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Performance-Based Assessments: External, Internal, and
Self-Assessment Tools for Total Quality Management

Pearson, Richard D. and Wilson, Paul F.
202 pages. ISBN 0-87389-242-9. 6 x 9 Hardcover. 1995.

$30.00


For organizations well into a TQM program, performance assessments provide the direction needed to evaluate the effectiveness of reengineering, quality, and other improvement strategies. This book offers practical advice and specific direction on a vital aspect of any quality management program - the assessment of organizational performance. Measuring a company's performance provides individuals and organizations with an essential tool to reach and maintain excellence, and to implement continual improvement strategies. Performance-Based Assessments presents a clear approach to assessing operations so organizations can redirect misguided efforts before it's too late.

Benefits:
• Learn how performance assessments result in realistic and meaningful improvements
• Develop an appropriate mix of external, internal, and self-assessments to measure the success of your programs
• Create win-win results for your organization by using performance-based assessments

Contents:
• An Introduction to Performance-Based Assessments
• The Management System
• Features of Assessment Activities
• Getting Started
• Designing an Assessment Strategy
• Focusing on the Issues
• Presenting the Results
• Developing an Action Plan for
• Improvement Implementing the Plan