Personal Excellence
Presented to IT professionals for demonstrating excellence in their field.
We are looking to recognise the individuals among the UK IT community who have demonstrated excellence in their profession during the past 12 months. The awards seek to reward individuals at all levels of an organisation who have contributed to the development and deployment of innovative IT systems that improve business operations or enhance public services. Entries can be submitted by IT vendors nominating their customers or employees, from companies/public bodies, or from individuals wishing to recognise either their own or their colleagues’ efforts.
While it is recognised that individuals can engage in work across many countries, entrants should be able to demonstrate a very strong UK base.
The awards in this category will be judged against four key criteria:
Professionalism (including ethical behaviour)
Consistently met or exceeded challenging objectives to ensure the successful use of IT and demonstrated a quality approach through personal values and working practices.
Innovation
Used innovative approaches, working practices or technologies to enhance their organisation.
Role model
Provided an example to peers or colleagues of the importance of the role of IT in an organisation and the standards expected of IT professionals.
Measurable success
Delivered quantifiable benefits to their organisation through involvement with IT initiatives in the past year and can demonstrate personal development to enhance their ability to succeed in future. It should be noted that SFIA is used by the BCS as a reference for skills assessment.
Entrants should provide:
An explanation of how the submitted entry meets each of the four criteria, plus a maximum 250-word summary of why they believe they should win this award.
Each entry requires:
- An 80-word overview of the application which may be used for publicity purposes
- Four sections detailing achievements (up to 500 words each) against each of the four criteria above
- A summary of success statement (up to 250 words)
Bullet-pointed justifications are acceptable
Entrants are urged to ensure that their submissions follow the above format so that the judges can give the entry their fullest consideration.
Additional evidence:
Any additional supporting information will be treated as confidential by the judges.
Please note that any additional documents provided should be brief and additive to the entry, and video material (in support of the category Inspirational Individual of the Year) should be a maximum of 3 minutes in duration.
All sections of the form must be completed.
