International Team Excellence Award
Award Criteria and Scoring
Here are the basic criteria for the International Team Excellence Award Process. For more details:
- Project Selection and Purpose (9 items @ 3 points = 27 points possible)
- Explain the methods used to choose the project. (Provide specific examples of techniques and data used.)
- Describe the types of data and quality tools used to select the project, and why they were used.
- Explain the reasons why the project was selected.
- Describe the involvement of potential stakeholders in project selection.
- Explain how the project supports/aligns with the organization's goals, performance measures, and/or strategies.
- Identify the affected organizational goals, performance measures, and/or strategies.
- Identify the types of impact on each goal, performance measure, and/or strategy.
- Identify the degree of impact on each goal, performance measure, and/or strategy, and how this was determined.
- Identify the potential stakeholders (who may be impacted by the project) and explain how they may be impacted by the project.
- Identify potential internal and external stakeholders and explain how they were identified.
- Identify the types of potential impact on stakeholders and explain how these were determined.
- Identify the degree of potential impact on stakeholders and explain how this was determined.
- Current Situation Analysis (6 items @ 4.5 points = 27 points possible)
- Explain the approach/process the team used to identify the potential root cause(s)/improvement opportunity(ies).
- Describe the methods and tools used to identify possible root causes/improvement opportunities.
- Describe the team's analysis of data to identify possible root causes/improvement opportunities.
- Describe how or if any of the stakeholders were involved in identifying the possible root causes/improvement opportunities.
- Describe how the team analyzed information to identify the final root cause(s)/improvement opportunity(ies). (Include any appropriate validation.)
- Describe the methods and tools used to identify the final root cause(s)/improvement opportunity(ies).
- Describe the team's analysis of data to select the final root cause(s)/improvement opportunity(ies).
- Identify the root cause(s)/improvement opportunity(ies) and explain how the team validated the final root cause(s)/improvement opportunity(ies).
- Solution Development (9 items @ 3 points = 27 points possible)
- Explain the methods used to identify the possible solutions/improvement actions.
- Describe the methods and tools used to develop possible solutions/improvement actions.
- Describe the team's analysis of data to develop possible solutions/improvement actions.
- Indicate the criteria the team decided to use in selecting the final solution(s)/improvement action(s).
- Explain how the final solution(s)/improvement action(s) was/were determined.
- Describe the methods and tools used by the team to select the final solution(s)/improvement action(s).
- Describe the team's analysis of data to select the final solution(s)/improvement action(s).
- Describe the involvement of stakeholders in the selection of the final solution(s)/improvement action(s).
- Explain the final solution(s)/improvement action(s), validation, and the benefits expected to be realized by implementing the team's solution(s)/improvement action(s).
- Describe the final solution(s)/improvement action(s) and explain how the team validated the final solution(s)/improvement action(s).
- Indicate the types of tangible and intangible benefits that are expected to be realized by implementing the team's solution(s)/improvement action(s).
- Explain how the team used data to justify the implementation of the team's solution(s)/improvement action(s).
- Project Implementation and Results (9 items @ 3 points = 27 points possible)
- Explain how buy-in/agreement was achieved for implementation.
- Indicate the types of internal and external (if applicable) stakeholder involvement in implementation.
- Describe how various types of resistance were identified and addressed.
- Explain how stakeholder buy-in was ensured.
- Explain the approach used by the team to implement its solution(s)/improvement action(s) and to ensure the results.
- Describe the plan developed by the team to implement its solution(s)/improvement action(s).
- Describe the procedure, system, or other changes that were made to implement the solution(s)/improvement action(s) and to sustain the results.
- Describe the creation and installation of a system for measuring and sustaining results.
- Describe the results achieved.
- Indicate the types of tangible and intangible results that were realized.
- Explain how the project's results link with the organization's goals, performance measures, and/or strategies.
- Explain how results were shared with stakeholders.
- Team Management and Project Presentation (4 items @ 4.5 points = 18 points possible)
- Explain how the team members were selected and how they were involved throughout the project.
- Explain how the team was prepared to work together in addressing the project.
- Explain how the team managed its performance to ensure it was effective as a team.
- The team will also be judged on the clarity and organization of its presentation.
