EFQM in General: For Quality Management) and Designed For Helping Organisations in Their Drive Towards
EFQM in General: For Quality Management) and Designed For Helping Organisations in Their Drive Towards
EFQM in General: For Quality Management) and Designed For Helping Organisations in Their Drive Towards
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1 EFQM In General
o 1.1 The model can be used in
four ways:
o 1.2 Applicability
2 EFQM Excellence Award
3 References
4 See also
5 External links
[edit]EFQM In General
Over the years a number of research studies have investigated the correlation between the
adoption of holistic Models, such as OIQ, Organizational Integrated Quality and EFQM
Excellence Model, and improved organisational results. The majority of such studies show a
positive linkage. One of the most comprehensive of these was carried out by Dr. Vinod
Singhal of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Dr. Kevin Hendricks of the College of
William and Mary.[1]
[edit]The model can be used in four ways:
Self-assessment has wide applicability to organisations large and small, in the public as well
as the private sectors. Self-assessment using the EFQM Excellence Model can give the
management team a holistic overview of the whole organisation. Increasingly organisations
are using outputs from self-assessment as part of their business planning process and use
the EFQM model as a basis for operational and project review.
In it's simplest form, the EFQM Excellence Model is a 9 box "Cause and Effect" diagram.
There are five 'enablers' and four 'results'. The 'enabler' criteria cover what an organisation
does. The 'results' criteria cover what an organisation achieves. To improve the results it
achieves, the organisation must improve what it does.
The 5 enablers are: Leadership; Strategy; People; Partnerships & Resources and
Processes, Products & Services. The 4 result areas are: Customer Results; People Results;
Society Results and Key Results.
The Model provides a non-prescriptive framework that helps to understand the often
complex cause and effect relationship within an organisation.
Established in 1992, the prize recognises companies with excellent and sustainable results
across all areas of the EFQM Excellence Model. The assessment process is one of the most
robust of any award, with a team of independent assessors spending an average of 500 hours
per applicant reviewing documentation and conducting interviews on-site. The resulting
assessment against the EFQM Excellence Model provides a holistic overview of how effectively
the organisation develops and deploys their strategy, in line with the needs and expectations of
their stakeholders.
Previous winners from the Public Sector include St. Mary's College (Northern Ireland), The
Cedar Foundation (UK) and Lauaxeta Ikastola Sociedad Cooperativa (Spain).