MVP Nomination App in Power Apps to Celebrate Best Performing Employee Every Month

Background The Client Challenge

The client A US based Consulting Company have a growing team of Data Analyst, Consultants and Engineers. As more people joined, the employee recognition process hadn't kept pace. Most recognition happened through quick shoutouts during meetings, which meant great work was often forgotten after a few days.

They wanted a simple system where colleagues could nominate each other, track the monthly leaderboard, and look back at previous winners. Most importantly, it needed to be fair and easy for everyone to use.

• There was no formal way for colleagues to nominate each other, so recognition was often inconsistent.
• There was no record of previous winners after a month passed, that recognition was basically forgotten.
• Employees had no visibility into how nominations were progressing during the month.
• As the team grew, managing nominations through emails and chat messages was no longer practical.

To solve this, we built a Power Apps nomination app using SharePoint as the backend. Since the client already had Microsoft 365 in their enterprise stack, there were no additional licensing costs, and the solution fit seamlessly into their existing environment.

Canvas 1 Welcome & Voting Status

• When employees open the app, they're greeted by name and see their profile photo pulled directly from SharePoint.
• If they've already submitted a nomination, the app shows who they voted for and prevents additional submissions during that month.
• If an employee has not yet voted, a prominent Nominate a Colleague button is displayed.
• At the bottom there are links to the Leaderboard and MVP History so you can check those out even before or after you vote

Canvas 2 & 3 Colleague List and Nomination Form

• Canvas 2 shows everyone on the team with their photo and name. Employees can browse the list of colleagues and select the person they wish to nominate.
• Employees name does not appear in the list so you cannot nominate yourself.
• Once Employees pick someone, Canvas 3 opens with their name at the top and a text box where they write the nomination reason
• Once confirmed, the nomination is saved to SharePoint, including the nominator, nominee, and reason. The vote count updates immediately.
• After submission, the user is returned to the home canvas, where their voting status is updated for the remainder of the month

Canvas 4 & 5 Leaderboard and MVP History

• Canvas 4 is the live leaderboard. Everyone is ranked by how many nominations they have gotten. It updates the moment a new vote comes in
• Canvas 5 displays previous MVP winners along with the month they were recognized, creating a permanent record of employee achievements over time.
• From both Canvas you can head back to the home Canvas to vote if you have not done it yet
• Anyone can check the leaderboard or history at any time, whether they have voted or not. We wanted it to be open for everyone