Talk:Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award/Archives/2012

Suggested updates
Have a couple of suggestions --

a. Might want to include a section about "eligibility" -- for instance, Fed Govt agencies are not eligible for the Baldrige but must apply for the Presidential Award for Quality (so a link to that would be helpful).

b. New for 2012 is a new list of eligibility requirements from http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/2012_applications.cfm. Organizations must have:

1. Previously won the national Baldrige Award but not within the past five years;

2. Between 2007 and 2011, received the top award from an award program that is a member of the Alliance for Performance Excellence;

3. Between 2007 and 2011, applied for the national Baldrige Award and earned a high score in both organizational processes and results but did not receive a site visit;

4. Between 2007 and 2011, applied for the national Baldrige Award and received a site visit;

5. Has more than 25 percent of its workforce outside of the home state; or    6.  Is an organization that does not have an available Alliance for Performance Excellence award program.

Probably should discuss the "Alliance for Performance Excellence" or link to that topic along with a brief mention of the state-level or regional Baldrige-based assessments. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.103.88.191 (talk) 18:35, 20 June 2012 (UTC)