Celebration
Celebration
of your business innovation
Nominations closed
Celebrating the leaders at the forefront of automation innovation with the industry’s most prestigious award.
What does it mean to win?
Automation has become one of the key differentiators for success, allowing businesses to improve operational efficiency, cater to evolving customer expectations, and scale quicker. Facilitating accelerated business innovation, automation is shaping the business landscape of tomorrow—and the businesses leading the charge on this front are doing so by pushing the limits of current technologies.
In this 4th Edition of the UiPath Automation Excellence Awards, we will recognize the market leaders who are raising the bar on the very definition of success. We will celebrate the achievements of these exceptional individuals and organizations across India & South Asia (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh & Nepal) who unlocked new avenues for operational excellence through transformative automation projects.
If you are crafting a better future in the world of business through continuous innovation, register now and join the pathfinders of tomorrow.
What does it mean to win?
Visibility
Visibility
across PR, print, social media & other digital platforms
Endorsement
Endorsement
as an automation leader
Positioning
Positioning
among the frontrunners in automation
Registration process
Step 1
Create an individual/organization account on this website.
Step 2
You will receive a validation link on your registered email ID for you to confirm.
Step 3
Now, you will have access to the nomination form. Fill it out and upload all supporting documents. You can save the form and complete it at your convenience or download it for reference.
Step 4
Once you’ve completed the form, submit it online.
Qualification Criteria
All projects must fulfil the following criteria to qualify for the UiPath Automation Excellence Awards 2022
Criteria 1
The project should have been deployed/gone live between March 01, 2021, and June 30, 2022
Criteria 2
It should be relevant to the category for which it is being nominated
Criteria 3
The project should not have been nominated for UiPath Automation Excellence Awards 2021
Timeline
Please note that entries will only be accepted between
Nominations Open
August 1, 2022 (12:00 AM IST)
Nominations Close
September 28, 2022 (11:59 PM IST)
Please submit your nominations along with all the necessary documentation by September 28, 2022
Helpline
A helpline will be active to help individuals/organizations to complete their nominations, with an option of escalation to evaluation consultants.
Helpline Number: 1800-889-2997 (Toll Free)*
International calls: +91-9289-799-318
Days Active: Monday to Friday
Time Active: 10:00 AM IST– 5:00 PM IST
For more information and clarifications, you can also write to us at uipathawards@uipathindia.com
For any escalations, please get in touch with our award partners, Zinnov Management Consulting, by clicking here.
*Kindly note that the toll free number is applicable for calls from India only.
Got questions? Join the Nomination Webinar to get them answered.
A Webinar will be held for individuals/organizations. Following pointers will be covered during the Webinar.
- Registration and Nomination process
- Award Categories
- Qualification Criteria
- Evaluation Criteria
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Shortlisting
A list of final contenders for each award category will be created by Zinnov Management Consulting, knowledge partners for the 4th edition of UiPath Automation Excellence Awards, from amongst nominations received against each award category based on the following
- Project or Process-level Impact – Operational impact achieved in terms of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as time and FTE savings, error reduction etc.
- Business and Experience Outcomes – Gains in Business Growth and Experience Enhancement indicators such as CSAT, ESAT, growth etc.
- Strategic Intent Alignment – Adoption of advanced technologies, usage across business functions, integration with multiple systems etc. to enhance the future readiness of automation solutions
Jury Evaluation
All shortlisted entries/nominations against each award category will be presented to the Jury for assessment.
The Jury will decide the winners in each category and their decision will be final and binding.
Winner Announcement
The selected winners will be announced and awarded in an event (online) involving customers, jury members, partners, and key UiPath executives.
We expect the winners to be announced in mid December 2022. Stay tuned to our website to know the exact dates.
Excellence in Finance & Accounting Process Automation
Excellence in Finance & Accounting Process Automation
Finance & Accounting processes such as Receivables, Payables, Tax, Budgeting Reconciliations and Billing
Excellence in Legal, HR & Other Process Automation
Excellence in Legal, HR & Other Process Automation
HR & Legal processes such as HR Admin, Recruitment, Onboarding, Performance Management, Contracts, Compliances and Governance areas
Excellence in Customer Process Automation
Excellence in Customer Process Automation
Business processes touching external customers such as Customer Service, Processing of Documents, Customer Acquisition, Customer Retention, Building Customer Relationships, Complaints/Repair Related, and Sales/Marketing Related
Excellence in Operations Process Automation
Excellence in Operations Process Automation
Business processes in Internal operations such as Procurement, Order-to-Fulfilment, Planning and Inventory Management, other internal projects or services operations
Excellence in IT Process Automation
Excellence in IT Process Automation
IT operations business processes such as User Account Creation, Network Maintenance & Management, User Access Management, and VM Prep
Excellence in Banking & Insurance Process Automation
Excellence in Banking & Insurance Process Automation
Specialised Banking or Insurance related processes such as KYC, Loan management, Clearing operations, Claim processing, etc.
