Excellence Awards 2018 - Call for Nominations
Request for Nominations – 2018 Excellence Awards
Back for our fourth year, The ITAM Review Excellence Awards celebrates the achievements of the true pioneers in the ITAM industry. We’re looking to shine a light on ITAM professionals, service providers, technology vendors and specialists who are progressing the industry and leading the field in 2018.
Help us showcase ITAM industry excellence and inspire others by submitting an entry for our ITAM Review Excellence Awards. Deadline for submissions is Friday 28th September 2018.
All proceeds of our Gala Dinner will go to our chosen charity of the year, MACS – The UK’s national charity for children born without eyes or with underdeveloped eyes.
SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION HERE
Images from The Excellence Awards Gala Dinner 2017
Award Guidelines
- Nominations must be submitted via the electronic form below before Friday 28th September 2018
- Award submissions will be judged by an independent industry panel
- The information shared will be used for judging only and will remain completely confidential – nothing will be published about your submission or details contained within your submission without your explicit approval.
- International entrants most welcome (Our 2016 awards received over 200 nominations from 25 countries)
Excellence Awards Criteria
- Don’t worry if your ITAM department has not saved hundreds of millions – we are interested in your individual/team’s impact and the journey you have been on
- We are interested in innovation, pioneering technology, techniques and approaches
- We are interested in those practitioners delivering demonstrable ROI and value
- For tool providers and partners, we’re particularly interested in customer satisfaction and successful execution
- Overall, we at the ITAM Review, believe ITAM has a pivotal role in modern IT departments, addressing risk, efficient spend and business intelligence to make faster decisions – any nominations that reflect these strengths being implemented on a permanent basis making a lasting impact will be considered favourably.
If you are thinking about submitting a nomination for the award but need help please contact us.
Judging Criteria
- Innovation – Pioneering technology, techniques or approaches
- Demonstrable ROI / Value Delivered
- Customer Satisfaction
- Delivering lasting improvement / Increased ITAM maturity
Timing
- Award nominations open (May-June-July-August-September)
- Award short lists announced (October)
- Final interviews and voting by independent industry panel (October – November)
- Black-tie Awards Night and Gala Charity Dinner (16th November, Hilton London Heathrow Terminal 5)
Award Categories
| Award Categories | Who should vote for this Category? |
Scoring methodology |
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ITAM Professional of the Year
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End users nominating themselves, referrals from anyone in the ITAM industry
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Economic impact, organizational change, demonstration of a positive ITAM journey, best practice.
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| ITAM Implementation of the Year | End users nominating themselves, referrals from anyone in the ITAM industry
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Economic impact, organizational change, demonstration of a positive ITAM journey, best practice.
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| Technology & Service Innovation of the Year (A merger of our previous Innovation and Tool provider of the year award)
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Customer case studies or references submitted by customers. Submissions by tool providers, service providers or those implementing innovative ITAM solutions
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Uniqueness of offering, impact on the industry.
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| ITAM Partner of the Year
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Customer case studies or references submitted by customers | Uniqueness of offering, impact on the industry. |
| Licensing Specialist of the Year
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End users nominating themselves, referrals from anyone in the ITAM industry | Economic impact, organizational change, demonstration of a positive ITAM journey, best practice |
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Lifetime Achievement Award
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Selected by the Excellence Awards judges | n/a |
| Rising Star Award | ITAM industry professionals voting for themselves, referrals from anyone in the ITAM industry |
ITAM professionals with less than 3 years experience demonstrating excellence in the ITAM industry
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FAQs
‘What are the costs involved in participating?’
A. There are no costs involved for participating. Although, there will be a fee to attend the Charity Gala Dinner where the results will be announced.
‘Can we nominate one of our partners?’
A. Yes
‘What do the winners receive?’
A. The winners will receive a personalised trophy and a winners logo for promotion and recognition on The ITAM Review and networks.
‘Do we need to attend the gala to win the award?’
A. No. Although, it would be a shame if you do win and haven’t attended. It’s a great opportunity to showcase and promote to The ITAM Review community as well as take out your customers to an industry event which they could win too.
Any further questions? Please get in touch!
SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION HERE
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