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GBS Asia Awards - 2020 Digital Edition


In view of the current COVID-19 pandemic and inline to maintain the social distancing effort globally, we introduce to you the GBS Asia Awards – Digital Edition for the year 2020.


These awards are aimed at recognizing excellence in the field of Global Business Services (GBS), across both organizations and individuals that have greatly contributed to development, enhancement and growth of the GBS marketplace in Malaysia and beyond. Particularly these awards are considered the national beacons for instituting global best practices and a testament to the pursuit of excellence. The GBS Asia Awards held annually across various categories aimed to showcase services orientation and outcome-centric value delivered using GBS models.

Eligibility


1. Pre-requisite Criteria:

  1. Companies, government/public-sector organizations registered in Malaysia and conducting business in Malaysia (regardless of their shareholding structure) are eligible to participate in these Awards.
  2. Individuals who are rightfully employed with an organization registered in Malaysia.

2. Eligibility Criteria

  1. For engagements to be submitted for awards, OM intends to create as much inclusivity as possible. However, for purposes of ensuring that these awards compliment global expectations as also reflect the marketplace realities, the following principal conditions have to be necessarily met to qualify for inclusion.
  2. All engagements must fulfill requirements and legal obligations of a "contract".
  3. All engagements must be reflective of a “relationship” between business entities. Any business-to customer engagement is considered out of scope.
  4. The engagements have to reflect deployment of "technology enabled knowledge workers".
  5. All engagements should be governed, at the minimum, with tangible and agreed "service level agreements".

Submission Guidelines


Award Categories – Corporate

Award Focus Focus Area Award Categories

Operational Excellence

Project Focus

Information Technology

Finance & Accounting

Human Resources

Contact Centers

Best Practices

Digital Innovation

Information Technology

Business Process Transformation

Best Business Continuity Plan Award

Work From Home (WFH) Company of the Year

Organization Focus

Infrastructure Management Services

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Growth

Best New GBS Provider of the Year

Regional GBS Company of the Year

Best Digital GBS Provider of the Year

Award Categories – Individual

Award Focus / Categories Information Technology Finance & Accounting Human Resources Contact Centers
Best Professional Agent
Best Team Leader
Best Operations Manager
Best Operations Director
Best Transformation Leader
Best Thought Leader
Best Account Manager
Best Leader of the Year

You may nominate a senior executive in your organisation who has had a material and substantial evidential impact in your organisation and the industry in Malaysia or Regionally. Self nomination is not accepted. No nomination fees applicable. Applicable one nomination for each corporate category.

Entry Guidelines

  1. Incomplete submissions will be disqualified.
  2. All fields marked with asterisks (*) in the submission form are compulsory to be filled in. Any blanks shall be construed as grounds for disqualification. No follow-up shall be undertaken with applicant to complete their submissions.
  3. All claims are to be substantiated with documentary evidence.
  4. All submissions may accompany relevant attachments to support submissions. All documents upload are limited to a maximum of 20MB per submission.
  5. Any responses to the affect "Private & Confidential" shall be construed as grounds for disqualification.
  6. In case there is no content/response for a particular parameter, please state "Not Undertaken".
  7. Judgement Tiers:
    • Tier I – Applicable to both Award categories (Corporate and Individual).
    • Tier II – Applicable only for Corporate categories (and not for Individual categories). Only 2 shortlisted finalist for each Corporate categories will be invited for a virtual presentation. The scores from this session will be consolidated and aggregated with Tier I scores to determine the winner for each category.
  8. Winners for various Individual categories shall be subject only to online judgment (Tier I) and finalists determined.
  9. Any breaches to the above may result in disqualification without any explanations provided.

Exclusions

  1. Corporate Awards – Ongoing contracts are eligible for submissions, subject to clear evidence of "commencement of implementation". Contracts that have just been awarded but yet to be implemented are ineligible.

Following types of services are considered exclusive and out of scope for the stated awards.

