront. Ensure the document is neat, and the writing flows easily - no text boxes all over the place!
Access The Awards Book Of Night
The Business Transformation & Operational Excellence Awards Book Of The Night will feature a large number of the award finalists in each of the categories.
View the 87 pages of articles from our Award Finalists & Winners from the 2019 awards program. These are the articles will give you a good feel for what constitutes a fnalist & winning entry.
We apologise is some of these sound like common sense.
View a selection of Award Finalist Poster Presentations from the 2019 awards program.
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