The ICV Controlling Excellence Award: The award for exemplary, practical controlling solutions

Exemplary controller work gives other controllers impetus for a concrete improvement in their controlling. Ideally, the solutions are innovative and show new ways. What is important is the practical feasibility and that the controlling has become more efficient and / or more effective as a result, and not only in the opinion of the controller, but also the manager.

Smaller companies can also be found among the winners of the Award. However, they often have their hands full keeping up with the development of controlling, which is mostly shaped by large companies. Conversely, smaller companies find it easier to implement innovative solutions in a short period of time. In other words: The ICV Controlling Excellence Award can be won by companies of any size and any industry!

The Jury must understand the solution that has been developed and be able to recognize the advantages over the status quo ante. The solution must be plausible and understandable. In the documents submitted, a certain degree of care should be recognizable and a few basic elements, for which we have also put a proposal online, should be covered. The rest is up to the applicants, but it should be short and concise.

It's not about awarding magic formulas for corporate success that can be copied exactly, but about organizational innovations that are deeply embedded in the context of the respective company. Even with knowledge of a certain process, a competitor is a long way from being able to copy it quickly.

• Please note: The submitted work must not have been awarded before the ICV Controlling Excellence Award is presented. If necessary, the work can have been published in excerpts.
• Please answer the questions that is available here on the site and as a download (please submit your answers in Powerpoint or PDF format).
• Briefly present your project in a presentation (10 to 15 pages, Powerpoint)
• Please send the answers to the questions and the project presentation by e-mail or post to Carmen Zillmer, ICV Office (contact information on this page). Please announce your application by e-mail or telephone
• The deadline for entries is January 31, 2025.
• The Jury evaluates the received documents.
• In the beginning / middle March 2025 we will inform you about the status of your application
• Three nominees nominated for the ICV Controlling Excellence Award will be invited to the Congress of Controllers 2025. It takes place on April 28/29, 2025 in Munich. As a nominee, you can visit the two-day Congress of Controllers with your presentation team without paying the participation fee. You can to cover only the accommodation costs. The ICV is responsible for the catering, you are our guest
• The Award will be given on the first day of the event - Monday, April 28, 2025. The honoring of the winner is traditionally the highlight of the Congress. The winner presents their work to the audience (about 500 visitors). The lecture should take about 20-25 minutes.
• The work of the other nominees will also be mentioned in the context of the event.
• All nominees and the winners receive a certificate as well as an online badge. The winner will also receive 3.000 EUR.

Download your application documents here.