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Baldrige Cybersecurity Excellence Builder

“The Baldrige Cybersecurity Excellence Builder […] is a self-assessment tool to help organizations better understand the effectiveness of their cybersecurity risk management efforts and identify improvement opportunities in the context of their overall organizational performance. This self-assessment tool blends organizational assessment approaches from the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) with the concepts and principles of…

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Baldrige Resources

American Society for Quality

The American Society for Quality (ASQ) has been the leading membership-based quality improvement organization in the U.S. for more than 50 years. Its members have initiated most of the quality methods used throughout the world, including statistical process control, quality cost measurement and control, total quality management, failure analysis, and zero defects. The site offers…

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Award

Award Levels

Organizations  that apply for the Medallion for Performance Excellence Award, may earn any of three levels on their way to achieving the top award. More information can be found in the Award Guide. 

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Examine

Learn about being an Examiner

Thank you for your interest in becoming a SPQA Examiner. Conducting an examination of an outside organization is the best way to learn how to apply the Baldrige Excellence Framework in your organization. The team approach focuses on the examination process and on building examiner skills in using the Framework. The Examiner Guide (downloadable here) provides…

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Forum

Forum Speaker – Bob Fangmeyer

I am Bob, Director of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. I have been with Baldrige since 1997 serving on many of the teams in the office in many different roles. Before becoming the Deputy Director in late 2011, I served on the Management Team. Prior to that, I served as Team Leader on the former…

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