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An absolutely unique competition filled with creative discoveries, engineering solutions, exclusive developments and, most importantly, passion!

Every year, hundreds of professionals from different countries come together to cheer for their teams. It is not a football championship or a marathon that they gather for, but something way more important - "Transformation" improvement projects competition.

What is special about this competition?
“Transformation” projects competition is an innovative format of benchmark training. The competition of the best solutions outlined in a concise sequence of “”problem – solution – result”” manner demonstrates the original ideas of project teams and helps to replicate the most effective tools and know-how.

The greatest value of “Transformation” for businesses is that this competition by its very nature is a very effective tool for staff engagement and successful project implementation!

Competition nominations
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KAIZEN PROJECT
Competition of projects dedicated increasing productivity, operational efficiency and production quality management.
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HUMAN CAPITAL
Competition of projects in the sphere of corporate culture development, staff training, and socially oriented actions.
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SCTIECH
Application of science and technology in the progress and system improvement projects.
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ERGOSAFE 4.0
Special nomination for 2022. Projects that improve work safety, ergonomics and mental health of employees
PROJECTS OF LAST YEAR'S PARTICIPANTS
GRAN-PRIX
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Gran-Prix. Project Development School 4.0. Polar Division of Nornickel DRBSKU. Russia
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1,007 votes, average: 4.04 out of 51,007 votes, average: 4.04 out of 51,007 votes, average: 4.04 out of 51,007 votes, average: 4.04 out of 51,007 votes, average: 4.04 out of 5
Онлайн: 4,073
Жюри:
Всего: 4
KAIZEN PROJECT
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1 place. Perfect career. ERG. Kazakhstan
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897 votes, average: 3.62 out of 5897 votes, average: 3.62 out of 5897 votes, average: 3.62 out of 5897 votes, average: 3.62 out of 5897 votes, average: 3.62 out of 5
Онлайн: 3,250
Жюри:
Всего: 3
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1 place. Dealing with losses. Caravay Bakery. Russia.
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731 votes, average: 2.86 out of 5731 votes, average: 2.86 out of 5731 votes, average: 2.86 out of 5731 votes, average: 2.86 out of 5731 votes, average: 2.86 out of 5
Онлайн: 2,090
Жюри:
Всего: 2
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2 place. Waste reduction and recycling. TechnoNIKOL Far East. Russia.
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588 votes, average: 1.74 out of 5588 votes, average: 1.74 out of 5588 votes, average: 1.74 out of 5588 votes, average: 1.74 out of 5588 votes, average: 1.74 out of 5
Онлайн: 1,024
Жюри:
Всего: 1
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3 place. Reduced downtime at ball rolling mill #2. EVRAZ. Russia.
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867 votes, average: 3.72 out of 5867 votes, average: 3.72 out of 5867 votes, average: 3.72 out of 5867 votes, average: 3.72 out of 5867 votes, average: 3.72 out of 5
Онлайн: 3,228
Жюри:
Всего: 3
HUMAN CAPITAL
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1 place. Creation of an evenly developed LEAN culture in the international ODW group. ODW-Elektrik. Ukraine.
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732 votes, average: 3.44 out of 5732 votes, average: 3.44 out of 5732 votes, average: 3.44 out of 5732 votes, average: 3.44 out of 5732 votes, average: 3.44 out of 5
Онлайн: 2,521
Жюри:
Всего: 2
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2 place. A culture of making mistakes. KGMK. Russia
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1,730 votes, average: 4.16 out of 51,730 votes, average: 4.16 out of 51,730 votes, average: 4.16 out of 51,730 votes, average: 4.16 out of 51,730 votes, average: 4.16 out of 5
Онлайн: 7,198
Жюри:
Всего: 7
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3 place. Those who care. KGMK. Russia
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2,511 votes, average: 4.58 out of 52,511 votes, average: 4.58 out of 52,511 votes, average: 4.58 out of 52,511 votes, average: 4.58 out of 52,511 votes, average: 4.58 out of 5
Онлайн: 11,493
Жюри:
Всего: 11
SCI-TECH 4.0
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1 place. Improving the efficiency of the technological redistribution of preparation and supply of the charge for smelting and converting. Polar Division of Nornickel Copper Plant. Russia.
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796 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5796 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5796 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5796 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5796 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5
Онлайн: 3,183
Жюри:
Всего: 3
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2 place. Implementation of investment projects with the use of BIM. KGMK. Russia
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732 votes, average: 2.51 out of 5732 votes, average: 2.51 out of 5732 votes, average: 2.51 out of 5732 votes, average: 2.51 out of 5732 votes, average: 2.51 out of 5
Онлайн: 1,836
Жюри:
Всего: 1
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2 place. Implementation of the system of autonomous and remote control system with self-propelled equipment at the Skalisty mine. KGMK. Russia
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732 votes, average: 2.20 out of 5732 votes, average: 2.20 out of 5732 votes, average: 2.20 out of 5732 votes, average: 2.20 out of 5732 votes, average: 2.20 out of 5
Онлайн: 1,609
Жюри:
Всего: 1
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3 place. The bank on home office. Effective or not. Ak Bars Bank. Kazakhstan.
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733 votes, average: 1.89 out of 5733 votes, average: 1.89 out of 5733 votes, average: 1.89 out of 5733 votes, average: 1.89 out of 5733 votes, average: 1.89 out of 5
Онлайн: 1,384
Жюри:
Всего: 1
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3 place. Reducing customer energy costs. Siemens. Russia
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647 votes, average: 1.72 out of 5647 votes, average: 1.72 out of 5647 votes, average: 1.72 out of 5647 votes, average: 1.72 out of 5647 votes, average: 1.72 out of 5
Онлайн: 1,115
Жюри:
Всего: 1
SUCCESS STORIES

