LONDON, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The first round of 2011 finalists for IQPC's European arm of the Global Process Excellence Awards was announced today. The prestigious industry awards have recognized finalists in categories covering both program and project success across Lean, Six Sigma & BPM.

"PEX Network is proud to once again recognize the best in Business Process Excellence through the 2011 coveted Process Excellence Awards," said Megan James, Awards Director, IQPC. "This year we are excited to see the formal addition of the BPM, Lean Transformation and BPM categories. The expansion has been reflected in the breadth of entries and industries entering for this year, demonstrating how many businesses are adapting the process excellence programs in increasingly challenging market situations."

Each year the Process Excellence Awards are judged by a panel that is comprised of experienced Business Process Improvement executives and practitioners. The judging panel and rigorous awards assessment forms a cross industry and globally recognized benchmark in Process Excellence best practice with finalists chosen carefully by hand selected industry leaders.

This year's Award finalists include: Best Project Contributing to Innovation BAA Capgemini Polska Sp.z o.o. Carphone Warehouse / Best Buy Europe Procter & Gamble ScottishPower Sutherland Global Services Best Process Improvement Project in Service & Transaction Betfair BP Lubricants Carphone Warehouse / Best Buy Europe Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust RS Components UK Best Lean Transformation Capgemini Polska Sp.z o.o. Firstsource RBS Insurance Virgin Media Best BPM Project Atlantic Industries Ltd Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd Schenker Arkas Transport & Trading Best BPM Program Carphone Warehouse / Best Buy Europe Citi Firstsource Solutions USA LLC Best BPO Program Capgemini Polska Sp.z o.o. Computershare Firstsource Solutions Limited Intelenet Global Services Pvt. Ltd Serco Consulting, Serco plc Sutherland Global Services Best Start Up Process Improvement Program BSkyB Cable & Wireless Carphone Warehouse / Best Buy Europe Kuwait Petroleum International Sellafield Ltd, Capenhurst Site Virgin Media Best Process Improvement Program DSM Irish Life Corporate Business Lloyd's Register Tesco

Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on April 5th, 2011 during European Process Excellence Week. Individuals interested in attending the ceremony can register at For the last 12 years, PEX Network's Annual London Process Excellence Week is one of the most established events for networking, knowledge share and benchmarking within the Lean, Six Sigma & BPM industry http://www.ProcessExcellenceLondon.co.uk.

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