Keystone Alliance For Performance Excellence

Through a progressive three-tiered assessment and award process, and training, we are building a learning environment dedicated to accelerating organizational improvement within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, among business, education, health care, government, and not-for-profit sectors. Our purpose is supportive and educational with an emphasis on applying a universally recognized excellence system for measuring progress and growth. 
 
The Keystone Alliance for Performance Excellence Criteria add value to short and long-term operations for applicants covering the areas of Leadership; Strategic Planning; Customer & Market Focus; Measurement, Analysis & Knowledge Management; Human Resource Focus; Process Management; and Business Results, thereby creating a common language for performance assessment and continuous improvement across all organizational lines. The purpose is to improve daily operations of applicants as they grow and progress toward organizational excellence. 
 
Taking part in this process provides the following benefits:

  • Creates Opportunities for improvement of the organization's key processes
  • Builds Better Relationships with Customers and Stakeholders by better understanding their needs, improving responsiveness, and building mutually beneficial relationships
  • Enhances Organizational Performance and accelerates improvements in products, services processes, capabilities, and outcomes by understanding strengths and opportunities for improvement, and using feedback that leads to a self-discovery process
  • Provides Recognition for achieving performance excellence
  • Borrows from the Best by learning and adapting Best Practices of role model organizations that use similar processes and measures
  • Develops People by improving their performance through education and training, opportunities for involvement, shared responsibility, and a heightened sense of well being.

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    2008 Kape Annual Awards Conference

    Date: September 22 & 23, 2008
    Location:  Holiday Inn Harrisburg East

    The KAPE Performance Excellence Conference and Awards Banquet is fast approaching. It will be a great opportunity to learn from and network with three of the 2007 Baldrige Award recipients, KAPE applicants, and Baldrige experts. Early Bird discounts have been extended through September 8, so register now and save!

    Please visit the "Events" page for additional information, registration, and sponsorship opportunities.

    Conference Schedule 

    A Special Thanks to our Conference Sponsors: 

    Chester County Hospital

    Reception Sponsor

    Heraeus Electro-Nite Co.

    KNOVA, a Consona CRM Solution

    Breakfast Co-Sponsors

    ActiveStrategy, Inc

    Lunch Sponsor 

    Asbury Communities

    Dinner Sponsor 


    Mission

    "To be the resource for support and assistance to achieve Organizational Performance Excellence and Economic Vitality of Pennsylvania through Education, Sharing and Recognition. " 
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    • Encourage Pennsylvania organizations to assess their practices and improvement processes using the Criteria
    • Recognize organizations that practice outstanding processes and measurable continuous improvement toward performance excellence
    • Disseminate information and encourage sharing of best practices
    • Promote the understanding and requirements of customer-focused performance excellence
    • Encourage partnerships among all organizations in business, education, health care and not-for-profit sectors toward performance excellence
    • Improve the economic well-being and quality of life in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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