2012 Defense Enterprise Architecture Award Program
Purpose
The purpose of these awards is to recognize the significant contributions and achievements of organizations in advancing the practice of enterprise architecture to enable the achievement of mission success in all operations of the Department: war-fighting, business and intelligence.
The 2012 Defense Enterprise Architecture Achievement (DEAA) Awards will be given to one government and one industry organization for excellence and innovation in developing and deploying enterprise architecture. The awards recognize achievements which have profound consequences for improving operational performance and advancing information sharing and decision capabilities in significant ways. These awards are intended to recognize accomplishments and best practices on the part of real, measurable implementation projects.
Categories
Government
The Government Award will be given to one government organization that has used the policies and principles of DoD Enterprise Architecture guidance to improve some aspect of Defense Department operations and that best meets the evaluation criteria, in the opinion of the judges.
Industry
The Industry Award will be given to one industry organization that has accelerated or otherwise significantly improved the ability of the Defense Department to achieve an information advantage. This category includes the application of architecture to a program, the refinement of architectural processes or the development of tools for developing, implementing and governing architectures.
Criteria
Award winners will be selected based on the opinions of the judges regarding how well they performed against the following criteria:
- Alignment with the DoD CIO Strategies and Approach
- Cultural Change
- Innovation in the Use of DoD Architectural Products
- Operational Impact
- Capability to the War-fighter
- Contributions to IT Optimization
- Financial Impact
- Improved Decision Capability
Nominations
Nominations are submitted electronically using the Nomination Form. Forms may be obtained by e- mailing a request to Betsy Lauer (blauer@afei.org). The request must contain the name and organization of the person(s) requesting the nomination. Nominations should apply to recent projects. Completed forms are due no later than Friday, January 20, 2012 and must be emailed by COB to blauer@afei.org.
Nominations in excess of three pages (excluding the contacts page) will not be considered. The submissions will be evaluated on the first three pages only.
All nominations are judged solely on the merits of the written description. Be complete and concise and address all evaluation criteria. Measurable results are given highest priority.
In order to adhere to the awards schedule, nominations received after January 20th cannot be considered.
Schedule
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Nominations Open |
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 |
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Submission Deadline |
Friday, January 20, 2012 |
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Finalists Notified |
Week of March 12, 2012 |
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Awards Ceremony |
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the DoD Enterprise Architecture Conference |
Questions?
For further information please contact Betsy Lauer (703) 247-9473 or blauer@afei.org