Enterprise & Business Architecture Best Practice Award 2025

Hosted at the Enterprise & Business Architecture Conference Europe 2026

We are delighted to welcome submissions for the Enterprise & Business Architecture Best Practice Award, a prestigious recognition of excellence in enterprise and business architecture.

This award celebrates outstanding initiatives that demonstrate strategic alignment, measurable value, and lasting organisational impact through architectural thinking and delivery.

Whether you’re an individual, team, or organisation, if you’ve delivered a successful architecture initiative within the last 24 months, we want to hear your story.

Why Enter?

• Gain industry recognition for your impact, innovation, and leadership in architecture.
• Showcase your success in front of peers, experts, and leading organisations.
• Inspire the next wave of best practices in the field.
• Finalists will receive a complimentary 2-day ticket to the Enterprise & Business Architecture Conference Europe 2026.

**Please note that we will not be accepting submissions from vendors or consultants unless the submission is endorsed by an end-user organisation. The end-user organisation must participate in the screening interviews if selected. Only end-user organisations can become finalists/winners **

🎯 Award Purpose

To recognise exceptional initiatives in enterprise or business architecture that deliver:

• Measurable business value

• Strategic alignment

• Organisational transformation and impact

📋 Submission Criteria

Submissions should address the following:

• Clear articulation of the business problem or opportunity addressed

• Innovative or effective use of architecture frameworks or methodologies

• Evidence of stakeholder alignment and cross-functional collaboration

• Tangible business outcomes (e.g. improved agility, reduced complexity)

• Demonstrated scalability and sustainability of the approach

📎 Supporting Materials

You may submit relevant supporting documents such as:

• Diagrams or architecture models

• Stakeholder testimonials

• Framework documentation

• Impact metrics

🧠 Judging Focus

Our expert judging panel will assess entries based on:

• Strategic alignment

• Impact and results

• Methodology and execution

• Stakeholder engagement

🗓 Submission Window

Open: 23 February 2026
Close: 20 March 2026

✅ Ready to Submit?

Tell us your story and showcase your impact.

Have a question? Contact Andrew Morris – andrew[at]irmuk.co.uk