Award Categories

Individual Category
Business Continuity Manager of the Year
Disaster Recovery Manager of the Year (NEW!)
Lifetime Achievement

Business Category
Business Continuity Provider of the Year (Recovery Site)
Business Continuity Provider of the Year (BCM Services)
Business Continuity Provider of the Year (BCM Software)
Group Excellence in Business Continuity Management
Product or Service Innovation of the Year (NEW!)


Business Continuity Manager of the Year
This award accords recognition to the individual who has exhibited outstanding accomplishment in the role of business continuity manager. He/She should possess at least 3 years of experience and is currently engaged in the field of business continuity management. He/She should also have made exceptional contributions and have played a strategic function as a business continuity manager.

Entry should include:
i. Completed entry form
ii. Not more than 2,000 word submission comprising description of the following:
• experience
• contribution to organization and/or industry
• practices and/or strategies implemented in establishing an effective business continuity programme
• organization business continuity philosophy and beliefs
• successful running of a full functional BCM exercise
• successful activation business continuity plan (if any)
iii. CV
• detailed description of curriculum vitae (biography not acceptable)
• please include photocopies of certifications accredited by international business continuity institutions (if any)

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Disaster Recovery Manager of the Year (NEW!)

This award accords recognition to the individual who has played a vital role in the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of business continuity management methodologies with significant emphasis in Disaster Recovery. He/She has been responsible for achieving the most effective disaster recovery in the face of adversity over the past year. He/She should possess at least 3 years of experience and is currently engaged in the field of IT disaster recovery management .

Entry should include:
i. Completed entry form
ii. Not more than 2000 words submission comprising description of the following
• experience
• contribution to the organization and/or industry
• practices or strategies implemented in establishing an effective IT disaster recovery plan in the aid of business continuity
• successful implementation of IT disaster recovery plan
• outline of the nature of the problem faced and how it was countered
iii. CV
• detailed description of curriculum vitae (biography not acceptable)
• please include photocopies of certifications accredited by international business continuity institutions (if any)

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Lifetime Achievement
This prestigious award accords recognition to the individual who has exhibited significant achievement and professional excellence over the course of a significant career in the business continuity industry. He/She should possess at least 10 years of experience in the industry while commanding a high level of respect amongst peers. He/She may be currently employed, sub-employed or has previous experience but has since retired.

Entry should include:
i. Completed entry form
ii. Not more than 2,000 word submission comprising description of the following:
• professional experience and credibility
• contributions and achievements in the business continuity industry
• successful implementations and activations of business continuity plan (at least once)
iii. At least two (2) supporting materials (e.g. reports, press cuttings, journals, produced papers or presentations, etc.)
iv. CV
• detailed description of curriculum vitae (biography not acceptable)
• please include photocopies of certifications accredited by international business continuity institutions (if any)

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Business Continuity Provider of the Year (Recovery Site)
This award is presented to the recovery site provider that has delivered quality customer service and innovation in solutions for users. The recovery site provider should have demonstrated their initiative in providing the latest and most appropriate recovery solutions for their customers.

Entry should include:
i. Completed entry form
ii. Not more than 2,000 word submission comprising description of the following:
• organization philosophy, commitment and beliefs in business continuity
• contribution and/or achievement to the industry
• capability and availability of recovery testing or facility
• capability of change management implementation
• procedures used to facilitate crisis recovery time
• ability to keep up with latest business continuity technology and advancements
• innovation to achieve deliverables
• specialized support services provided (if any)
iii. Awards received (if any)
iv. Testimonial from customers (if any)
v. Company profile

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Business Continuity Provider of the Year (BCM Services)

This award is presented to the business continuity provider that has delivered quality customer service and innovation in solutions for users across all industry sectors. The service provider should exhibit its commitment in supporting business continuity to its customer base as well as to a wider audience.

Entry should include:
i. Completed entry form
ii. Not more than 2,000 word submission comprising description of the following:
• organization philosophy, commitment and beliefs in business continuity
• benefits of the services provided
• contribution and/or achievement to the industry
• efforts in promoting business continuity (e.g. staff awareness, training, user-group activities etc.)
• capability of change management implementation
• ability to keep up with latest business continuity technology and advancements
• innovation to achieve deliverables
• activation of services due to disaster or crisis and how it is overcomed (if any)
• specialized support services provided (if any)
iii. Reference from customers
iv. Company profile

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Business Continuity Provider of the Year (BCM Software)
This award is presented to the business continuity management software that has been in the market for at least 3 years. This category recognizes the software developer that has successfully delivered quality and innovative solutions for users in the bid to improve their business continuity.

Software eligible to enter for this category includes:
i. Audit software
ii. Back up software
iii. Business continuity planning software
iv. Data protection software
v. Data recovery software
vi. Records management software
vii. Risk management software
viii. Security software
ix. Storage software
x. Enterprise information integration software
xi. Telephone messaging system software

Entry should include:
i. Completed entry form
ii. Not more than 2,000 word submission comprising description of the following:
• organization/ product philosophy, commitment and beliefs in business continuity
• introduction of product, how product works and it’s practical application
• innovation to achieve deliverables
• specialized support services provided (if any)
iii. reference from customers
iv. Company profile

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Group Excellence in Business Continuity Management
This prestigious award is presented to the company or organization that has established the most effective incorporation of business continuity practices as an essential aspect to the services or products that they offer.

Entry should include:
i. Completed entry form
ii. Not more than 2,000 word submission comprising description of the following:
a. organization philosophy, commitment and beliefs in business continuity
b. approach taken and implementation in business continuity
c. innovation in implementing business continuity
d. approach taken into integrating business continuity into company’s culture
e. steps taken to increase business continuity awareness within organization
f. adherence to BCM industry’s good practices
g. increase in competitiveness (if any)
iii. Company profile

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Product or Service Innovation of the Year (NEW!)
This award serves to recognize the company or organization which has displayed the
most innovation in the development of product or service in support of business
continuity. This nominated product or service ought to have been in market since
1 January 2007, and provides practical application in business continuity management.
This category is open to all industry areas, including vendors and organizations.

Entry should include:
i. Completed entry form
ii. Not more than 2,000 word submission comprising description of the following:
h. Evolvement of this product or service (how and why this product is developed)
i. product’s or service’s philosophy in business continuity
j. product’s or service’s approach in aiding business continuity
k. innovation to achieve deliverables
l. specialized support services provided (if any)

iii reference from customers
v. Company profile

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