Organizational Excellence Assessment Overview

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Organizational ExcellenceAssessment Overview

• Anthony A. Arnolie

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Organizational Excellence

• An agile, innovative organization that fulfills
  its mission through leadership in
  state-of-the-art business practices

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Organizational Excellence Goals

• Merit Review Operate a credible, efficient merit
  review system (will be assessed by the Advisory
  Committee for GPRA Performance Assessment).
• 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 NSFs intellectual investments as well as its
  management effectiveness.

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This Years Assessment

• Provided more information on why a given area is
  the focus of the assessment
• Indicated the degree of success for a given
  activity

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Structure of Assessment

• Identify the set of activities that provide the
  framework for this years assessment.
• Describe why these activities received increased
  attention/emphasis this past year. What made them
  priorities for NSF?
• Describe the key accomplishments of the past
  year.
• Describe how we determined success and the
  supporting evidence --- metrics and indicators.
• Describe any planned actions to maintain success
  or achieve improvement

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Rating System

• Fully successful (glass full to the brim).
• Partially successful (glass half full/half
  empty).
• Not successful (glass empty). 
• Future Activities

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Committee Focus

• Does the evidence presented support NSFs
  determination that it has (or has not)
  demonstrated significant achievement for the
  indicator?
• Should any changes in approach or methodology be
  considered for future OE assessments?