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