  1. Short term discrete projects/engagements such as sales campaigns, launches, etc.
  2. Short term Systems Integration engagements
  3. Staff Placement of non-knowledge workers where vendors only supply human resources to end-users.
  4. Pre-sales consulting engagements which does not leading up to recurring outsourcing contracts. Such consulting engagements are not considered inclusive for any of the award categories.
  5. Training & Workshop related engagements – should these be a part of a larger services deal they would be considered inclusive, but not engagements where end-users have sought training/ workshop services exclusively.
  6. Hardware procurement, replenishment and installation.
  7. Procurement, installation and post-sales maintenance of software/products that do not have any service components, excluding enterprise solutions

Entry Fee

Corporate Category
(per category)

Individual Category
(per category)

Member

RM1,200.00

RM600.00

Non-member

RM2,000.00

RM1,000.00

Payment method:

  • By Cheque - Cheque must be crossed A/C Payee Only and made payable to: PIKOM
  • By TT/Giro or Direct bank-in - Malayan Banking Berhad: Account No. 5141 5032 7167 (Swift Code: MBBEMYKL)

Judging Criteria


Corporate Category

Operational Excellence – Information Technology, Human Resources, Finance & Accounting and Contact Centers

Judging Criteria Weighting Attributes Weighting
Technology 20% Technology and Innovation 60%
Trend Setting, creativity 40%
Global Standards/Best Practices 20% Global Standards/Best Practices 60%
Product Stability & Reliability 40%
Functionalities, Team & Implementation 20% Scalability of Operation 50%
Team Composition 50%
Quality & Application of Technology 20% Content & Standard 60%
Product Stability & Reliability 40%
Evidence of Outcome 20% Client Satisfaction 50%
Evidence of cost savings 50%

Best Practices – Information Technology, Infrastructure Management System, Business Process Transformation

Judging Criteria Weighting Attributes Weighting
Technology 20% Technology and Innovation 60%
Trend Setting, creativity 40%
Global Standards/Best Practices 20% Global Standards/Best Practices 60%
Product Stability & Reliability 40%
Functionalities, Team & Implementation 20% Scalability of Operation 50%
Team Composition 50%
Compliance Culture 20% Content & Standard 60%
Demonstrate compliance to industry standards 40%
Evidence of Outcome 20% Client Satisfaction 50%
Evidence of cost savings 50%

Best Practices – Corporate Social Responsibility

Judging Criteria Weighting Attributes Weighting
Delivery Commitment 25% Investments 60%
Trend Setting, creativity 40%
Partnerships & Collaboration 25% Evidence of partnership & collaborations 100%
Functionalities, Team & Implementation 25% Scalability of Operation 50%
Team Composition 50%
Evidence of impact 25% Accessibility & Reach 50%
Social Integration & Impact on Quality of Life 50%

Corporate Growth – Best New GBS Provider of the Year

Judging Criteria Weighting Attributes Weighting
Vision & Mission 25% Technology and Innovation 60%
Trend Setting, creativity 40%
Go to market Strategy 25% Market Share & Potential 50%
Business and Financial Model/Strategy 50%
Talent Development Map 25% User Requirements 50%
Compatibility and Interoperability 50%
Functionalities, Team & Implementation 25% Scalability of Operation 50%
Team Composition 50%

Corporate Growth –Regional GBS Company of the Year

Judging Criteria Weighting Attributes Weighting
Vision & Mission 25% Technology and Innovation 60%
Trend Setting, creativity 40%
Regional Business Plan expansion 25% Market Share & Potential 50%
Business and Financial Model/Strategy 50%
Job created & cultural workforce 25% Job created 30%
Cultural workforce integration 70%
Functionalities, Team & Implementation 25% Scalability of Operation 50%
Team Composition 50%

Corporate Growth – Best Digital GBS Provider of the Year

Judging Criteria Weighting Attributes Weighting
Vision & Mission 25% Technology and Innovation 60%
Trend Setting, creativity 40%
Disruption Strategy – digital transformation 25% Proof of strategy to scale and adopt to business needs 50%
Area of deployment for efficiencies and advantage points 50%
Talent Roadmap 25% Training Need Analysis 40%
Career Development Commitment & Path 60%
Functionalities, Team & Implementation 25% Scalability of Operation 50%
Team Composition 50%

Corporate Growth – Best Business Continuity Plan Award

Judging Criteria Weighting Attributes Weighting
BCP Strategy 25% Technology and Innovation 60%
Trend Setting, creativity 40%
BCP Standards adopted and description 25% Proof of standards adopted 50%
Best Practices exercised 50%
Risk Assessment 25% Crises Risk Assessment 40%
Business Impact Analysis 60%
Functionalities, Team & Implementation 25% Scalability of Operation 50%
Team Composition 50%

