Organizational Excellence
Assessment Overview
Anthony A. Arnolie
Organizational Excellence
An agile, innovative organization that fulfills
its mission through leadership in state-of-theart business practices
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 NSF’s
intellectual investments as well as its management
effectiveness.
This Year’s Assessment
• Provided more information on why a given area
is the focus of the assessment
• Indicated the “degree of success” for a given
activity
Structure of Assessment
1. Identify the set of activities that provide the framework
for this year’s assessment.
2. Describe why these activities received increased
attention/emphasis this past year. What made them
priorities for NSF?
3. Describe the key accomplishments of the past year.
4. Describe how we determined success and the supporting
evidence --- metrics and indicators.
5. Describe any planned actions to maintain success or
achieve improvement
Rating System
• Fully successful
(glass full to the brim).
• Partially successful
(glass half full/half empty).
• Not successful
(glass empty).
• Future Activities
Committee Focus
1. Does the evidence presented support NSF’s
determination that it has (or has not)
“demonstrated significant achievement” for the
indicator?
2. Should any changes in approach or
methodology be considered for future OE
assessments?