The Wisconsin Forward Award evaluation process is carried out by our Board of Examiners. Board members are volunteer experts from business, government, education and other disciplines across Wisconsin who are experienced in performance management and quality assessment processes. The Board of Examiners is comprised of Examiners, the Editorial Board, and the Panel of Judges.
Examiners work in teams assigned to each application and conduct all phases of the evaluation.
Each team includes a mix of these categories of Examiners. Editorial Board Members review and edit Feedback Reports to ensure completeness and clarity and to maximize their usefulness. The Panel of Judges serve as technical resources to the Examiner Teams throughout the evaluation process and ensure calibration in scoring and application of the Criteria across Examiner Teams.