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GSQC Quality Award and Recognition Program Overview

The Granite State Quality Council Recognition and Award Program recognizes New Hampshire organizations for performance excellence. The criteria are based on that established in the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Granite State Quality Council Recognition and Award Program is meant to bring this quality awareness process to all organizations in the state.

Why Should You Submit an Application?

The criteria, when used, will permit a diagnosis of an organization's overall performance management system and will improve and enhance the quality of service and product in any organization. Additionally, the program promotes:

• understanding of the requirements for performance excellence and competitiveness improvement; and
  
• sharing of information on successful performance strategies and the benefits derived from using these strategies.

The Quality Award is for organizations with mature quality management systems that have demonstrated performance excellence in one or all seven categories of the criteria. While there is no limit on the number of Quality Awards or Category Awards that may be presented each year, there is also no requirement that any Awards have to be presented.

The Quality Recognition Program is for those organizations beginning their quality journey toward performance excellence and consists of four levels: Quality Interest, Quality Assessment, Quality Commitment, and Quality Achievement. The four levels of Recognition are non-competitive and all organizations that complete the requirements will receive recognition at one of the levels.

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