AWARDS CRITERIA

This category recognises organisations that have successfully developed customer insight in an innovative way thereby delivering a clear business impact . This includes projects that use analytics and data-driven approaches to gain insight into customer behaviour and/or preferences..

• Project Strategy & Objectives
• Innovative Approach
• Systems/Technology
• Impact for the Business
• Evidence of Success

Recognising achievement in the use of a progressive, analytics-based approach to solve a business challenge or to create new business opportunities. This innovative approach can be people, business or technology based that has analytics at its core.

• Description of Challenge/Opportunity
• Outline of Innovative Business Solution
• Detail on Analytics-Based Approach
• Performance Outcome/Results

Artificial Intelligence has proven itself in successfully improving business outcome. This award recognises an organisation that has implemented an AI solution to improve business or organisational performance.

• Project Background
• Key Challenges/Opportunities
• How the project was executed
• Description of AI Solution
• Business / Organisational Impact

This award recognises achievement in an organisations implementation of data and analytics to boost business outcomes and demonstrates how analytics has added real business value to the organisation.

• Describe the Journey of Analytics within the Organisation
• Challenges Faced Before Adoption of Analytics
• Describe Analytics Approach Adopted
• Demonstrate the Value Add that Analytics has Provided
• Any Future Planned Developments in Analytics to Further Boost Business Value

Recognising excellence in analytics within the Public Sector and the contribution analytics makes to Irish life and society. This award category focuses on analytics projects that have helped transform or progress functions within state, semi state or local government organisations in the interest of citizens.
The impact on society can stem from new analytical technology itself or from the innovative ways analytics is being leveraged.

• Project Background and Overview
• Strategic Objectives
• Key Challenges
• Innovative Solution
• Positive Impact for Society

Applying analytics technology to augment, improve, or automate human decision-making for better business and customer outcomes. This award recognises an organisation that has successfully employed new technology in areas such as IOT, Edge Computing, Machine Learning or RPA.

• Background of project.
• Demonstrate how this project is a new approach using emerging technology
• Demonstrate how this initiative has had a positive business or organisational impact
• Outline key learnings from this initiative 

Any initiative (recruitment programme, outreach, conference, special interest group, etc) that has at its heart the goal of expanding the diverse profile of practitioners in the data and analytics industry.

This category seeks to recognise initiatives that enhance the diverse environment of workplaces in analytics and foster inclusion for all staff. The Diversity in Analytics Programme Award is about ensuring that the workplace environment is one in which staff are valued for their many differences and are not excluded because of them.

• Programme Overview
• Purpose of the Programme
• Details of Specific Initiatives
• Impact on the Organisation
• Impact on the Team / Individuals

This award recognises an organisation, project or initiative which has utilised data analytics (and/or AI) to the general benefit of society. Social good can include for profit or not for profit initiatives that have had a positive impact on society or have helped to address a social issue to improve the lives of those impacted.

Entries are welcomed from all sectors – public, private and charitable.

• Need identification.
• Use of data analytics (and/or) AI.
• Social benefit achieved.
• Evidence of impact.
• Future plans.

This award will will recognise a Small to Medium Enterprise that has demonstrated both technological innovation and business acumen to succeed in a competitive marketplace.

• Company Background
• Outline technological innovation
• Demonstrate business acumen
• Outline key business impacts and results
• Future plans

We will recognise the impact that teamwork has on performance, focusing on team organisation, clear definition of roles, allocation of tasks, generation and sharing of ideas, team motivation, a culture of support, open communications, problem solving and measurement methods.

• Business / Organisation background.
• Role of the team in delivering business/organisational value.
• How this is achieved (people, process, technology).
• Business impacts.
• How teamwork was effectively employed to deliver these impacts.

Individuals who have provided leadership both to the data and analytics team and also within their organisation by giving the practice of analytics visibility, status, credibility and sustainability.

An individual cannot nominate themselves in this category. They must be nominated by their team, a team member, their manager or a credible third party that has had direct experience working with the

• Name of individual being nominated & name of person who has nominated them
• Background of the nominated leader - key attributes, skills and experience
• The role of the leader in the organisation  
• Analytics within the organisation and how this leader has championed data driven approaches
• Evidence of strong leadership qualities
• Internal team feedback
• Why this leader should receive this award

This award celebrates the success of Ireland’s top Analytics Practitioner and acknowledges their individual achievements in this industry.
An individual cannot nominate themselves in this category. They must be nominated by their team, a team member, their manager or a credible third party that has had direct experience working with them.

• Name of individual being nominated & name of person who has nominated them.
• Evidence of life long learning.
• Demonstrate evidence of track record of success in utilising analytics.
• Evidence of commitment and passion for the profession.
• Demonstrate professional achievements and contribution in the area of Analytics.
• Excellence achieved, but not limited to, any of the following areas:

1. Creativity and innovation
2. Customer Focus
3. Technical Ability
4. Project Management

This award recognises an organisation which creates and fosters an exceptional working environment for data talent to thrive. This can include a public or private sector organisation which places an emphasis on data talent and encourages professional development to help data professionals to meet their potential.

• Quality of work undertaken in data analytics.
• Integration of analytics into the wider organisation.
• Evidence of a Data Driven culture.
• Support for Continued Professional Development and Training.
• Other initiatives.

The Fellowship Award has been created by the Analytics Institute to provide our profession with a means of recognising the achievements of an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the Analytics Industry in Ireland and has been a champion for the sector over a period of time.

The winner of the Fellowship Award will become a Fellow of the Analytics Institute of Ireland and will receive a prestigious diploma to certify their status in recognition of their achievements. They will also have a lifetime honorary professional membership of the Analytics Institute.

• Profile of individual nominated (including image)
• Career to date
• Outstanding achievements
• Contribution to the Analytics Sector

(This category does not go to Public Vote.  The Awards Committee  makes the decison on this category in conjunction with the Analytics Institute)