Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence | Our Thoughts on the Baldrige “Break” and What it Means for TNCPE

06 Sep Our Thoughts on the Baldrige “Break” and What it Means for TNCPE – and You!

Posted at 20:02h in News by Emily

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) announced June 2nd that they would be suspending their award cycle for 2022. In the news release, they stated they are “[initiating] a comprehensive, independent review of the Baldrige Program. This review will assess how the program can best advance U.S. competitiveness and address the challenges most relevant in today’s business environment, as well as examine how its impact and accessibility could be increased.”

TNCPE looks forward to the outcome of this review. Those of you who have been part of our TNCPE community for any length of time know that TNCPE (as well as the other State and regional programs) work closely with BPEP to ensure alignment with the Baldrige Excellence Framework™ and the overall assessment and award cycle. We believe the recommendations that will be provided from this broad review will provide incredible insights to help TNCPE continue to refine our services to attain our vision to be a trusted partner and regional resource in achieving performance excellence.

While the BPEP program is suspending its award cycle for 2022, TNCPE is still going strong! We have already begun our 2022 Examiner training cycle, and we have closed our Intent to Apply window for applicants. This is one of our favorite times of year, as we get an opportunity to connect with a large cross section of our community. 2022 is an even more special award cycle for us, as we will host three of our four examiner trainings in-person for the first time in three years! It will be wonderful to get hugs and fist bumps from those whom we did not get a chance to see at our in-person conference in March.

We thank everyone in our community for being such staunch supporters of the TNCPE program as we continue to live out our values of continuous improvement, creating value and customer focused excellence. We are committed to helping each of you find your moment of excellence in 2022!

Sincerely,

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Assessment Level	Number of Employees	*Site Visit Fee -** Member	*Site Visit Fee -** Non-Member
Excellence Award (Level 4)	Less than 100	$1,920	$2,400
	100-500	$2,880	$3,600
	501-1,500	$4,800	$6,000
	More Than 1,500	$5,760	$7,200
Achievement Award (Level 3)	Less than 100	$1,680	$2,100
	100-500	$2,400	$3,000
	501-1,500	$3,840	$4,800
	More Than 1,500	$5,040	$6,300
Commitment Award (Level 2)	Less than 100	$1,440	$1,800
	100-500	$2,160	$2,700
	501-1,500	$3,600	$4,500
	More Than 1,500	$4,800	$6,000

Number of Employees (Full-Time Equivalent)	Application Fee Member	Application Fee Non-Member
Less than 100	$1,440	$1,800
100-500	$2,880	$3,600
501-1,500	$4,800	$6,000
More Than 1,500	$7,200	$9,000

Assessment Level	Number of Employees	Intent to Apply Fee	Application Fee - Member /Non-Member	Site Visit Fee* - Member /Non-Member	Total with 20% Member Discount	Total at Regular Rate
Excellence Award (Level 4)	Less than 100	$250	$1,440 / $1,800	$1,920 / $2,400	$3,610	$4,450
	100-500	$250	$2,880 / $3,600	$2,880 / $3,600	$6,010	$7,450
	501-1,500	$250	$4,800 / $6,000	$4,800 / $6,000	$9,850	$12,250
	More Than 1,500	$250	$7,200 / $9,000	$5,760 / $7,200	$13,210	$16,450
Achievement Award (Level 3)	Less than 100	$250	$1,440 / $1,800	$1,680 / $2,100	$3,320	$4,150
	100-500	$250	$2,880 / $3,600	$2,400 / $3,000	$5,480	$6,850
	501-1,500	$250	$4,800 / $6,000	$3,840 / $4,800	$8,840	$11,050
	More Than 1,500	$250	$7,200 / $9,000	$5,040 / $6,300	$12,440	$15,550
Commitment Award (Level 2)	Less than 100	$250	$1,440 / $1,800	$1,440 / $1,800	$3,130	$3,850
	100-500	$250	$2,880 / $3,600	$2,160 / $2,700	$5,290	$6,550
	501-1,500	$250	$4,800 / $6,000	$3,600 / $4,500	$8,650	$10,750
	More Than 1,500	$250	$7,200 / $9,000	$4,800 / $6,000	$12,250	$15,250

Requirement	Commitment Award (Level 2)	Achievement Award (Level 3)	Excellence Award (Level 4)
Intent to Apply/Eligibility Form	REQUIRED FOR ALL Submit by May 31 Intent to Apply due with $250 non-refundable fee
Organization Profile	REQUIRED FOR ALL 5-page maximum The Organizational Profile is submitted along with the Application Form, Application Fee, and Criteria Response. (see below)
Application Form & Fee	REQUIRED FOR ALL Submit by Applicants must use the Application Form via tncpe.org.
CEO Signature	REQUIRED FOR ALL
Criteria Response	1. Organizational Profile 2. Basic Item Questions 15-page maximum One electronic copy saved in PDF format	1. Organizational Profile 2. Overall Item Questions 35-page maximum One electronic copy saved in PDF format	1. Organizational Profile 2. Multiple Item Requirements 50-page maximum One electronic copy saved in PDF format
Site Visit*	One day, plus half-day workshop**	Two days	Three days
Recognition Eligibility	Commitment or Interest	Achievement, Commitment, or Interest	Excellence, Achievement, Commitment, or Interest
Applicant Responsibilities		Provide at least one TNCPE examiner*** Assistance to other organizations	Provide 2 or more TNCPE examiners† (a balanced combination of new and experienced) Assistance to other organizations Participation in annual Conference Best Practice tour

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The Criteria response should follow these guidelines:

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