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POTYA 2023 - Guidance from the judges
Have your hard work considered as the best in the industry by nominating your organization for the 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards celebrated at Microsoft Inspire Sometimes, the difference between a winner and just another award entry isn’t the quality of the project, but the quality of the entry itself. The entry you submit is all the judges will have to work with to learn about your successful solution. We’ve prepared this guide to help you create your very best entry—one that shows off your solution and the results you’ve achieved. No matter which category (or categories) you nominate in, make it count. We wish you the best of luck! GETTING STARTED Start early Don’t wait until the last minute. All resources that you will need are available now on the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards website before the awards submission tool opens, so you can give yourself a big head start and increase your chances of success. Plan to spend 10 to 15 hours on your submission. You can reuse the content to enter other awards and/or for your own case study. Draft your entry offline. Uploading your entry to the Award Submission Tool is the LAST step in the process. You will want everything polished in Microsoft Word before you start inputting your answers into the tool on the website. Remember there is an 8,000-character limit for your executive summary. Brainstorm with others. Get in a room with the go-to people on the project(s) in your organization. Two heads are better than one, and six heads… well, you get the idea. You will learn unique angles and creative stories that can make a memorable difference in your entry. Gather your facts. In the words of one judge, “The best entries are those that include the most detail.” Metrics, numbers, and statistics are all vital. You need all the facts, so you can describe the challenge specifically, and tout your solution strongly. How many people did your solution serve? Is the solution repeatable and usable cross-industries? What was the bottom-line impact? Did productivity increase? By how much? Did the solution save the customer money? How much? Use solid stats to show what you achieved. All of this information is crucial. Talk to your customer(s) . Some of the strongest evidence of your success is the satisfaction of your customer. Talk to them. Gather testimonials. Draw on case studies if you have them. Let them help you tell the story and quantify your success. Choose your award category. You probably already have an award category in mind, but after you’ve done the groundwork, read and choose your categories carefully. By selecting the most appropriate category, you can ensure your entry is as relevant as possible. ALWAYS consider more than one category. Yes, writing more than one entry will take more time, but it will also give you a better chance of being a winner or finalist. Don’t go overboard though. Spend your time submitting your best one or two stories, rather than trying multiple categories with less compelling entries. WRITE YOUR ENTRY 1. Address every question asked in the guidelines in your Executive Summary. Each submission is carefully reviewed by several judges, and they will be looking for all the points the guidelines have asked you to address. Be sure to completely answer each one. 2. Put your best points up front. Start with a compelling opening statement that is relevant to the award category. Draw the reader in with the “who, what, why,” and most importantly the “why care” of your story. You want to make sure the judge wants to read further. If you save the best for last, they might never get there. 3. Create a compelling story with a beginning, middle, and end. Define the challenge vividly using specific details. Make your story human. Your technology solution is ultimately for people. 4. Showcase your solution. Position your solution value in terms of business innovation, technology innovation, and customer ROI. And remember, your solution must have been deployed. A few other pointers: • Highlight your solution’s creativity. • Show how it leveraged various Microsoft Cloud and platforms. • Describe how it helped you win against the competition from a technical and a business perspective. • Include information about how you went above and beyond in answering your customers’ needs. • Highlight how your solution is delivering meaningful, accessible, inclusive, and sustainable outcomes for customers. • When possible, show how your solution was tailored to target an untapped market. • Include how your solution is different and better than your competition. • If your solution can be replicated, say so, and mention any other customer deployments. • Highlight any Microsoft Cloud Partner Program resources that helped, including other partners. 5. Prove your success. Here’s where all those numbers come in. Include your metrics. Have a measured return on investment. Show exactly what you achieved, with the stats to back it up. 6. Include customer evidence. The best way of ensuring your entry gets noticed is to include direct evidence of your customers’ satisfaction and success with your solution. Include customer testimonials in your answers. And include links to supporting materials such as case studies, white papers, other awards, videos, or anything else that helps document you and your customers’ success. Don’t forget to ask your customers’ approval to use any of their content, although entries will not be disclosed without your consent 7. End where you began. Remember that compelling opening statement? You want that same message to resonate throughout. So be sure to tie your ending back to the beginning. EDITING AND FINAL REVIEW 1. Don’t upload until it’s final! This bears repeating. Wait until your entry is 100% complete and final before uploading it to the award submission application tool. The tool will help you catch minor misspellings but does not review grammar or mis-entered words. Please review your content thoroughly before submitting it. 2. Get professional help. Enlist the help of a writing professional with technical and marketing experience. If you don’t have access to one, get a marketing writer and work with them to make sure the technical details are correct. A communications professional can help you polish your entry, ensuring that it tells your story well and is a good read. Questions? Please send an email to the Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards team and allow 48 hours for a response. Nominate here Good Luck!
Elin_Borgstrom
Microsoft
Nov 14, 2023
potya
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#BuildFor2030: nominate for impact accelerator and feature opportunities
We’re inviting all partners to join us to #BuildFor2030 and innovate changemaking solutions, in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Read this blog by Gena Goh to learn about nominations for the #BuildFor2030 feature opportunities and Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact accelerator FY24 cohort. #BuildFor2030: nominate for impact accelerator and feature opportunities Nomination deadline has been extended to September 8, 2023 We look forward to receiving your nominations! Nominate here: https://aka.ms/BuildFor2030.
