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The Technology Strategy Impact Award honours those remarkable IT organisations that have proven their mettle in aligning technology with the dynamic needs of the business. The winner will:

• Enable capabilities: Demonstrate excellence in stabilising, operating, and protecting the business. 
• Amplify capabilities: Utilise automation, data and analytics, AI, and other technologies to optimise outcomes and drive business efficiency at scale. 
• Cocreate capabilities: Showcase the rapid development, delivery, and operation of new products, features, or services. 
• Transform capabilities: Scale and rapidly deploy emerging technologies that create or disrupt new business models.

mBank S.A., Poland’s first digital bank, is this year’s recipient of Forrester’s Technology Strategy Impact Award for EMEA. The bank is being honoured for successfully executing a comprehensive five-year modernisation strategy that has transformed its core banking infrastructure while maintaining operational excellence. Additionally, mBank continues to lead in cybersecurity innovation, proving that technology-led transformation can deliver measurable business outcomes without compromising stability or customer trust.

Forrester is pleased to announce that this year’s EA Awards are co-judged by The Open Group, author of the TOGAF® Standard, which was developed by The Open Group Architecture Forum

The Enterprise Architecture Award is the only global awards programme dedicated to recognising excellence in enterprise architecture. The recipients of this award can showcase their EA practice’s material contribution to their firms in managing risk, driving cost efficiency, improving CX (including EX), and increasing revenue. The winner will demonstrate:

• An EA roadmap that contributes to the high performance of its technology organisation and the entire business.   
• EA practices driving change, growth, and differentiation through timely yet strategic decisions.   
• An EA organisation that embodies the six foundational priorities: valuable, influential, agile, accountable, innovative, and collaborative.   
• EA metrics that focus on customer outcomes and experiences.   

Philip Morris International, a leading global consumer goods company, has been awarded Forrester’s Enterprise Architecture Award, presented in partnership with The Open Group. PMI’s Enterprise Architecture (EA) team has undergone a profound evolution—from a framework- and governance-focused function into a strategic partner at the heart of the company’s technology transformation. Fully embedded in PMI’s 2025 IT Strategy, EA now plays a pivotal role in shaping and executing initiatives that directly stem from business priorities. It drives measurable outcomes by accelerating delivery, enabling agility, and reducing risk—while supporting PMI’s bold vision of a smoke-free future