Let’s celebrate the individuals and teams driving impactful solutions and shaping the future of asset management — selected by you!
The Maximo User Choice Awards, hosted by Maven Asset Management, is a fully community-driven celebration of innovation and excellence. Winners are chosen by the Maximo community, ensuring authentic recognition of outstanding achievements. Join us for a fun and engaging virtual ceremony, filled with humor, surprises, and meaningful awards for individuals, teams, and projects shaping the future of asset management.
Nominations are being accepted now and must be received by February 27, 2026. Maximo community voting will begin on March 13, 2025. The Awards Show will be held Friday, April 17, 2026.
Four Reasons to Participate:
- Innovation & Problem Solving
- Skill Development
- Networking & Collaboration
- Recognition & Visibility
Why is it Special?
The awards are designed to reflect the excellence, priorities, and experiences of the Maximo community. Whether it’s a cutting-edge implementation, a collaborative team effort, or a game-changing innovation, these awards highlight the best of the best. And again, every nominee and winner is selected by the Maximo user community.
How Does it Work?
The Maximo User Choice Awards start with community nominations, followed by open voting where Maximo users select the nominees who inspire them most. Winners are announced and celebrated during the awards ceremony on April 17.
Why Participate?
Participating in the Maximo User Choice Awards is a chance to recognize excellence by shining a spotlight on achievements that truly deserve recognition. It also strengthens the community by bringing Maximo users together to celebrate shared successes, while inspiring innovation by highlighting work that continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible with Maximo.
The Award Categories
Maximo Innovator of the Year
Recognizes an individual or organization that has demonstrated exceptional creativity and innovation in leveraging Maximo to deliver groundbreaking solutions.
- The nominee has implemented an innovative Maximo solution that solved a complex problem or delivered a unique benefit.
- The solution demonstrates measurable success in improving efficiency, reducing costs, or enhancing user experience.
- The creativity of the solution sets it apart as groundbreaking within the Maximo community.
Best Maximo Community Contributor
Honors an individual who has made significant contributions to the Maximo community through knowledge sharing, mentorship, or active engagement in forums and events.
- The nominee actively engages with the Maximo community, including forums, user groups, or events.
- Their contributions include knowledge sharing, mentorship, or other significant community-building activities.
- They have made a measurable impact on the growth or enrichment of the Maximo community.
Maximo Team of the Year
Celebrates a team that has excelled in collaboration and delivered outstanding results using Maximo to achieve organizational goals.
- The team has demonstrated exceptional collaboration to achieve organizational goals using Maximo.
- The team’s efforts resulted in measurable success, such as improved operations, innovative implementations, or significant cost savings.
- The nomination should highlight specific examples of teamwork and success.
Maximo Rookie of the Year
Highlights a newcomer to Maximo who has quickly mastered the platform and made a remarkable impact within their organization or within the community.
- The nominee began using Maximo within the past 18 months.
- They have shown a steep learning curve and quickly become a valuable contributor to their organization or the Maximo community.
- Their achievements include implementing solutions, improving processes, or making a noticeable impact.
Best Maximo User Group
Acknowledges a user group that has fostered collaboration, shared insights, and supported the Maximo community with exceptional events or initiatives.
- The user group has demonstrated exceptional collaboration and knowledge sharing.
- It has organized impactful events, initiatives, or forums that have enriched the Maximo community.
- The group is distinguished by its support, engagement, and the value it provides for its members.
Best MAStermind 2025 Team
Celebrates the team that demonstrated outstanding collaboration, big-picture thinking, and exceptional problem-solving across Manage, Health, Reliability Strategies, and Mobile applications during the 2025 MAStermind Hackathon. This award highlights teamwork, innovation, and measurable impact across multiple MAS domains.
- The nominated team collaborated effectively across multiple MAS applications.
- The team delivered creative, well-thought-out solutions during the hackathon.
- Their work demonstrated measurable impact and strong technical execution.
Best Technology Platform Adopter
Recognizes the team that fully embraced the Red Hat OpenShift (RHOS) technology platform, demonstrating strong technical proficiency and confidence across platform workflows. The award celebrates effective adoption that resulted in meaningful operational or architectural outcomes.
- The nominated team demonstrates a deep understanding of RHOS platform capabilities.
- The team effectively manages environments, pods, and platform workflows.
- Their platform adoption delivered tangible operational or architectural benefits.
AI Wizard
Honors an individual who creatively integrated AI into Maximo Manage or an asset-management-related business process in a unique and inspiring way. This award recognizes innovative uses of AI that drive new insights, efficiencies, or decision-making capabilities.
- The nominee applies AI in a creative or non-traditional way.
- Their implementation delivers measurable insights, automation, or efficiency gains.
- The nominee demonstrates responsible and practical AI adoption.
Best MAS Capability Embracer
Awarded to the team that successfully incorporated MAS products beyond Maximo Manage into day-to-day asset management processes. Eligible solutions may include Reliability Strategies, Maximo Health, Monitor, Predict, Visual Inspection, or Collaborate.
- The nominated team implemented one or more MAS capabilities beyond Maximo Manage.
- These additional capabilities are fully integrated into daily operations.
- The team achieved measurable improvements in operations or decision-making.
Stellar Service Request Management
Recognizes a team that implemented efficient service request workflows that reduce duplication, improve prioritization, and enable seamless work order execution. This award highlights clear improvements in request handling, responsiveness, and work management outcomes.
- The nominated team reduced duplicate or unnecessary service requests.
- Their workflows improved prioritization and request review processes.
- The team streamlined work order creation and closure.
New MAS Implementation
Celebrates an organization that has successfully implemented MAS within the past two years, transitioning from a previous system while supporting adoption through training and change management. The award recognizes effective rollout, user adoption, and positive organizational impact.
- The organization completed a MAS implementation within the past two years.
- The team successfully transitioned from a previous asset management system.
- The implementation demonstrates strong training, adoption, and change management.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Honors an individual whose long-standing dedication, leadership, and contributions have had a lasting impact on the Maximo community. This award recognizes a career of influence, mentorship, and commitment to advancing asset management excellence.
- The nominee demonstrates sustained leadership and contribution over many years.
- They have mentored, guided, or influenced others within the Maximo ecosystem.
- Their work leaves a lasting legacy that continues to benefit the community.