Corporate Growth – Work From Home (WFH) Company of the Year

Judging Criteria Weighting Attributes Weighting
WFH Strategy 25% Technology and Innovation 60%
Trend Setting, creativity 40%
Crises Management 25% Speed of deployment 50%
Best Practices exercised 50%
Performance and output measurement 25% Area of deployment for efficiencies and advantage points 40%
Performance measurement (metrics & outcome) 60%
Functionalities, Team & Implementation 25% Home setup 50%
Team Composition 50%

Individual Category

Best Professional Agent – Information Technology, Human Resources, Finance & Accounting, Contact Centers

Judging Criteria Weighting Attributes Weighting
Acquired Knowledge 20% Technology and Innovation 60%
Trend Setting, creativity 40%
People Management 20% Leadership 50%
Team Composition 50%
Problem solving 20% Number of incidences 30%
Evidence of problem resolved 70%
Acquired competencies 20% Relevant training completed 50%
Certifications received 50%
Overall Achievement 20% Recognition received 50%
Why win the award 50%

Best Team Leader – Information Technology, Human Resources, Finance & Accounting, Contact Centers

Judging Criteria Weighting Attributes Weighting
Acquired Knowledge 20% Technology and Innovation 60%
Trend Setting, creativity 40%
People/Team Management 20% Leadership 50%
Team Composition 50%
Problem solving 20% Number of incidences 30%
Evidence of problem resolved 70%
Acquired competencies 20% Relevant training completed 50%
Certifications received 50%
Overall Achievement 20% Recognition received 50%
Why win the award 50%

Best Operations Manager – Information Technology, Human Resources, Finance & Accounting, Contact Centers

Judging Criteria Weighting Attributes Weighting
Acquired Knowledge 20% Technology and Innovation 60%
Trend Setting, creativity 40%
People/Team Management 20% Leadership 50%
Team Composition 50%
Cost Control 20% Cost control strategy 30%
Evidence of cost savings 70%
Leadership 20% Relevant training completed 50%
Certifications received 50%
Overall Achievement 20% Recognition received 50%
Why win the award 50%

Best Operations Director – Information Technology, Human Resources, Finance & Accounting, Contact Centers

Judging Criteria Weighting Attributes Weighting
Acquired Knowledge 20% Technology and Innovation 60%
Trend Setting, creativity 40%
People/Team Management 20% Leadership 50%
Team Composition 50%
Budget & Cost Control 20% Budget planning and cost control strategy 40%
Evidence of budget & cost savings 60%
Leadership 20% Relevant training completed 50%
Certifications received 50%
Overall Achievement 20% Recognition received 50%
Why win the award 50%

Best Transformation Leader – Information Technology, Human Resources, Finance & Accounting, Contact Centers

Judging Criteria Weighting Attributes Weighting
Transformation Area 25% Technology and Innovation 60%
Trend Setting, creativity 40%
Knowledge/Concept 25% Leadership 50%
Concept 50%
People Management 25% Transition plans 40%
Evidence of transformation impact on people 60%
Recognition Received 25% Recognition received 50%
Accrediting organization 50%

Best Thought Leader – Information Technology, Human Resources, Finance & Accounting, Contact Centers

Judging Criteria Weighting Attributes Weighting
Success stories 25% Technology and Innovation 60%
Trend Setting, creativity (evidence of white paper or write-up) 40%
Disruptive ideas 25% Leadership Area 50%
Area of deployment for efficiencies and advantage points 50%
Inspiration 25% Platforms used (blog, social media, webinars etc) 30%
Audiences impacted 70%
Uniqueness 25% Recognition received 50%
Accrediting organization 50%

Best Account Manager – Information Technology, Human Resources, Finance & Accounting, Contact Centers

Judging Criteria Weighting Attributes Weighting
Client management 20% Technology and Innovation 60%
Trend Setting, creativity 40%
Problem solving skills 20% Number of incidences 30%
Evidence of problem resolved 70%
Cost Savings 20% Cost control strategy 30%
Evidence of cost savings 70%
People Management 20% Leadership 50%
Team Composition 50%
Recognition from client 20% Recognition received 50%
Why win the award 50%

Best Leader of the Year – Nomination for a senior executive in your organisation who has had a material and substantial evidential impact in your organisation and the industry in Malaysia or regionally. Self nomination is not accepted for this category. No nomination fees applicable. Applicable one nomination for each corporate category.

