The Global CIO community invites participation in the “Project of the Year” contest

On September 16, the international IT community, Global CIO, officially opened applications for the annual “Project of the Year” contest, where IT leaders from around the globe showcase their best IT projects.

The “Project of the Year” provides a valuable platform for IT leaders to showcase their achievements, share experiences, and gain recognition from their peers. Participation is free, with the primary goal being to identify, consolidate, and promote best practices within the global IT community.

One unique aspect of the contest is its project evaluation methodology, which was developed by experts. It includes both online voting by professional community members and a comprehensive assessment of the project's scope and significance. With no jury involved and a balanced evaluation process, the selection of winners remains as objective as possible.

The “Project of the Year” is more than just a contest — it's an opportunity to exchange knowledge and foster growth within the entire IT industry. Last year, projects from 15 countries participated, with nearly 500 top IT managers voting on and discussing the effectiveness of the submitted solutions. High-quality feedback and support from peers serve as strong motivation for improvement and lay the groundwork for future victories.

Who can nominate a project for the contest:

1. The CIO or business unit manager personally.
2. IT service providers with the confirmation of the Head of the business unit by the customer. Projects that are not properly confirmed are not allowed to participate in the contest.
3. Software products, solutions that are not implemented by an external customer and not confirmed by its manager are not allowed to participate in the contest.
4. It is possible to submit several projects in different nominations, but each project participates only in one nomination.

Criteria for selecting projects for the contest:

• The project or part of a business project must have specific goals and objectives;
• the stated goals of the project or part of a large business project must be achieved between October 1, 2022 and November 1, 2023 (the duration of the project may not be limited to this period);
• the project must have an implementation outcome. Projects that have not been implemented at the declared end customer will not be accepted (e.g. unimplemented software products).
• The portal editorial staff reserves the right to move projects from one category to another for better thematic presentation of projects and adequate competition.

Contest deadlines:

• Application submission: September 16 - October 31, 2024
• Project verification: November 1 - November 10, 2024
• Voting: November 11, 2024 - January 8, 2025 inclusive
• Competition results announcement and awarding the winners (preliminarily): January 23, 2025.

Project evaluation criteria

1. Scale is assessed by the project applicant.

2. Significance for the company is assessed by the project applicant.

3. Complexity of the project is evaluated by the IT community. The voter assigns from 1 to 5 points.

4. Optimality of the solution to the task is evaluated by the IT community. The voter assigns from 1 to 5 points.

5. Additional points:

•  for comments on projects.  Each thematic comment of the project (the comment should be 200+ characters) adds 0.2 points to the project. Comments from IT professionals only are taken into consideration (comments from IT services providers and IT journalists are not considered). Project author's responses to comments (200+ characters) also add 0.2 points to the project for each comment.
• for useful materials on the results of the project, which the project applicant can share with members of the Global CIO professional community. If the organizing committee accepts the materials, the project receives an additional 0.5 points to the rating. The materials are subsequently published in the "CIO Compass" section for subscribers.
• checklist: 5-10 of the most important points that should not be forgotten when implementing such a project;
• guide (manual): how to implement such projects, the sequence of implementation stages, the difficulties encountered and how they were solved, alternative solutions;
• document templates: regulations, orders, standards, rules, methods, regulations, procedures, models, standard tasks, standard forms.
  
  
• for contribution in CIO Compass as active community member. If the CIO or IT vendor representative submitting the project has a CIO Compass subscription, the project receives an additional 1 point.

Applications for participation in the “Project of the Year” will begin on September 16th. Participation is free of charge.

Follow the link to participate.

We are waiting for your projects and and will be glad to meet you at the award ceremony!