CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The DGPO is pleased to announce that submissions are invited for the 2026 Annual DGPO Data Governance Best Practice Award.
Submission Deadline is Friday, February 13, 2026. Only one nomination per organization.
AWARD OVERVIEW
The award is given to practitioners within a customer organization, corporation, or government agency in recognition of an outstanding data governance program. Sorry, software vendors and consulting companies who provide consulting services, tools, or other software products are not eligible even if they are involved in assisting customers with their data governance efforts. For those vendors, this means the entire corporate entity, not just a division, is ineligible.
Submissions will be judged on their response to the following:
- Business need(s) being addressed
- Approach used to design, develop, and implement the program
- Scope and depth of the Data Governance Program as well as program longevity
- Data Governance defined roles and responsibilities
- Communications and marketing approaches
- Policies, procedures, and processes established
- Program metrics and business value provided
- Extra points for program creativity, innovation, relevance, adaptability, and readiness to manage challenges brought about by evolving business priorities/societal practices, enhanced regulation/legal concerns (e.g., security, privacy), and/or rapid pace of technological advancements (e.g., GenAI).
AWARD PROPOSAL GUIDELINES AND CONDITIONS
- Submissions are due by Friday, February 13, 2026. Only one nomination per organization.
- Submissions must be made in PowerPoint with a maximum of ten (10) slides, including the title slide.
- All submissions become the property of the Data Governance Professionals Organization and may be used in part or in full for promotional and/or educational purposes.
- We will honor specific confidentiality requests and refrain from making certain information public; however, confidential information must be specifically identified and limited to no more than 20% of the overall submission.
- There will be no deadline extensions given to submitting organizations.
- The winning organization agrees to deliver a webinar for the DGPO Case Studies Webinar Series.
- A representative of the nominee organization must be available for a telephone interview with the judges, if necessary.
- Finalists will be notified in March 2026, and the award will be presented at the 2026 Data Governance and Information Quality (DGIQ) + Enterprise Data World (EDW) Conference in San Diego, California in May 2026. The winner will be invited to present a case study of their data governance program. One person from the winning organization will receive 4-nights hotel stay at the Catamaran Resort Hotel and economy airfare up to $1,000 USD from their hometown to San Diego, California.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Nominee Information:
Provide the full corporate name, address, telephone, email, and Web address for the organization being nominated for the Best Practice Award entry. Make sure to include the individual (employee) of the nominee organization who is to be contacted regarding the nomination and/or submission (include name, title, telephone, e-mail). This should be the individual who will respond to questions and be interviewed by the judges if chosen as a finalist. You may also provide an alternate contact if you wish.
Please provide a statement that acknowledges your acceptance of the Submission Conditions as outlined above.
You do not need to be a member of the DGPO to submit an entry.
Please submit your nomination to [email protected].
The Panel of Judges is comprised of prior years’ DGPO Data Governance Best Practice Award Winners, industry experts, and current/past DGPO Board Members.
FOR MORE INFO
Questions may be directed to Jimm Johnson, VP Professional Development, DGPO at [email protected].