Excellence in Other Industry-specific Process Automation
Excellence in Other Industry-specific Process Automation
Specific industry-focused projects that are not strictly comparable to other common organization processes above, e.g. Drug Discovery Process, Healthcare Patient Process, Manufacturing and Public Service Process of Govt bodies. Processes need to clearly be industry-specific
Excellence in Debut Automation Program
Excellence in Debut Automation Program
Pilot Program, Single Robot or first-time Automation projects within a company, regardless of function. Applicable for enterprises debuting their automation program
Excellence in Citizen Developer Program
Excellence in Citizen Developer Program
Automation projects that business users are able to design & implement themselves, sometimes with assistance from automation specialists or a COE within the company
Excellence in Intelligent Automation
Excellence in Intelligent Automation
Automation projects that leverage technologies such as AI, ML, Blockchain, IoT, etc. in a significant and impactful way to benefit the company
Excellence in Automation under Crisis (Focus on Business Continuity & Resilience)
Excellence in Automation under Crisis (Focus on Business Continuity & Resilience)
Automation projects that have had a big impact on managing operations under crisis or severe constraints (such as COVID-19 and Ukraine-Russia Conflict) — of supply chain, human resources, fund flows, customer contact, etc.
Excellence in Experience-focused Automation
Excellence in Experience-focused Automation
Automation projects that are focused on outcomes aligned to enhancement of experience for enterprise stakeholders – customers, employees, partners
Excellence in Automation for Sustainability
Excellence in Automation for Sustainability
Automation projects aligned to organizational sustainability goals including carbon footprint identification, optimization and reporting
Visionary Fully Automated Enterprise
Visionary Fully Automated Enterprise
Organizations that have been able to deploy Automation across multiple functional areas and setup infrastructure for scaling of Automation programs
Excellence in Automation – Bangladesh
Excellence in Automation – Bangladesh
Automation projects across functional areas such as Finance & Accounting, HR, Operations, IT or other industry-specific processes implemented by organizations/teams based in Bangladesh
Excellence in Automation – Nepal
Excellence in Automation – Nepal
Automation projects across functional areas such as Finance & Accounting, HR, Operations, IT or other industry-specific processes implemented by organizations/teams based in Nepal
Excellence in Automation – Sri Lanka
Excellence in Automation – Sri Lanka
Automation projects across functional areas such as Finance & Accounting, HR, Operations, IT or other industry-specific processes implemented by organizations/teams based in Sri Lanka
Registration and submission
Aug 1-Sep 28
Complete registration by filling out the form and submitting your project with the necessary attachments.
Shortlisting and jury assessment
Sep 29-Nov 25
Independent consultants will shortlist entries that will be sent to the jury panel for evaluation.
Winner announcement
Dec 15
We will announce the winners through a media announcement/virtual event.
Guidelines for a good nomination
NOTE: These guidelines are intended to help you improve your nomination and highlight your project in an honest yet impactful way. However, whether you get an award or not also depends on the quality of other nominations in the same category and of course, the jury’s perspectives from their own rich and varied experience.
- Position your project clearly. Consult the helpline and the evaluators to pick the most relevant award category.
- Pay attention to the requirements for your category—from the nomination form, supporting documents, adherences, and more.
- Fill up the KPI tables in the nomination form as truthfully and as clearly as you can.
- Include Process maps (before & after automation) so evaluators can get a good project overview.
- Include business impact indicators where asked for (even sensible surrogate indicators will do).
- Outline where you see this project going in future and how it would strategically help your organisation.
- Feel free to add further notes/documents, if you need to, after discussions with the evaluators. The more complete your project story is, the better.
- Remember that not getting an award does not make your project poor. You may score a century but still lose the game—that does not make your century any less valuable. Genuine excellence is an attitude of improvement, a journey not a fixed destination.
