| – Zinnov hosts its annual Awards for the 12th consecutive year, celebrating exceptional individuals and organizations who have made a positive impact on the technology ecosystem
– The 2021 edition of the Awards honors distinguished leaders and teams across the technology ecosystem – Global Centers of Excellence (GCoEs), Indian MNCs, and Start-ups BANGALORE, India, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Zinnov, a leading global management consulting firm, hosted the 12th edition of its marquee awards today and announced the winners across 8 categories. Owing to the pandemic, the event was hosted virtually for the second year, and had individual winners and representatives from winning organizations acknowledging the Awards digitally. The 2021 edition of Zinnov Awards recognized the titans of tech, the champions of change, the visionaries, and the trailblazers in the Indian technology ecosystem. These winners are both individuals and companies who have had their mettle tested both during COVID and beyond. The goal is to celebrate the courage, perseverance, and resilience of not only the well-established players, but also the smaller and upcoming names in the industry. The virtual gathering included 1000+ leaders, technology practitioners, thought leaders, and the families of the winners who came out to celebrate the technology fraternity and the ecosystem in full strength. Zinnov Awards continues to be the acknowledged gold standard in recognizing the outstanding achievements and pivotal contributions of GCoEs, Indian MNCs, and Start-ups. This year saw an overwhelming response with 375+ nominations from 150+ companies across 8 award categories. 46 seasoned industry leaders served as jurors and selected 27 individuals and companies in total, to be recipients of the prestigious awards. Award Categories and Winners Category 1: Unlocking Centre Value: This category is a company-wide award that recognizes those companies that have rapidly evolved from being a pure-play cost center to a value-creation center. Winners:
Category 2: Great Place to Innovate: This category is a company-wide award to recognize GCoEs that are focused on value creation from the India center and have made concerted efforts across five key areas of innovation – Organization Charter, Culture, Internal Programs & Processes, External Linkages, and Innovation Metrics. GCoEs are assessed on the nature and type of transformation, the drivers, the key milestones, and metrics achieved and the key outcomes – across ER&D, IT, BSFI, and GBS teams. Winners:
Category 3: Impact Award – Sustainability and COVID Response: This category is a company-wide award for organizations that have gone above and beyond to deliver on the mandates of Environmental, Social, and Governance sustainability. This was focused on organizations that have shown significant efforts and impact in responding to the COVID crisis. Factors assessed include implementation of initiatives, measurement of metrics and KPIs, and team structure and processes to deliver on sustainability agendas for the organization. Winners:
Category 4: Inclusion & Diversity: A company-wide award, this recognizes organizations that have established programs and are the gold standards for Inclusion and Diversity in India, across four major drivers of Inclusion, namely, People, People Processes, Operational Enablement, and Ecosystem Engagements. Winners:
Category 5: Excellence in Remote Talent Management: This category is a company-wide award for organizations that have successfully managed to keep their remote workforce engaged, productive, and connected during the pandemic. It gauges the efficacy of the strategies implemented and the programs in place that measure the effectiveness of talent management and performance of employees and processes, as well as compensation and incentive programs.
Category 6: Aatmanirbhar Award: This category is a company-wide award category that recognizes organizations that have created large-scale impact by conceptualizing, designing, developing, and manufacturing products from India. The award focuses on the drivers, key metrics, and milestones achieved, and the key outcomes derived through such technology innovations for both Software as well as for Hardware products. Winners:
Category 7: Next Generation Women Leaders: An individual contributor award, this felicitates women leaders in technology GCoEs who have created large-scale impact through their business, leadership, and/or technology expertise. This year, two sub-categories were created to recognize women leaders in Business/Technology and Corporate Functions. Winners:
Category 8: Technical Role Model: This is an individual contributor award that recognizes those individuals who have been technology stalwarts and star contributors to the internal and external technology ecosystems. This year, two sub-categories were created to recognize technologists who have created a significant impact in Artificial Intelligence & Big Data Analytics (AI & BDA) and Intelligent Automation (IA). Winners:
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