AS UK Delivery Centre
Celebrates
Innovation
Nicola Clare Award winner
Emma Banister with Mark McMurrugh
Their entry showed a achievement can inspire other
superb mix of all the small teams to strive for
criteria the judging panel similar results to ourselves.
were marking on, We would like it to be
technical innovation, noted that this award
client satisfaction and shouldn't just reflect the
business value, all of efforts of the current
which are close to team members, but
the heart of AS those of past team
Client Satisfaction members as well, who
Manager, Geoff have certainly
Shuttleworth: contributed, and still
continue to contribute to
“The Nicola Clare the success of the
award embodies one account to date, which
of IBM's core values: we're extremely grateful
Innovation that matters. for. Finally, we wish the
The standard of this year's best of luck to next year's
entrants was very high and finalists."
it was very difficult to choose
a winner from four excellent Terry Doherty, UK Delivery Centre
nominations. This is a tribute to the Manager and one of the hosts of the
quality of innovation in Application final summed up the day:
Services Delivery and it is a credit to the
winners that they were the smallest “Once again the Nicola Clare Award has
project team. This illustrates the theme of brought together four excellent finalists.
our recently launched Innovation initiative,
and privileged to have been able to
Their enthusiasm for innovation and how
that no idea or project is too small to
showcase our project to senior
it can be used to help IBM and their
merit recognition for innovation.
management within AS for such a
clients was very much evident and I
Congratulations to all teams for
prestigious award. The whole occasion
thank them for their efforts both in their
demonstrating their personal
was very rewarding, in being able to
presentations and their day to day work.
eminence in this mission critical aspect
recognise and see how different projects,
I would also like to thank Peter Stewart
of IBM's contribution to its clients.”
delivered across various industries, have
for his efforts in organising and running
provided IBM's clients with such
what was ultimately a very successful
Following the final Adam Thompson
innovative solutions. Given the high
day.”
provided an insight into the day from the
standard of other finalist’s projects at the
eyes of the entrants.
event, we feel extremely fortuitous to
For further information on the Nicola
have won the award, but hope that our
Clare Award please contact Peter
“Firstly, as a team we felt both very proud Stewart/UK/IBM or Terry Doherty/UK/IBM.
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