- Connect with your evaluators later to get general feedback on your project, improvement areas etc—if you wish.
- Here’s wishing you good luck for the UiPath Automation Excellence Awards 2022
Meet our past winners
Meet the jury
Anubhav Rajput
CIO & CTO
PNB Housing Finance Limited
Anubhav Rajput is a seasoned technology & digital leader who has led several transformations delivering significant business benefits and technology upscale to enterprises. He specializes in banking and financial services arena and comes with consulting and execution experience. In his current role he is heading the technology & digital functions for PNB Housing Finance Limited.
Dilip Chenoy
Former Secretary General
FICCI
Dilip, former Secretary General of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), has worked for over 40 years in the development sector across multiple Government Committees and Task forces. He was, also, the founder, Managing Director, and CEO of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). He served as Director General of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturer’s (SIAM) after a stint at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CIÌ). Dilip is a Fellow of the World Academy of Productivity Science and currently advises companies and mentors start-ups.
Moushumee Basu Roy
Chief Revenue Officer
Eunimart
Moushumee has close to 30 years of leadership experience in Sales, Marketing, Strategy and Operations in the Information Technology space across organizations like SAP and EY. Go to Market initiatives, Customer Focussed Value Selling and Delivery of envisioned outcomes are some of the key hallmarks of her career. New and Disruptive Technologies and the Start-up Ecosystem are of particular interest to Moushumee. She is currently engaged as a Fractional Revenue Officer and Advisor to a few Start-ups in the SaaS space.
Nishant Rao
Founding Partner
Avataar Venture Partners
Nishant has played many “avataars” across a multitude of leadership roles from running global growth-stage SaaS companies achieving unicorn status (Global Head of Strategy, LinkedIn HQ then MD, LinkedIn-India & SE Asia + Global COO @ Freshworks) to being an entrepreneur (helped co-found Epicenter, India’s 1st voice call-centre), a C-level strategy advisor (McKinsey) & an engineer/product manager (Ariba & Microsoft). He has been recognized as 40- under-40 executive by the likes of Economic Times & Fortune for impact created
Sekhar J S
Managing Director
Accenture
Sekhar, as Managing Director, is leading the Intelligent Automation and Intelligent Platforms practice at Accenture. He has worked with multiple Fortune 200 clients across modern application platforms, digital technologies, application development, cloud and infrastructure projects during his 20+ year tenure in the BPO and technology industry. Sekhar has led multiple digital transformation programs of scale together with co-innovation work with UiPath and won the ‘Most innovative BPO partner 2020’ award.
Vijayashree Natarajan
SVP – Head of Technology
Omega Healthcare Management Services
Vijayashree Natarajan has over 22 years of experience in the Technology space primarily in the Healthcare, Life Sciences, Banking, Financial, and Insurance domains. She heads the Technology team at Omega defining strategic vision, providing thought leadership, and driving digital transformation for Omega’s clients and accelerating technology adoption within the organization. Vijayashree has leveraged her expertise in Automation, Analytics and Cloud, Product Management, Digital and Product Engineering and Lean methodologies to reap significant milestones for her clients. She has an Executive Program Certification in Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business strategy from MIT, Sloan School of Management.
Winners speak
Kriti Kapoor
Director, Intelligent Automation
Community & Digital Championship
HP Inc
We launched HP’s Intelligent Automation Community earlier this year with a mission to “Reimagine Work”. Our people are highly engaged and eager to learn. They see opportunities to transform the way we work and want to be part of the solution. We’re delighted to accept this award in recognition of the growing contribution of our global citizen developer community.
Sundara Sukavanam
Chief Digital Officer
Firstsource Solutions
According to Forrester, there will be a deficit of 500,000 developers by 2024 in the US alone – the need for democratizing automation is more crucial than ever. Our pilot citizen development program was highly successful as it was not only about turning employees into developers but also changing mindsets. It helped drive innovation and added tremendous value by improving productivity, and boosting both employee and customer satisfaction.
Viral Gandhi
President & Group CIO
Piramal Enterprises Limited
Our Consumer Product Division is one of the fastest-growing businesses at Piramal and the customer-related Robotic Process Automation we enabled has accelerated the business growth journey. We are delighted to win the Automation Excellence Award 2021 by UiPath as it is a testament to our focus on digital transformation, operational excellence, and customer success. Our partnership with Predoole Analytics combined with our capabilities helped us achieve this success.”
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