Judging Criteria Weighting Attributes Weighting
Develop a clear strategy for the business or organisation 20% Evidence of organizational strategy 100%
Deliver profitable growth year-on-year 20% Evidence of devliery of profitability over the years 100%
Demonstrate personal and/or organisational commitment to achieving positive benefits for the industry in an increasingly globalised and digital economy 30% Technology and Innovation 40%
Trend Setting, creativity 60%
Demonstrate a proven commitment to raising both community and industry awareness globally and locally, societal and organizational issues, through their actions as a leader -and to have been heard to have done so 20% Evidence & impact of Community Commitment 100%
Outstanding GBS Industry Achievement 10% Evidence of recognition received 100%

Past Winners


OM Excellence Awards 2016


Corporate CategoryCompany
Operational Excellence in Information TechnologyDatacom Systems Asia Sdn Bhd
Operational Excellence in Human ResourceAegis BPO Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Operational Excellence in Contact CentersAegis BPO Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Best Practices in Infrastructure ManagementHDC Data Centre Sdn Bhd
Best Practices in Business Process TransformationCuscapi Berhad
Best Practices in Corporate Social ResponsibilityBrandt International Sdn Bhd
Operational Excellence in Human Resource (mentions)OS HRS Sdn Bhd
Best Practices in Business Process Transformation (mentions)IBM GDC

OM Excellence Awards 2017


Corporate CategoryCompany
Best in Operational Excellence Information TechnologStandard Chartered Global Business Services Sdn Bhd
Best in Operational Excellence Human ResourceOS HRS Sdn Bhd
Best in Operational Excellence Contact CentreTenaga Nasional Berhad
Best Practices Information TechnologyAIG Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Best Practices Infrastructure Management ServicesCuscapi Berhad
Best Practices in Corporate Social ResponsibilityNTT MSC Sdn Bhd
Best Practices Corporate Social ResponsibilityStandard Chartered Global Business Services Sdn Bhd

GBS Asia Awards 2018


Corporate CategoryCompany
Operational Excellence – Contact CentreDaythree Business Services Sdn Bhd
Global Business Services – Regional Growth LeaderStandard Chartered Global Business Services Sdn Bhd
Operational Excellence – Information Technology Emerio (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Operational Excellence – Finance & Accounting Genpact Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Best Practices – Business Process TransformationTenaga Nasional Berhad
Best Practices – Infrastructure Management ServicesHDC Data Centre Sdn Bhd
Best Practices – Corporate Social Responsibility HSBC Electronic Data Processing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Best Practices – Corporate Social Responsibility BP Business Service Centre Asia Sdn Bhd

GBS Asia Awards 2019
Corporate Category (Winners)


Operational Excellence Information Technology Avows Technologies Sdn Bhd
Serba Dinamik IT Solutions Sdn Bhd
Finance & Accounting JABIL Sdn Bhd
Human Resources HSBC Electronic Data Processing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Contact Centre Daythree Business Services Sdn Bhd
Best Practices Information Technology HSBC Electronic Data Processing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Infrastructure Management Services HDC Data Centre Sdn Bhd
Information Management Systems Amway Business Services Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd
Business Process Transformation CBRE Asia Pacific Business Services Sdn Bhd
Corporate Social Responsibility ACGO GSI (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Best New GBS Provider of the Year Aspiro Sdn Bhd
UST Global Malaysia
Best Digital GBS Provider Dell Technologies Malaysia

Corporate Category (Merit)
Operational ExcellenceAssociation of International Certified Professional Accountants
Best New GBS Provider of the Year SANCY Berhad
Tricor Shared Services Sdn bhd
Woodwing Digital Services Sdn Bhd
Best Digital GBS Provider Serba Dinamik IT Solutions Sdn Bhd
UST Global Malaysia

