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General Information

BQFsnapshot will help you discover the real power already at your finger tips, encourage you to probe for information and then to compare views and opinions with your colleagues to turn your combined knowledge into an action plan for effective improvement. BQFsnapshot is most effective when used by a group to agree the organisation's profile against the Excellence Model. The Balanced Scorecard feature is used to focus attention on the issues of critical importance to your organisation.

Following a recent upgrade BQFsnapshot's features now include:

• A framework to self evaluate against the 2003 Excellence Model
• Cross referencing to the Excellence Model to give a indicative points score against the 32 criterion parts
• A Balanced Scorecard feature to define and monitor the performance of your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• A framework to monitor and plan improvement by linking KPIs to the aspects of excellence that underpin performance

Click here ( File Size: 290KB) for a full explanation of the upgrade features in BQFsnapshot

How to use BQFsnapshot

BQFsnapshot's benefits are maximised when used by groups such as directors, senior managers, line managers or a mix of employees cross-functionally. Evaluation should take place on an individual basis before meeting to reach a consensus. Debating differences and their reasons is often found to be the most valuable part of the process. In a very small organisation, BQFsnapshot may be used by the owner who can involve others, as appropriate. If you require support for your facilitation process the British Quality Foundation can put you in touch with someone in your area. For more information please contact Michael Conway (Tel 0207 654 5006).

To download an IT training pack for BQFsnapshot please click here. ( File Size: 308KB)

BQFsnapshot is designed to support:

• Senior managers who want to find out how their organisation addresses the fundamental concepts of excellence
• Senior management teams who seek to use Balanced Scorecard principles to improve performance
• Advisers and consultants who provide support and guidance on performance improvement

Features to support self evaluation:

• A self assessment framework with Workbook to record the position for 64 issues that are related to the Concepts of Excellence.
• Documents which can be downloaded and used in groups to support independent scoring prior to debate to agree the consensus position.
• Software displays that show the summary position against the concepts of excellence and show the links between results and processes.
• Cross referencing to the Excellence Model to give an indicative score against each of the 32 sub criteria.
• Notepad, Action Planning and Prioritising support features.
• The ability to compare scored files to show progress over time, compare different business units or identify the gap between current performance and target.

Pricing & Ordering

BQFSnapshot is available to purchase via our online shop. It is sold with an annual licence which allows full access to all features of the software. Prices shown below exclude VAT.