What are the Planisware Excellence Awards?
The Planisware Excellence Awards recognize the most inspirational ways customers are using project portfolio management tools and processes to push the boundaries of value creation and business impact.
Awards will be given in 4 categories
How the Planisware Excellence Awards Work
Every year, Planisware customers are invited to submit their organization’s most remarkable achievements in project portfolio management, to showcase how they’ve harnessed Planisware Orchestra or Enterprise to drive remarkable change and innovation. In the months leading up to Exchange, submissions are then judged on four key criteria by a customer jury of the past year’s Excellence Awards winners.
Awards are Scored According to Three Primary Criteria
- Innovativeness of solution
- Business value achieved
- Effectiveness and cleverness in using Planisware solutions to address the challenge
Award Recipients’ Exclusive Benefits
Meet the 2025 Excellence Awards Winners
Automation & Productivity: Zebra Technologies
For transforming contractor management through automation
Faced with a 30% contractor turnover rate, Zebra Technologies’ teams were wasting hours chasing updates and manual approvals, tracking resources, and forecasting with a sea of siloed spreadsheets.
Today, with automated workflows and reporting in Planisware Enterprise, approvals happen in seconds, data updates are automatic, and productivity is no longer a goal but a standard. To learn more about Zebra’s transformation story, read the full case study here.
Founded in 1969, Zebra Technologies helps businesses work smarter with mobile computing, RFID, and automation solutions that track, analyze, and optimize operations in real time.
Shim Chowdhury
Sr. Manager, Engineering Design & Development
Dipal Thakkar
Sr. Advisor, Product Owner, Process Engineering Management
Digital Transformation: SLB
For streamlining complex M&A programs with “PM Go”
Leveraging Planisware’s PM Go, SLB simplified one of the most challenging aspects of growth: Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). With 16 workstreams in motion, real-time synergy tracking, and record-breaking value capture in one dynamic platform, Finance, IT, and Supply Chain teams move as one so nothing falls through the cracks.
Founded in France in 1926, SLB is a global technology leader driving energy innovation.
Anna Bergeron
Integrated Project Portfolio Manager
ESG: Lear Corporation
For keeping nearly 12 million tons of CO2 out of the air with ReNewKnit™ E-Systems technology
Sustainability isn’t a side project at Lear; it’s part of the plan. With Planisware Enterprise, their 11,000+ users track ESG projects, cut emissions, and drive real change—in particular through their ReNewKnit™ automotive interiors initiative—embedding environmental responsibility into operations at scale.
Founded in 1917, Lear has been a global leader in automotive seating and electrical systems for over a century.
Although the Lear team was unable to accept their award for ESG in person, we acknowledge the core team members:
Doug Andrews, Global Manager ESG
Jozef Chrzanowski, Global Sustainability
Matt LaCourse, Project Management Office
Marc Stauske Vice President, Project Management Office
Innovation: Woodward
For creative, effective Planisware adoption through “Space Academy” training
Rolling out new tech to 1,500 users in a highly technical organization is never easy, so Woodward made it an adventure. Their Space Academy-themed bootcamp, or “Planis-care,” turned learning into an interactive, fun experience, strengthening user buy-in and engagement.
Founded in 1870, Woodward is a global leader in control systems for aerospace and industrial applications.
Kevin Habuda
IT Business Systems Analyst