Individual Category

OM Excellence Awards 2016


Individual CategoryWinner (Organization)
Best Professional Agent in Human Resource Fong Ye Siang
OS HRS Sdn Bhd
Best Professional Agent in Contact Centers Low Kar Kee
Telecontinent Sdn Bhd
Best Team Leader in Human Resource Le Cao Thanh
OS HRS Sdn Bhd
Best Team Leader in Contact Centers Prabu Ganesh A/L Tamil Selvam
SRG Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Manager in Contact Centers Nurul Shalia
Aegis BPO Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Director in Contact Centers Devi Verabathran
Brandt International Sdn Bhd
Best Thought Leader in Information Technology Michael Warren
Emerio Corporation Sdn Bhd
Best Account Manager in Human Resource Kabil Shamsuri
Brandt International Sdn Bhd
Best Transformation Leader in Information Technology Padmanabh Padiyar
IBM GDC
Best Account Manager in Contact Centers Jusri Ong Chin Yap
Telecontinent Sdn Bhd
Best Team Leader in Contact Centers (Special Mentions) Kokilavani A/P Elangkovan
SRG Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Manager in Contact Centers (Special Mentions) Gven Sivalingam
SRG Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd

OM Excellence Awards 2017


Individual Category Winner (Organization)
Best Professional Agent Information Technology Vijayalakshmi Sellaiah
AIG Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Best Professional Agent Human Resource Noor Fatin Binti Hasan
OS HRS Sdn Bhd
Best Professional Agent Contact Centre Usha Ramasamy
Brandt International Sdn Bhd
Best Team Leader Human Resource Doros Virginia
OS HRS Sdn Bhd
Best Team Leader Contact Centre Sathya Rabi
Daythree Business Services Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Manager Human Resource Francine Rosario
Aegis BPO Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Manager Information Technology Rajaram Krishnan
AIG Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Manager Contact Centre Chiew Sin Kwang
Daythree Business Services Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Director Information Technology Mike Mead
AIG Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Director Contact Centre Ajay Agarwal
Aegis BPO Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Best Transformation Leader Contact Centre Ir. Parameswaran A/L A Shanmuganathan
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
Best Thought Leader Contact Centre Raymond Devadass
Daythree Business Services Sdn Bhd
Best Account Manager Human Resource Muhamad Zakiee Bin Ab Rahman
Brandt International Sdn Bhd
Best Account Manager Contact Centre Charanjit Kaur
Daythree Business Services Sdn Bhd

GBS Asia Awards 2018


Individual Category Winner (Organization)
Best Team Leader – Information Technology Mohammad Naveed Bin Mohammad Saddique
AIG Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Manager – Information Technology Palaniappan Arunachalam
AIG Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Best Transformation Leader – Information Technology Thirumalai Srinivasan Subbarayalu
AIG Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Director – Contact Center Rita Rohini Joshua
Brandt International Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Manager – Human Resource Isabelle Liyu Beier
Brandt International Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Director – Human Resource Mohd Kabil Shamsuri
Brandt International Sdn Bhd
Best Transformation Leader – Human Resource Munirah Looi
Brandt International Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Manager – Contact Center Chiew Sin Kwang
Daythree Business Services Sdn Bhd
Best Team Leader – Human Resource Nur Hayati Binti Che Ni
OS HRS Sdn Bhd
Best Professional Agent – Human Resource Ha Na Phi
OS HRS Sdn Bhd
Best Transformation Leader – Information Technology Mohamed Abdel Razek
Standard Chartered Global Business Services Sdn Bhd
Best Professional Agent – Contact Centers Nur Farhana Binti Fadzil
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
Best Team Leader – Contact Center Nizam Bin Tukinam
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
Best Transformation Leader – Contact Center Parameswaran A/L A. Shanmuganathan
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
Best Account Manager – Contact Center Hemadasa A/L N. Amarasingam
Tenaga Nasional Berhad

GBS Asia Awards 2019 (Winners)


Best Professional Agent – Information Technology Chin Chong Kang
AIG Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Best Team Leader – Information Technology Logaraj Chamuhenaden
AIG Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Manager – Information Technology Jegathesh Loganathan
AIG Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Manager – Contact Centre Chiew Sin Kwang
Daythree Business Services Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Director – Contact Centre Praba Chilatorai
Daythree Business Services Sdn Bhd
Best Transformation Leader – Contact Centre Chiew Sin Kwang
Daythree Business Services Sdn Bhd
Best Thought Leader – Contact Centre Raymond Devadass
Daythree Business Services Sdn Bhd
Best Account Manager – Information Technology Kalaiselvan Perumala
AIG Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

GBS Asia Awards 2019 (Merit)
Best Team Leader – Information Technology Ganeshkumar K Karunagharan
AIG Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Best Operations Manager – Information Technology Taniushbabu Gilvarajil
AIG Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd



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