U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award
for Virginia and DC
Our Mission
The mission of SPQA is to promote continual improvement strategies and provide training, mentoring, and recognition to organizations in pursuit of performance excellence.
Our Work
SPQA uses the Baldrige Performance Excellence Framework as our foundation in our efforts to assist organizations in Virginia and Washington, DC to achieve better results.
Our Story
For more than three decades, SPQA has been serving healthcare, businesses large and small, not-for profits, school systems and government agencies to achieve excellence.
Virginia SPQA’s Award Program is its premier offering. Organizations receive extraordinary learning associated by applying the Baldrige Excellence Framework self-assessment methodology through an award application.
Featured Content
Baldrige 101
Baldrige 101: Introduction to the Baldrige Framework, is a one-day workshop where participants become familiar with the basics of the Framework—its Core Values, the Criteria, guidelines for evaluating processes and results, and an introduction to applying the Framework in an organization. The session, which is case study-based and includes exercises to practice the elements of…
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Submitting an SPQA Award Application
Deadline for Intent to Apply for SPQA Award: November 16, 2018. To be considered for an SPQA Award, organizations must submit a written narrative addressing the criteria items in the Baldrige Excellence Framework. The written application is due January 18, 2019. For the 2019 Cycle, Virginia SPQA will use the2017-2018 Baldrige Excellence Framework, which can…
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20 Benefits of Being an Examiner
A resume-noticeable accomplishment Public recognition of accomplishment including a certificate and employer letter signed by Virginia’s Senators Continued personal learning and professional development – sharpening skills and adding knowledge valuable to other types of certification efforts Recertification or continuing education credits in some professions and certifications, e.g. ASQ Mental stimulation, acuity, and agility gained from…
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