Framework for Assessing Organizational Excellence

Introduction

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NSF Strategic Plan: Outcome Goals

• People – to develop a diverse, internationally competitive and globally-engaged workforce of scientists, engineers and well-prepared citizens.

• Ideas – to provide a deep and broad fundamental science and engineering knowledge base.

• Tools – to provide widely accessible, state-of-the-art science and engineering infrastructure.

• Organizational Excellence – to develop an agile, innovative organization that fulfills its mission through leadership in state-of the-art business practices.

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Organizational Excellence Goal Objectives

• Human Capital Management. Develop a diverse, capable, motivated staff that operates with efficiency and integrity.

• Technology Enabled Business Processes. Utilize and sustain broad access to new and emerging technologies for business application

• Performance Assessment. Develop and use performance assessment tools and measures to provide an environment of continuous improvement in NSF’s intellectual investments as well as its management effectiveness.

• Merit Review. Operate a credible, efficient merit review system

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Assessment of Organizational Excellence Goal

• NSF Assessment• B&O Advisory Committee reviews

assessment and evaluates results• Human Capital Management• Technology Enabled Business Processes• Performance Assessment

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Assessment TimeLine• Today

– Present Framework• Human Capital Management – Joe Burt• Technology Enabled Business Processes –

Andrea Norris and Mary Santonastasso• Performance Assessment – Craig Robinson

– Get Feedback• Tomorrow to Mid-May

– NSF to Conduct Assessment• Mid-May

– Transmit results to B&O Committee via a “report card”• Early June

– Committee conference call to discuss results– Letter from Committee

• June 22-23, 2004 – AC/GPA Meeting