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Organizational (Victory) Assessment

The purpose of this assessment is for you to determine your organization’s position on the road to VICTORY.   

Visioning a common focus

  Involving everyone and everything

  Continuously improving people, processes, and product

  Training, educating, coaching, facilitating and mentoring

 Owning the processes and work

  Recognizing and rewarding appropriate performance

  Yearning for success  

VICTORY is achieved by instituting MODERN LEADERSHIP focusing on TOTAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.  

Assessment

Instructions: 

Please provide an accurate assessment of your organization.  Rate the item as appropriate it applies to your organization.  The rating scale is as follows:

             1            =            Never

            2            =            Seldom

            3            =            Sometimes

            4            =            Usually

            5            =            Always

 Example:  You tell others how you are feeling. 

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Seldom

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 Vision

 1.         Top management has a vision of where the organization should go. 

Never

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 2          The focus (mission) of the organization is communicated by top management throughout the organization. 

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 3.         People in the organization can explain the purpose of the organization to others. 

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 4.            Customers are the focus of organizational efforts. 

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 5.         The organization uses a strategic planning process for planning, management, and evaluation of overall organizational performance. 

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 6.         The organization uses business plans to strengthen its customer-related, operational, and financial performance and its competitive position. 

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 7.                  The organization uses strategic objectives (key business drivers) for implementing strategy throughout the organization. 

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 7.                  The organization uses the values of the organization as foundation for business decisions. 

Never

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 8.                  The organizations sets specific goals to evaluate the key business drivers. 

Never

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 10.       The organization uses action plans to assure results. 

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How would you rate the organization's vision activities?

Please add total points _________ divide by 10 average points equals _________. 

Please grade according to the following:

A

B

C

D

F

5 – 4.1

4 – 3.1

3 – 2.1

2 – 1.1

1 - under

Vision Grade:    ______

Involvement

 1.            Management provides a work environment where everyone is focused working together to satisfy the customer. 

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 2.         The work environment allows everyone to perform to the best of their abilities. 

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 3.         People in the organization feel like they are really the most an important resource. 

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 4.         There is trust between people in the organization. 

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 5.         People in the organization are encouraged to be creative and innovative in their work areas. 

Never

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 6.         People in the organization participate in problem solving activities affecting their work. 

Never

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7.            Suppliers are an integral part of the organizational planning. 

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 8.            Customer inputs are solicited for most organizational efforts. 

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 9.            Organizational systems (human resources, quality, policies, procedures, etc.) support organization's objectives. 

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 10.            Information is shared with all people in the organization requiring the information for job performance. 

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How would you rate your organization's involvement activities?

 

Please add total points _________ divide by 10 average points equals _________.

Please grade according to the following:

A

B

C

D

F

5 – 4.1

4 – 3.1

3 – 2.1

2 – 1.1

1 - under

 Involvement Grade:  ___________

Continuous improvement 

1.            Continuous improvement of all systems and processes is fostered throughout the organization. 

Never

Seldom

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 2.                           The organization uses a common methodology for preventive and corrective action. 

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 3.         A basic problem solving approach rather than fire-fighting is used in the organization. 

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 4.         The organization stresses prevent of errors rather than inspection as major means to improve quality. 

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 5.            Decisions are based on facts using quantitative methods, not opinions. 

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 6.                  The organization uses process plans. 

Never

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 7.                     The organization uses improvement tools and techniques. 

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 8.         The organization views “systems” as the main contributor to problems. 

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 9.         The organization allows its people to make improvements. 

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 10.       The organization uses a performance measurement system for improving performance. 

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 How would you rate your organization's continuous improvement activities? 

Please add total points _________ divide by 10 average points equals _________.

Please grade according to the following:

A

B

C

D

F

5 – 4.1

4 – 3.1

3 – 2.1

2 – 1.1

1 - under

 Continuous Improvement Grade: _________

 Training and people development

 1.                  The organization demonstrates a commitment to development of its people. 

Never

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 2.         The organization knows the duties of each position in the organization. 

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 3.            Competencies are identified for key positions in the organization. 

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 4.         The organization knows the attitudes, knowledge, and skills necessary for each person to be competent at their specific job. 

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