Practical worksheet
Award project record template
A strong award brief gives a writer a clear project to explain. Use this record to collect the account before drafting an entry. Keep one master record for the project, then select the details relevant to each category. This saves repeated interviews and keeps important dates and descriptions consistent.
Download CSV templateRead the category as a set of questions
Identify what the reader needs to assess: a professional contribution, an innovation, a business result or the execution of a project. Copy the relevant questions into your working document. Assign the supporting detail to the question it answers before choosing a narrative order.
Describe the project through decisions
Explain the initial situation, the choices made and the work that followed. Include the applicant's responsibilities and the contributions of the wider team where they help explain the project. Specific decisions make the account more memorable and give a reviewer a clear sequence to follow.
Prepare a short public explanation
Write a compact project summary alongside the detailed record. It should explain the problem, contribution and result to someone outside the immediate field. Use the summary when updating a biography or preparing communication around a competition milestone.
Complete the worksheet
The working template
Use the instructions to complete your own entries. The examples illustrate the format.
| Field | What to record | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Category and question | Record what the selected category asks the reader to assess. | How the project improved a recurring operational process. |
| Starting situation | Describe the problem and the people affected. | Several teams followed different handoff processes. |
| Personal contribution | Identify the responsibility and decisions of the applicant. | Led the redesign of the handoff process and coordinated the pilot. |
| Work completed | List the main actions in a short chronological account. | Mapped the process; tested a shared checklist; trained team leads. |
| Result and period | Record the observed change, its measurement and time period. | Use the actual result and measurement period from the project record. |
| Supporting material | Locate the project documents needed to check the account. | Project summary, reporting period and internal review notes. |
| Public summary | Explain the contribution in three concise sentences. | Problem; applicant's decision; resulting improvement. |
Before using the brief
Review the completed record
- Does every important detail answer a category question?
- Is the reader able to understand the applicant's contribution?
- Do the entry, biography and project summary use consistent dates and descriptions?
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