Is “four-peat” a real word?

Today we announced that Rally is a finalist for the Jolt Product Excellence Awards for the fourth consecutive year (we won in the Project Management category in 2006, 2007 and 2008).

Yes, it’s a time-consuming process to write a submission, create a demo for the judges and host meetings for them to review the product. But especially in this economy, I believe third-party validation from customers, analysts, partners and the media is more important than ever.

If You Have 15 Minutes…

Don Hazell and the 2008 Jolt award.

Don Hazell and the 2008 Jolt award.

If you haven’t submitted for any awards for your company, department or yourself, spend 15 minutes researching for relevant awards in your line of work. It might help you win a customer or get a promotion – or at the very least it’s a great resume-builder.

Here’s a list of a few software-specific awards that we keep on our radar:

BTW – The Jolt Product Excellence (symbolized by Jolt soda can in acrylic) is given to one product in each catagory that JOLT the industry.  The award is presented at SD West every year at Santa Clara Convention Center in March.  (Hope to see you there!)