Submission Guidelines

Please DO:

• Please use the Submission Template - This is a WinWord Document with helpful guidelines and preformatted with page size and headings. Do not change the page sizes or margins in document template. Page Size: Executive with 1" margins all round.

• Submissions must be in English.

• Make sure that all information in any graphic or table is legible when printed in black/white and fits in the column width of 5 inches. Normal font is Bookman Old Style.

• Remember that very colorful screen captures and other graphics do not reproduce well in black/white.

• Complete the online entry form here. You should complete and submit this form now, and then send your case study (zipped) as a separate email attachment later to awards07@bpmfocus.org identifying it by the same Submission Filename on the entry form which is the name of the company whose case study is being submitted.

Please DO NOT:

• Do not send in PDF format. No hard copy or faxed submissions will be accepted.

• Do not include a Contents Page, Header or Footer data, or logo watermarks. Only page numbers at the bottom of the page are required.

• Do not exceed 25 pages inclusive of any images, graphs or tables. Concise and readable is better. Aim for 6-18 pages.

Submission Notes

• The submission must address the installation from the perspective of the USER—in other words, avoid vendor-oriented press-release type submissions.

• We do want to know about the technology, products, vendors and suppliers, but they should not be "hyped."

• The nominator and nominee can be from the same company, and vendors and integrators may nominate customers. There is no limit to the number of workflow installations that you may nominate. Use the required format headings as the chapter headings in your submission.

• Each section should be about one to three pages long with appropriate subheadings for clarity (numbered and bullet-point paragraphs are acceptable where appropriate). Where possible, inserted graphics should be based on vector graphics (rather than JPEG or Bitmap images). Be especially careful that diagrams created in applications such as Visio are "locked."

• IMPORTANT NOTE: We recognize that certain information on projects is considered sensitive and/or proprietary. The Judges undertake to keep this information confidential in both the Awards announcements and any publications unless we have your permission. We want you to feel confident that you can submit truly compelling case studies without compromising your competitive advantage. Please indicate on your submission document any information you consider confidential.

• Winners and finalists receive additional recognition by having their case studies published in the annual volume of Excellence in Practice by Future Strategies Inc. View 2006 and past winners here.
   

• READ THESE VALUABLE HINTS!

  Connie Moore, Forrester, Vice President and leading judge of the awards for many years has some hints on what the judges look for in a winning entry.

  Ø   The judges are turned off by PR hype - VERY important. Please do write from the USER's perspective, not from a Vendor's perspective.

  Ø   Pay attention to the fact these awards are based on three main criteria: Innovation, Implementation, and Impact across the categories of Business, Process and Technology. 

  Ø   We're looking for something that pushes the technology in new areas, has created a major change in a positive way for the organization and has clearly demonstrated major benefits.

  Ø   We're looking for something that stands out from the crowd, something exemplary for your particular industry. How have you moved the goalposts for your industry?