Elin_Borgstrom
Microsoft
Sep 05, 2023
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Buildfor2030
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Important Microsoft 365 licensing changes in Europe
Microsoft is making important changes to the licensing and availability of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. We are making these changes in response to feedback from the European Commission (EC). We believe this new licensing approach takes meaningful steps to address the Commission’s feedback while limiting disruption for customers and partners. Starting on October 1, 2023, we will introduce a new lineup of commercial Microsoft 365 and Office 365 suites in the EEA and Switzerland that do not include Teams, and a new standalone Teams offering for Enterprise customers. Existing customers in the EEA and Switzerland who wish to continue using the suites to which they have already subscribed may continue to use, renew, and add seats to their current plans as usual. This new lineup will: Introduce new EEA/Switzerland-specific suites without Teams, which will be named the same as the full suites plus “EEA (no Teams).” Introduce a new EEA-specific standalone Teams SKU for Enterprise: Microsoft Teams EEA End the sale of net-new subscriptions to all existing Enterprise SKUs with Teams (Office 365 E1/E3/E5 and Microsoft 365 E3/E5) in the EEA and Switzerland Continue to offer existing SMB and Frontline suites with Teams (Business Basic/Standard/Premium, Microsoft 365 F1, Microsoft 365 F3, Office 365 F3) alongside the new versions without Teams. A full breakdown of SKU and price changes can be found in the licensing blog. You can read more about the decision to make this change in Microsoft’s public announcement. Consult the FAQ document and partner guidance deck on the Teams in EU partner web site to learn more. There is a short training video available to help you learn how to talk about this change to your EEA and Swiss customers. For questions not addressed in the FAQ, or to receive clarification on pricing, offer availability and upgrades, migrations and conversions, please create a support request in Partner Center.
Elin_Borgstrom
Microsoft
Sep 05, 2023
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Customers can now save up to 50% on select Linux VMs in Sweden Central for a limited time
Customers can now save up to 50 percent compared to pay-as-you-go pricing when they purchase one-year Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances for select Linux virtual machines (VMs) in Sweden Central by February 29, 2024.* With Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances, customers get priority access to compute capacity for one-year or three-year terms along with cost savings and predictable, upfront costs. Customers can take advantage of this limited-time offer to migrate and modernize their workloads at a discounted price. Learn more about this offer here. *Offer only available for qualified Linux VMs in Sweden Central with purchase of a one-year Azure Reserved VM Instance. Microsoft retains the authority to revoke this limited time offer at any time. Terms apply. Learn more.
Elin_Borgstrom
Microsoft
Sep 01, 2023
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Congratulations to the 2023 Microsoft Western Europe Partner of the Year Awards winners
To complement our global 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards, today, we are recognizing a set of unique partners for their exceptional contribution to our Western Europe markets. The Western Europe Partner of the Year Awards celebrate outstanding success and innovation by partners in 10 categories spanning across customer impact, alignment with our vision & strategic priorities and performance excellence within the Western Europe Area. • WE Indirect Provider Award: Arrow • WE Managed Service Provider Award: Insight • WE Hosting Services Provider Award: Cronos • WE Global System Integrator (GSI) Award: Capgemini • WE Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Award: Cognite AS • WE Azure Award: Nordcloud • WE Business Applications Award: Cegeka • WE Modern Work Award: Crayon • WE Security Award: Accenture • WE Secure the Channel Award: Computer Gross *For more information, please visit WE POTYA 2023 announcement
Elin_Borgstrom
Microsoft
Jul 04, 2023
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potya
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Register for Microsoft Inspire and start making your schedule!
Microsoft Inspire begins next month and we have exciting news for you: Satya Nadella, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer will deliver the opening keynote at this year’s event! You still have time to register, explore topics of your choice, and engage with local and global partners in rich discussions so you can learn about Microsoft products and get answers directly from subject matter experts in live Q&A.   Explore our session tools, enabling you to curate an unparalleled and personalized Microsoft Inspire experience tailored specifically to you.
Elin_Borgstrom
Microsoft
Jun 30, 2023
Inspire
Inspire 2023
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Microsoft Sverige Partner of the Year Awards 2023
Nu presenteras vinnarna i Partner of the Year Awards 2023, en årlig utmärkelse som delas ut av Microsofts globala organisation. Bland årets vinnare finns två svenska Microsoft-partner. Capgemini och Sogeti tilldelas utmärkelsen Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Sweden och Zelly får den globala utmärkelsen Modern Work for Small Medium Businesses. Stort grattis till våra svenska partners som kammat hem vinster! Läs mer här
Elin_Borgstrom
Microsoft
Jun 28, 2023
potya
Sweden
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Congratulations to the 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards winners and finalists
Drumroll, please! We're thrilled to announce the winners and finalists for the 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. Congratulations to our outstanding partners, their exceptional work is transforming industries and making a lasting impact! Explore the complete list of winners and finalists and join us in celebrating their remarkable achievements.
Elin_Borgstrom
Microsoft
Jun 28, 2023
potya
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Microsoft Power Women in Tech Award WINNER
Microsoft Power Women in Tech is a newly established award designed to highlight women in the tech industry who promote diversity and inclusion. The award spans Microsoft's partner network in Western Europe and one winner per country in 11 countries has been selected. In Sweden, the winner is Beatrice Silow, who works as Communications and Culture Manager at Nexer Group. A big and well-deserved congratulations to Sweden's winner - Beatrice Silow! Read the full article here
Elin_Borgstrom
Microsoft
Jun 26, 2023
Diversity
Inclusion
news
PWITA
Sweden
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Discover the Microsoft Inspire Session Catalog
Excitement is building for Microsoft Inspire: content will focus on accelerating AI transformation with Microsoft, driving customer success together and fueling partner business growth and profitability. Explore our Session Catalog online now to find the most relevant topics to you and your business. Personalize your journey!
Elin_Borgstrom
Microsoft
Jun 19, 2023
ai
Inspire
Microsoft Inspire
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