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.
SPQA’s Virginia Forum for Excellence is our annual signature event. The Forum is a chance to meet practicing organizational improvement professionals, learn from leaders in Baldrige aligned organizations and hear about the program itself from NIST Baldrige staff members.
Featured Content
SBSD Meet and Greet
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Hampton Roads’ VA Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity (DSBSD) and Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Civil Rights Team cordially invite all small businesses to a “Meet & Greet” with staff members from Hampton Roads. Topics Include: • SWaM Certification Overview • DBE Certification Overview • VDOT Procurement Opportunities…
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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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Best Practice Sharing Day
Bristol Tennessee Essential Services (BTES), a 2018 National Baldrige Quality Award winner, is hosting a Best Practice Sharing Day, that will include organizational strengths and best practices. Date: November 8, 2018 Time: 8:00-4:30 Where: 2470 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, TN 37620 Cost: $25 Register at: www.btes.net/baldrige
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