Each Innovators Awards Entry Should Address Why The Project/Application/Product Being Nominated Stands Out As An Innovative Application Of A Cabling Or Communications Product Or System
Judges Will Review Your Entry Based on the Following Criteria
- Innovative approach to project or system design and implementation
- Value to the user, which can be measured by such qualities as return-on-investment, loss prevention, or business- efficiency gains
- Positive impact on the customer
- Sustainability, characterized by overall eco-friendliness, long-term value, lifecycle cost-effectiveness, or other measures you can describe
- Meeting a defined need as a well-conceived, well-executed initiative that fully met specific user requirements
- Collaboration, including communication and cooperation throughout the value chain through which the product or system was procured and deployed
- Impact, which can be identified by describing the difference made on the professionals involved, on the productivity of users, and/or on society as a whole.
Make Sure to Include the Following In Your Judges Packet:
- A specification sheet outlining the user needs that are met
- Project begin and end dates (if applicable)
- Additional pages, as needed, to answer the question below
Optional Items to Consider:
- Testimonials by end-user customers
- Video footage of the product/system in use at the application site (“Smartphone-quality” video is acceptable.)