IBM Rational Awards

Selection
A panel of IBM executives, industry experts, and analysts will judge all IBM Rational Awards categories. Winners will be announced prior to the 2008 Rational Software Development Conference, June 1 – June 5.

Judging 
Step 1: View judging criteria: View list of judging criteria.
Step 2: Judge Login: If you have received an invitation to be a judge, please login with the user ID and password which you received in an email. As a judge, you can score the nominations in your assigned award category.
Judges deadline is May 12, 2008. Please evaluate each nomination by this deadline

Judges must adhere to the following guidelines:

1. Judge each entry on its thoroughness and completeness. Do not let size of entry influence your opinion.
2. The elegance of the solution, not just a laundry list of every product feature, but how those features were utilized to provide an valuable, easy-to-use solution for the end-user.
3. The creativity of the solution -- utilizing our software in innovative ways and cutting-edge solution areas.
4. Return on Investment, how each of the entries benefits the customer or ultimate end user especially if the entry includes customer references. 2. Determine how each of the entries benefits the customer or ultimate end user. Pay special attention to the customer references.
5. Each category must have three finalists (including the winner.)
6. Judges must write a detailed paragraph description of the winning product or solution, including reasons supporting why the winner was selected in the particular category for which it was nominated. Judges give IBM full rights to use, publish, and/or disclose these submissions in any way it sees fit, including allowing others to do any or all of the foregoing.
7. Judges will not be compensated for their services, nor for any expenses incurred (except for any expenses directly attributable to the award judging, and which have been approved in advance and in writing by an authorized IBM representative).
8. IBM's decisions are final, IBM reserves the right to modify or eliminate categories and the stated procedures and/or criteria in whole or in part at any time without notice.