Balridge Criteria for Performance Excellence

This is the model behind the US Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, an award process administered by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and managed by the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), an agency of the US department of Commerce. This framework is used as the basis for over 70 other national Business Excellence/Quality awards around the world.

The model consists of seven categories:

1. Leadership
2. Strategic Planning
3. Customer & Market Focus
4. Measurement, Analysis & Knowledge Management
5. Workforce Focus
6. Process Management
7. Business Results

 

The core concepts of the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence are:

• Visionary leadership
• Customer-driven excellence
• Organizational and personal learning
• Valuing employees and partners
• Agility
• Focus on the future
• Managing for innovation
• Management by fact
• Social responsibility
• Focus on results and creating value
• Systems perspective