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MADISON AREA
TECHNICAL COLLEGE TO HOST WISCONSIN
FORWARD AWARD SELF-ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP IN MADISON
Area organizations can begin building a solid foundation
for organizational improvement with a one-day workshop on conducting a
formal organizational self-assessment using a Baldrige-based tool, The
Wisconsin Challenge.
Keith Clark, Wisconsin Forward award examiner, retired John
Deere Six Sigma Black Belt and MATC instructor will lead the interactive
workshop, sponsored by Madison Area Technical College and Wisconsin Forward
Award, Inc. The workshop will be held on Thursday, March 25 at Madison
Area Technical College, T.E.C. Business Center at 3591 Anderson Street,
Madison from 8:45 AM – 4:00 PM.
A formal self-assessment process, The Wisconsin Challenge
will start organizations on the journey to continuous improvement. The
self-assessment enables an organization to integrate effective planning
techniques with the data needed to improve business results, integrating
the internationally-recognized Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence
and core values into an organization’s business practices. The consensus
decision-making process used in The Wisconsin Challenge helps an enterprise
identify strengths and gaps to improve organizational systems to meet
increasing business challenges and achieve work-class levels of performance
excellence.
The one-day workshop will be interactive, with participants
learning about the WFA/Baldrige Criteria as a holistic management model.
Workshop organizers suggest that organizations send a team of participants
to gain the best value. The workshop should get you started on a thorough
study of your organization’s capabilities and performance. The workshop
cost is $195 for the first two registrants from an organization, and $175
for each additional person. Fees include lunch and materials.
Wisconsin Forward Award (WFA) serves to advance the competitive advantage
of Wisconsin organizations by providing opportunities to assess their
operations against established standards modeled after the internationally
recognized Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence.
Whether large or small, in business, education, health care
of manufacturing, WFA encourages and supports future-thinking Wisconsin
enterprises in their quest for customer-focused quality and excellence
in performance management by providing education, assessment tools and
recognition.
Several south central Wisconsin organizations have participated
in the WFA process including St. Marys Hospital, Madison; Promega Corp.,
Madison; HUFCOR, Janesville; Datex-Ohmeda, Madison; Richland Center Foundry,
Richland Center; Central Wisconsin Center; Wisconsin Department of Transportation;
and the Office of the Wisconsin State Public Defender; all of Madison.
Given the interactive nature of the session, space is limited.
Early registration is encouraged. A similar session will be held in Waukesha
on May 13. For more information or to register, contact Madison Area Technical
College at 608 243-4479.
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