Tips for Preparing a Winning CNY BEST Nomination

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2009 CNY BEST Winners
2008 CNY BEST Winners

• Nominate your company and/or yourself
  u      You can't win if you don't play
  
• Show your excellence
  u      Describe the nominated practice
  u      Provide materials and information to support the nomination; give specific examples
  u      Support materials could include: practice overviews; copies of manuals; excerpts or examples from tutorials; class work
  
• Include your results
  u      Identify strategic plans/goals
  u      Relate your accomplishments to strategic plans/goals
  u      Support material could include: customer letters or testimonials; survey results; formal awards; statistics and metrics; charts, graphics
  u      Avoid anecdotal comments without support evidence
  u      Use quantifiable information to support results
  
• Follow all submission requirements
  u      Complete nomination form
  u      Include executive summary
  u      Include support material
  
• Don't overcomplicate the process
  u      Use materials already available
  
• Make sure your nomination is legible
  u      Make it easy for the judges to review your nomination
  
• Present a nomination with a polished, image
  u      Make it easy for the judges to review your nomination
  u      Use table of contents, sections and appendixes with tabs. Make reviewing the submission flow easily.
  u      It is not recommended to submit nominations electronically, they do not make reviewing the nomination easy. 
  
• Two or three heads are better than one
  u      Ask colleagues to review your draft for input
  
• Submit your nomination on time 
  u      Give yourself plenty of time to prepare a thoughtful nomination
  

Remember it's about Excellence and Results!

Remember to provide support materials!

Good Luck!