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About The Award | |||||||||||||||
| The U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award for Virginia program involves an organization-wide perspective that keeps pace with best practices and innovative approaches to leadership; strategic planning; customer focus; measurement, analysis, and knowledge management; human resource focus; process management; and results. Because our process is closely related to the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, many organizations have used the SPQA program as a stepping-stone for the national award. | |||||||||||||||||
Core Values and Concepts |
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| The SPQA Criteria are built upon a set of Core Values and Concepts. These values and concepts are the foundation for integrating key organizational requirements within a results-oriented framework and are the embedded behaviors found in high performing organizations. The Core Values and Concepts are: | |||||||||||||||||
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| Why should your organization apply for an award? | |||||||||||||||||
| The award criteria can
serve as an internal assessment and management tool for planning, training,
and implementing quality initiatives. All applicants receive a customized written feedback report addressing strengths and areas for improvement that can be used as a road map for further progress in excellence. Award recipients receive statewide recognition at the annual Virginia Forum for Excellence as well as numerous promotional opportunities including recognition by Senators Warner and Allen. |
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| What types of oranizations can apply? | |||||||||||||||||
Virginia’s SPQA is open to all private businesses, large and small, and all organizations in the public and not-for-profit sectors. Applicants may have affiliates, divisions, or head offices in other states; however, the organizational unit under consideration must be within the Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia. Awards are organized into the five sectors listed below: |
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