CQTA Awards
Celebrating excellence in quality engineering through our prestigious awards program that recognizes outstanding contributions and innovations in the field.
Award Categories
Recognizing outstanding contributions in quality engineering across various domains
Practitioner of the Year
This award recognizes professionals who have demonstrated exceptional skill, innovation, and dedication in quality engineering, making significant impacts through their work, leadership, and contributions to advancing industry standards.
Executive Champion of Quality
Honoring executives who champion quality initiatives, foster a culture of excellence, and drive strategic innovations that elevate quality engineering practices across their organizations and the industry.
AI-Enabled Testing Team
Celebrating teams that leverage cutting-edge AI and machine learning technologies to revolutionize testing methodologies, improve efficiency, and deliver higher quality software products.
QE Impact Company
Recognizing companies that exemplify the highest standards in quality engineering, demonstrating sustained commitment to innovation, employee development, and impactful contributions to the quality engineering community.
Who Can Apply
What to Submit
Key components required for your award submission package. Provide comprehensive details that demonstrate the quality and impact of your work.
Summary
Provide a concise executive summary (250-500 words) highlighting your project's key achievements, innovation, and impact on quality engineering practices.
Problem & Context
Clearly articulate the challenge you addressed, including industry context, stakeholder needs, and why this problem was significant to solve.
Approach
Detail your methodology, tools, and strategies employed. Explain your decision-making process and how you adapted to challenges encountered.
Outcomes & Evidence
Present measurable results, metrics, and data demonstrating impact. Include before/after comparisons and evidence of sustainable benefits.
Artifacts
Submit supporting materials such as code samples, documentation, presentations, videos, or other relevant work products that showcase your solution.
References
Include testimonials from stakeholders, endorsements from industry experts, or references that validate your work's quality and impact.
Judging Criteria
Assessing excellence through multiple dimensions of quality and impact. Our expert panel evaluates submissions based on these weighted criteria.
Business Impact
Demonstrates measurable business value, ROI, efficiency gains, and strategic alignment with organizational goals.
Innovation & Scalability
Shows creative problem-solving, novel approaches, and potential for broader application across teams or industries.
Quality Leadership
Exhibits thought leadership, mentorship, and advancement of quality engineering practices within the community.
Technical Excellence
Demonstrates technical proficiency, best practices implementation, and high-quality engineering standards.
Community Contribution
Contributes to the broader quality engineering community through knowledge sharing, open source, or industry advancement.
Awards Timeline
Follow the key milestones in our awards program from nominations to celebration
Nominations Open
In ProgressSubmit your nominations for the CQTA Awards. All categories are now accepting applications.
Nominations Close
Not StartedDeadline for all award nominations. No late submissions will be accepted.
Finalists Announced
Not StartedTop nominations selected as finalists and notified. Public announcement of finalists.
Winners Announced
Not StartedAward winners will be announced at the CQTA Q1 event and recognized publicly.
Celebrate Excellence
Not StartedOfficial celebration and presentation of awards to winners during the CQTA Q2 event.
Ready to Recognize Excellence?
Nominate yourself or someone else in the community today for the CQTA Awards.