Effective

The term “effective” refers to how well a process or a measure addresses its intended purpose. Determining effectiveness requires (1) the evaluation of how well the approach is aligned with the organization’s needs and how well the approach is deployed, or (2) the evaluation of the outcome of the measure used.

See also:

• Process Scoring Guidelines to see how "effective" is used in scoring.

Go to a related Baldrige Application Information Capture and Response Template (click to access):

• Organizational Performance Alignment and Integration Matrix

Go to related Baldrige Best Practices (click to access):

• Evaluation

• Deployment

The term "effective" appears in the Baldrige Criteria in the following locations (click to access):