The comtetition is full of success stories.
In 2021, the project “School of Project Potential 4.0” of Norilsk Nickel from Russia won the Grand Prix. The team integrated the kaizen approach, the achievements of digital technologies and the latest approaches in adult education, into the innovative development of the training simulator and then brilliantly defended their project in a live broadcast!

The first place in 2021 was shared by two companies from Kazakhstan: ERG company with a large-scale project “Perfect quarry” and the project “Fighting losses” of a small enterprise – bakery “Karavay”, mentored by colleagues from ERG.

In 2020, the foreman from branch German company Alfmeier in Czech Republic, received well-deserved recognition by demonstrating how the integration of the kaizen methodology into the daily work of the foreman makes it possible to find solutions to “unsolvable” problems.

In 2020, a team of teacher and her students of Perm National Research Polytechnic University subdue d the participants and the jury of the competition with the creative implementation of Lean and Agile technologies, created to solve the problem of increasing student involvement in the educational process.

In 2019, a metalworking company “BENEŠ A LÁT” from the Czech Republic took first place in the Human Capital nomination with a unique project of sharing designers for kindergartens as part of the corporate strategy of training workers for the future of digital production.

More and more companies consider participation in the competition as a fair of ideas for them. “Transformation” provides intellectual synergy in the interests of each company.

PREVIOUS YEARS' WINNERS
KAIZEN PROJECT

2020 GRAND PRIZE
Project name: “Reducing the costs of the end-to-end product chain through improving the quality of nickel tube furnace powder”
Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company, Norilsk Nickel

KAIZEN TEAM

2020 FIRST PLACE
Project name: “Lean and Agile in the scientific research work of PNRPU students”
Perm National Research Polytechnic University

HUMAN CAPITAL

2021 FIRST PLACE Creating an evenly developed LEAN culture in the international ODW group. Ukraine-Germany

WOULD YOU LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITION?
HOW DOES THE COMPETITION WORK?

1. In competition can participate individuals and legal entities , that are not manufacturers and suppliers of military equipment, weapons and ammunition, who have provided competitive materials and paid the registration fee in accordance with the Regulations on the competition.
2. The International Productivity Week IP Week is free from any political, religious content, segregation on any grounds, demonstrations of weapons and enterprises producing them.

