Association for Enterprise Integration

Excellence in Enterprise Integration Awards Program

Background
The Association for Enterprise Integration (AFEI) presents the Excellence in Enterprise Integration Awards Program on an annual basis. The awards recognize the contributions and achievements of government and industry project teams, as well as visionary leaders, in advancing enterprise integration. AFEI and NDIA, the parent organization of AFEI, have a long history of recognizing outstanding performance and leadership.

Purpose
The purpose of the program is to recognize and reward the contributions and achievements of project teams that exemplify excellence in achieving integrated enterprises and are models of the best applications of technology and leadership to improve enterprise performance.

The Excellence in Enterprise Integration (EEI) Awards will be given to one government and one industry project team for excellence and innovation in developing and deploying enterprise solutions that have profound consequences for improving the performance and value of the enterprise. These awards are intended to recognize achievement and best practices on the part of implementation projects that advance enterprise integration.

2008 Awards Program Information

The Excellence in Enterprise Integration Awards Program for 2008 opens for nominations on June 2.  Nomination Forms may be obtained by e-mailing a request to Betsy Lauer.  The request must contain the name and organization of the person(s) requesting the nomination. Nominations must apply to recent projects. Completed submission forms must be submitted no later than August 11, 2008 and emailed to blauer@afei.org.

Nominations in excess of three pages will not be considered! (Excluding the Contacts Page)

2008 Schedule

Nominations open Monday, June 2, 2008

Nominations close Monday, August 11, 2008

Finalists notified the week of September 22, 2008

Awards ceremony: October 29, 2008

PLEASE NOTE: Nominations received after the closing date will NOT be considered, no exceptions will be made.

Selection

A panel of judges will review all nominations and determine the winning entries.  Finalists will be notified via email or phone call the week of September 22, 2008 of their selection.  A maximum of three finalists will be selected for each award, and all will be recognized at the Awards Luncheon.

As always, the opinion of the judges is final. The award decisions are based solely on the content of the nomination.  Clear, concise composition and adherence to the evaluation criteria are important for a successful nomination.

Award

Winners and runners up will be announced at the Awards Luncheon, Wednesday, October 29, 2008 in Washington, DC during AFEI’s Open Source Technology Conference. The recipients will be recognized during the luncheon and presented with plaques and certificates.   

Nomination Hints

Nominations are judged solely on their content.  The judges read each nomination and rate it on how well it meets the award criteria.  Here are some useful hints:

• Address each criteria with evidence of accomplishment.
• Write succinctly and clearly.
• Avoid writing about the future.  Focus on what has been accomplished and its value
• Avoid excessive use of acronyms
• Nominations are judged solely by what is written, so take the time to write well.

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Award Category Descriptions

Government

The EEI Government Award will be given to one government-led team.  This category includes purely government teams as well as joint government/industry teams whose principle leadership must clearly be government, and whose composition includes significant government membership.

Industry

The EEI Industry Award will be given to one industry-led team.  This category includes teams composed and led primarily by industry members.  Highest weight will be given to industry teams who have made significant improvements in internal corporate/enterprise performance (customer relations, supply chain, manufacturing, collaboration, web services, etc.). 

Selection Criteria

Award winners will be selected based on the opinions of the judges regarding how well they performed against the following criteria:

Previous Excellence in Enterprise Integration Award Winners

2007
Industry: Lockheed Martin’s User Defined Operational Picture
Government: Anniston’s Depot Total Asset Visibility System

2006
Industry: Computer Sciences Corporation Logistics Modernization Program Government: Army Distributed Learning System (PEO, Enterprise Information Systems)

2005
Industry: ARINC Crystal Ball Enterprise Operations Environment
Government: US Air Force Global Combat Support System

2004
Industry: Parsons Corporation Multi-Agency Reconstruction Iraqi Project Government: Marine Corps Logistics Command for the Marine Corps Equipment Readiness Information Tool (MERIT)

2003
Industry: Raytheon Engineering Common Program
Government: Air Force Theater Battle Management Core System
Special Leadership Award presented to Air Force Enterprise Integration Team; Air Force Material Command and Air Force Space Command

Contact
Betsy Lauer (703) 247-9473 or blauer@afei.org

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