BANGALORE, INDIA: Infosys BPO, the BPO arm of Infosys Technologies, has been conferred the 'Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in Transactional Services' award at the third Annual Global Lean, Six Sigma and Business Improvement Summit held at Orlando, USA, recently.

The Global Six Sigma and Business Improvement Awards are recognitions of the most outstanding organizational achievements through business improvement programs, said a press release.

Infosys BPO was recognized for its commitment to the deployment of business improvement excellence and customer centric transformation displayed by its senior leaders.

"We are delighted to receive this award. The awards are a validation of Infosys BPO's continued focus on operational excellence and the sustained efforts from the quality and business transformation team in the organization," said Amitabh Chaudhry, CEO and MD, Infosys BPO.

The criteria for the awards included Strategic Relevance, Value Generation, Innovation, Implementation and Customer Benefit, the release added.

The 2008 Global Six Sigma and Business Improvement Awards were judged by an independent panel of esteemed experts in the Six Sigma arena and business improvement experts and practitioners.

Honors were also awarded to 11 other US, Canadian and Indian organizations for adopting and deployment lean six sigma and business improvement processes to achieve significant organizational improvements.