Framework for Assessing
Organizational Excellence
Introduction
NSF Strategic Plan: Outcome Goals
• People – to develop a diverse, internationally competitive
and globally-engaged workforce of scientists, engineers
and well-prepared citizens.
• Ideas – to provide a deep and broad fundamental science
and engineering knowledge base.
• Tools – to provide widely accessible, state-of-the-art
science and engineering infrastructure.
• Organizational Excellence – to develop an agile,
innovative organization that fulfills its mission through
leadership in state-of the-art business practices.
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Organizational Excellence Goal Objectives
• 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.
• Merit Review. Operate a credible, efficient merit review
system
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Assessment of Organizational Excellence Goal
• NSF Assessment
• B&O Advisory Committee reviews assessment
and evaluates results
• Human Capital Management
• Technology Enabled Business Processes
• Performance Assessment
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Assessment TimeLine
• Today
– Present Framework
• Human Capital Management – Joe Burt
• Technology Enabled Business Processes –
Andrea Norris and Mary Santonastasso
• Performance Assessment – Craig Robinson
– Get Feedback
• Tomorrow to Mid-May
– NSF to Conduct Assessment
• Mid-May
– Transmit results to B&O Committee via a “report card”
• Early June
– Committee conference call to discuss results
– Letter from Committee
• June 22-23, 2004 – AC/GPA Meeting
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