12th Edition of the OPAL
Award for Best Practices 2026
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Successful Nominations Judging Criteria
All submissions will be evaluated by an independent panel of external industry experts based on the following criteria:
1. Business Impact:
The demonstrated value and measurable outcomes delivered by the initiative to the organization.
2. Maturity:
The extent to which the solution is fully implemented and operational. Submissions are generally expected to demonstrate at least 12 months of proven operation to evidence sustained impact and performance. Exceptions may be considered for emerging solutions that show clear and measurable early benefits.
3. Relevance:
The degree to which the solution represents a transferable best practice that can be adopted across different organizations, industries, and technology environments.
4. Innovation:
The extent to which the solution demonstrates innovation in design, approach, process, or technology. Innovation will be evaluated in the context of the selected category, and submissions should clearly demonstrate alignment with that category.
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Winning Projects
OPAL shall have the discretion to award multiple winners in any category where entries are deemed to satisfy the required standard of excellence. OPAL shall also have the discretion not to confer an award in any category where, in the judgment of the judging panel, submissions do not adequately demonstrate a best practice worthy of recognition.
Entrant Eligibility Requirements
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Eligible entrants include any private or public company that is a member of OPAL and has implemented a practice or solution within the listed categories aimed at enhancing organizational decision-making or operational performance.
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Applicants may nominate themselves or their solution vendors for recognition. Solution vendors may only self-nominate when submitting an internal best practice implementation that goes beyond the simple deployment of their own product.
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Organizations may apply in multiple categories; however, a separate entry form must be submitted for each category, and each submission must be tailored specifically to the selected category
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All Projects previously submitted to OPAL BPA are not eligible for resubmission and will be automatically rejected.
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Each project may only be submitted under one category. Any project submitted in multiple categories will be automatically rejected.
Deadline : 3rd September 2026