FIRST ROUND
  • The competition materials for the projects are posted on the IPWeek website.
    Each IPWeek participant can vote for the project they like and these votes will make up 30% of the total points of the First round. The remaining 70% will come from the votes of the Expert Council, which will evaluate the projects at length.
SECOND ROUND
  • The second round will take place in the form of an online defense in front of the jury.
    As part of the defense, a video will be played, and participants will be able to present their projects and answer the questions of the jury.
    The broadcast of the project presentations will be available to all participants of IPWeek 2021 with simultaneous translation.
    The winners will be determined by summing the points scored in each nomination.
  • The winners will be determined by summing the points scored in each nomination.
COMPETITION MATERIALS
    What should be included in the competition kit?
    1) Project passport in Russian and English in .doc (x) format
    2) Electronic version of the project poster in .pdf format, with a resolution of at least 3507 × 2481 pixels at 300 dpi
    3) Video about the project, up to 3 minutes long in .mp4 format with subtitles in English or with a separate subtitle text in .doc (x) format attached
    4) Electronic presentation of the project (up to 10 slides in the speaker’s native language) in .ppt (x) format
    How to design the project passport?
    General information:
    Project name and nomination
    Organization – applicant
    Brief information about the company (up to 500 characters)
    Company logo (with a download link)
    Authors of the project with indication of positions
    Applicant (person who will present the project before the jury)
    Project content:
    Problem statement and relevance
    Methodology and tools used
    Brief annotation of the project (up to 1400 characters). Briefly describe the sequence of work on the project, hypotheses, search and verification of solutions, main activities and events.
    Project results:
    Number of participants
    Number of hypotheses
    Number of implementation activities
    Annual economic effect
    Social impact
    How to design a poster?
    The poster should reflect the essence and outcomes of the project in a graphical and concise form.
    The poster should be in color, the orientation of the poster is strictly horizontal. (Electronic version with a resolution of at least 3507 × 2481 pixels at 300 dpi)
    The text of the poster must be in English.
    The poster should contain the following sections:
    – Information about the project: Name of the project, nomination, authors of the project, company logo. This information should be submitted in English and the native language of the applicant (first the English version, followed by the native language version).
    – Problem statement
    – Solutions and methodology
    – Results
    Download the regulation in PDF
FAQ
WHO WILL EVALUATE THE CONTEST?

An international jury will decide on the winners and laureates of the Competition. The jury will be published on the official website of the International Productivity Week IPWeek 2021 by October 1, 2021. The Expert Council of the Competition is formed by the established representatives of the professional community. The Council evaluates the content of the projects in the first round.

WHAT LANGUAGE WILL THE PROJECT DEFENSE TAKE PLACE IN?

The competition participants will be given the opportunity to choose one of the three official languages ​​of IPWeek 2021 to present the project.

HOW MUCH IS THE PARTICIPATION FEE?

The registration fee is 2000 euros.

 

The registration fee includes:
Audit and consultations on the design of competitive materials.
Master class on project presentation in online format and working with translators.
Placement of contest materials on the Upweek website for online voting.

Expert assessment and opinion from three experts – representatives of the international professional community.
Participation in the final of the competition for those who passed the first round (online or offline)
Prize of the winner, diploma of the laureate or participant.
PR-promotion of the project and participants in publications and videos in accordance with the general concept of IPWeek
Separately paiment for the participation in the benchmark program conference, the winners’ gala evening.

HOW DOES THE COMPETITION CONTRIBUTE TO STRENGTHENING THE AUTHORITY AND PROFESSIONAL IMAGE OF YOUR COMPANY?

International Productivity Week 2022 events are widely covered in the Russian-speaking and international professional press. The general media partner of IPWeek 2022 is the publishing house” Standards and Quality “with a total audience of 60,000 people.
The results of the competition are published on the website, included in the official materials of the International Productivity Week, sent to partners and the media, and also posted on the IPWeek 2022 portal with access to all participants of the International Productivity Week for a period of 6 months.