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What is Baldrige?. Larry Potterfield Founder and CEO. Revision Date: 6/13/2013. Baldrige is an assessment criteria. Not minimum level for certification Not “Are you good enough” Award level criteria “How good are you” 250 questions Open book test – no right or wrong answers.
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What is Baldrige? Larry Potterfield Founder and CEO Revision Date: 6/13/2013
Baldrige is an assessment criteria • Not minimum level for certification • Not “Are you good enough” • Award level criteria • “How good are you” • 250 questions • Open book test – no right or wrong answers
Baldrige Divides Criteria Questions into Seven Categories • Category 1 – Leadership (120 Points) • Category 2 – Strategic Planning (85 Points) • Category 3 – Customer Focus (85 Points) • Category 4 – Measurement and Analysis (90 Points) • Category 5 – Workforce Focus (Human Resources (85 Points) • Category 6 – Operations Focus (Process Management) (85 points) • Category 7 – Results (450 points)
The Focus of Baldrige • Results • Systematic Processes (This is what we wanted most) • Continuous Improvement • Sustainability
Baldrige is an Award • National, Presidential Award • 102 Baldrige Awards since 1987 • MidwayUSA Received the award in 2009
Baldrige is a Leadership and Management Framework • Requires creation of Vision, Purpose, Mission, Values and Goals • Creates alignment • Eliminates silos • Creates focus on Key Stakeholders and their Requirements • Requires measurement of important things • Requires strategic planning • Fosters continuous improvement
Baldrige is not an additional process • It’s a management framework that organizes and improves your existing processes • It helps change an organization from reactive to proactive • From non-systematic, verbal to systematic, written environment
Baldrige is Not • ISO 9000 • Six Sigma • Lean • It is much broader in scope, but incorporates all.
What are the Tangible Benefits of Baldrige? • Improved results for all Stakeholders • Sustainability
How do you Learn Baldrige? • Study the criteria • Adopt the Baldrige language • Answer the questions (write an application) – based on how things should be. • Become an Examiner (two year minimum) • Collaborate – BPEG, EIMF, Baldrige events • All of the above are great leadership development tools.
Why MidwayUSA chose Baldrige It Works!
What is Baldrige? Larry Potterfield Founder and CEO