Intent to Apply Form

Guidelines for Applicants

 

Applying for a Partners in Performance Excellence award is an important step in your commitment to excellence and improvement. The combination of self-reflection that occurs during the application writing process, and the valuable feedback you will receive from our seasoned examiners will provide critical insight into your key internal & external factors shaping your environment. 

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It is VERY helpful if you have at least one person in your organization who has training on how to be an examiner.  Examiners are trained on how to evaluate applications against the Baldrige Criteria.  In your organization, they can make sure your application responds to criteria questions in a way that the examiner team can easily parse. PiPEx also delivers workshops on application writing.  If there are no public application writing workshops on the schedule, contact us to schedule in-house training.

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Key Dates

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Deadline for Examiner Applications:

• January 5th

• April 5th

• July 5th

• October 5th

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Examiner Training: October

* All participants are required to complete 8 to 10 hours of prework before the Examiner Training Workshop.

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Organizations who are PiPEx members at the Elite or Premium level can apply at any time.  See the Guidelines for Applicants for details.

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How to Apply

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1. File your Intent to Apply form along with the processing fee.  That gives us official notice, some basic information about you, and helps us to plan the examination cycle.

2. Submit your full application fee.  This step ensures that you have made a commitment to completing the application, and helps us to make final arrangements for examination.

3. Submit your completed application document.

4. Schedule and host a site visit.

5. Receive and discuss examiner feedback & award