What is the Bersin & Associates WhatWorks® Awards Program?
What are the Bersin & Associates WhatWorks® Program categories?
What organizations should apply?
How is this program different from other award programs?
What is the deadline for applications?
How do I submit finished application forms and materials?
May I apply in more than one category?
When will winners be notified?
Is the program open to organizations outside of US?
How much detail should the application include?
How do vendors, suppliers and consultants participate?
Who can I contact for more information?
Q. What is the Bersin & Associates WhatWorks® Awards Program?
A. Bersin & Associates WhatWorks® Awards Program is a research-driven program designed to
identify and recognize organizations that have developed and executed HR, talent or learning
related programs, processes or initiatives efficiently and with significant business
improvements.
Q. How many organizations will be selected for recognition as Bersin & Associates WhatWorks® Award winners?
Bersin & Associates is not setting a predetermined bar for number of winners. The intent is to recognize the best submissions, taking into account our 7 categories.
Q. What are the Bersin & Associates WhatWorks® Awards Program categories?
A. We will recognize winners in the following categories this year. Practitioner applicants should submit using our single Practitioner program application. Providers should use the Solution Provider application to submit for either their products (Application Option 1); for an innovative solution to an HR, talent or learning challenge that delivered significant improvement for their own business; or they may submit on behalf of a client (Application Option 2). (Please see also our response to the next question below). Winners will be announced within one of seven categories:
- Transforming HR
- Developing Tomorrow's Leaders
- Enabling High Impact Learning
- Acquiring Top Talent
- Optimizing Talent Management
- Leveraging WhatWorks® Membership
and, for Solution Providers that help organizations be successful in the above categories:
- Delivering Innovation
Q. What organizations should apply?
A. Corporate, government, and non-profit organizations of all sizes and across industries
with exemplary HR, learning, and/or talent programs and initiatives who wish to share
best practices. You should apply regardless of the size of your organization –
the program is specifically designed with different segments to give all size organizations a chance to win. Both Bersin & Associates WhatWorks® members and non-members are invited to apply.
Related solution providers and consultants may also participate. There are two ways:
- Nominate customers. Be sure that the application is developed in the customer organization's name and from the customer perspective. Vendors, their products, and services will be identified as appropriate in the Bersin & Associates report and case studies.
- Nominate yourselves. We have created a special category just for vendors. See Delivering Innovation.
Q. How is this program different from other
award programs?
A. The Bersin & Associates WhatWorks® Awards Program is the only research-based program currently conducted for HR, enterprise learning and talent management. Applicants will be judged on documented benchmark criteria established by Bersin & Associates over years of quantitative and qualitative research. In addition, all judges are Bersin & Associates analysts with extensive experience in corporate learning and talent management. This process gives us clear and consistent criteria for winners and will help all participants learn from the benchmark organization winners.
Q. What is the deadline for applications?
A. The deadline is Sept. 14, 2012.
Q. Who are the judges?
A. The judges are Bersin & Associates analysts and consultants, each of whom has years of experience in the HR, learning and talent management related functions.
Q: How do I submit finished application forms and
materials?
A. You may e-mail your finished application and related materials to whatworksawards@bersin.com. Be sure to attach any additional digital documents you reference in your application and to make payment.
Q. Is there an application fee?
A. The program application fee is $295 for Bersin & Associates research members and $495 for non-members. Discounts apply for each additional application. See schedules below.
| For members: | |
|---|---|
| Number of applications | Price |
| 1 | $295 |
| 2 | $495 |
| 3 | $695 |
| 4 | $895 |
| 5 | $1,095 |
| 6+ | Contact whatworksawards@bersin.com |
| For non members: | |
|---|---|
| Number of applications | Price |
| 1 | $495 |
| 2 | $745 |
| 3 | $995 |
| 4 | $1,245 |
| 5 | $1,495 |
| 6+ | Contact whatworksawards@bersin.com |
The fee may be waived for not-for-profit organizations on a per-request, case-by-case basis. Please contact whatworksawards@bersin.com.
When you send your forms and application materials, please click here to submit payment by credit card. You may also pay by check or send us a purchase order (detailed instructions are included at the bottom of the general application form).
Q. May I apply in more than one category?
A. There are no separate corporate application categories. However, you may apply more than once, if you have more than one story to tell. You must submit an application and application fee (see discount schedule for multiple applications) for each submission. Providers should use the Solution Provider application to submit for either their products (Application Option 1); for an innovative solution to an HR, talent or learning challenge that delivered significant improvement for their own business; or they may submit on behalf of a client (Application Option 2).
Q. How do I apply?
A. Click here to register and download forms. Register
and select category(s) you wish to enter. You will receive links to the forms as
well as an email with access to all application forms.
Q. When will winners be notified?
A. Winners will be notified in late October 2012. They will be announced publicly in spring of 2013 in a special awards issue of Human Resource Executive® magazine.
Q. Is the program open to organizations outside of US?
A. The Bersin & Associates WhatWorks® Awards program is absolutely open to companies outside of the United States. We welcome companies from all countries to apply.
Q. How much detail should the application include?
A. Please follow the space allotments on the application. We welcome samples including screen shots, links to demos, and models. We strongly support the inclusion of metrics when and where possible.
Q. What do winners receive?
A. Winners will be:
- Profiled in a special awards issue of Human Resource Executive® magazine to be published in Spring 2013;
- Announced by Bersin & Associates in Spring 2013 in a variety of channels including a news release, on our website and in our newsletters;
- Presented with a Bersin & Associates WhatWorks® 2013 crystal award engraved with the winning organization's name;
- Featured in the Bersin & Associates' comprehensive report of best practices, findings, and observations collected during the evaluation process;
- Invited to participate in activities with Bersin & Associates including panel discussions, webinars and other industry events throughout 2013; and
- Recognized at Bersin & Associates annual research conference, IMPACT 2013, to be held April 22-25, 2013 at the Harbor Beach Resort & Spa, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Q. How do vendors, suppliers, and consultants
participate?
A. Vendors and consultants may participate in two ways:
- Nominate customers. Be sure that the application is developed in the customer organization's name and from the customer perspective. Vendors, their products, and services will be identified as appropriate in the Bersin & Associates report and case studies.
- Nominate yourselves. We have created a special category just for vendors. See Delivering Innovation.
Q. Who can I contact for more information?
A. For more information and/or to be added to the mailing list for Bersin & Associates WhatWorks® Awards Program information and updates, please contact whatworksawards@bersin.com.