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INTERNATIONAL TEAM EXCELLENCE AWARD

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Recognizing and celebrating high-performance teams that epitomize the ASQ vision of a global community using quality concepts, technology, and tools to improve themselves and their world.

Some of the world’s largest corporations showcase their successful projects at ASQ’s World Conference on Quality and Improvement.

ASQ’s Team Excellence is the world’s premier team recognition program—showcasing teams from organizations large and small for their achievements in improving business performance.

Thousands of teams worldwide have participated in this leading process, saving their companies and organizations millions by creating efficiencies and reducing waste.

Teams from Argentina, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States, and many more have been recognized and celebrated for epitomizing the use of quality concepts, technology, and tools to improve themselves and their world!

LEARNStudy other teams and benchmark your team’s efforts.

SHAREShowcase and gain recognition for your organization’s continuous improvement process.

BENCHMARKSee how your team measures up against the best of the best in quality processes from around the world!

RECOGNITIONPromote employee recognition and motivate staff to embrace quality practices throughout your organization.

WHY YOUR TEAM SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN ITEA

• Improves business performance.

• Reinforces organizational values.

• Supports self-assessment and improvement.

• Provides insight into achievement levels relative to the ASQ International Team Excellence Award criteria.

• Exposes your team’s strengths and opportunities for improvement through the feedback report.

• Encourages workgroups to excel through organized, fact- based analysis and structured decision-making practices.

• Stimulates participation and provides opportunities for meaningful contribution in the success of the enterprise.

• Strengthens relationships with partners/customers.

• Makes work fun!

OTHER BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION

Preliminary RoundSTEP 1 – Identify project(s) completed in the last two years that achieved measurable results for submission. This award process is open to teams from all over the world.

STEP 2 – Select up to five entries from any participating site or location and complete the Intent to Submit form by early July.

STEP 3 – Create a voiceover PowerPoint presentation that describes your completed project and ensure that it is aligned with ASQ’s International Team Excellence Award criteria.

STEP 4 – Complete the online entry form and submit payment—due in early September.

ASQ’S INTERNATIONAL TEAM EXCELLENCE AWARD PROCESS

Final RoundSTEP 1 – Qualified teams (from the preliminary-round entry process) are notified in early December of selection for the final round.

STEP 2 – Teams confirm their participation to present live at ASQ’s World Conference on Quality and Improvement.

STEP 3 – Teams upload final-round presentation materials and complete registration by March.

STEP 4 – Teams receive scoresheet/feedback report from ASQ.

STEP 5 – Live presentations, recog-nition, benchmarking, learning, and sharing best practices at ASQ’s World Conference.

TO LEARN MORE:

800-248-1946 x2104 (USA and Canada)

+1-414-274-2104 (all others locations)

itea@asq.orgasq.org/team-excellence

$699*

$799*$699*

HOW MUCH DOES PARTICIPATION COST?

This fee goes toward the cost of administering the award process.

This fee includes attendance at ASQ’s World Conference on Quality and Improvement.

*Rates subject to change.

Fee per entry

Conference registration fees per team presenter

Early bird by mid- to late March

“ASQ’s International Team Excellence Award Process provides an excellent opportunity for organizations such as General Motors to showcase ‘Best of the Best’ quality improvement projects in a global platform. This forum also provides a great read-across and bench-marking opportunity for organizations. General Motors will continue to participate and leverage the ASQ ITEA Process.”

Kush K. Shah Manager, Global Electrification Quality General Motors

“By participating in the ASQ International Team Excellence Award Process, ABInBev Metal Container has been able to bench- mark our teams against some of the best in the world. As a result, we have been able to identify and implement improve-ments to our team systems. In addition, the ITEA Process has become an important form of recognition for our employees who make significant contributions to our business through their participation on improvement teams.”

Don MacGavin Zone Management Systems Specialist Anheuser-Busch InBev/Metal Container Corp.

“Continuous improvement and problem solving are key business priorities for Coca-Cola Iberia. ASQ’s International Team Excellence Award provides our company an excellent opportunity to show what we are doing today to meet our gold standard: ‘Perfect product, trusted everywhere.’ During the ITEA Process, our team has shared and improved knowledge. The five ITEA criteria helped us tell our story from the project selection to the improvement opportunity implementation and follow-up. The passion and engagement showed by the team during the project and the results achieved with the improvement opportunity implementation are, in fact, considered a huge success for our organization.”

Silvia Arribas Vitón Suppliers Q&E ManagerThe Coca-Cola Company (Iberia, Spain Business Unit)

“The ASQ ITEA Process criterion and sub-criterion are utilized as a foundation means to establish a high-level project management template. The ASQ ITEA template is also utilized to measure and document project results. Ultimately, our project results have been outstanding.”

Ron Gill Technical Lead Manufacturing Engineer C-17 Fuselage, The Boeing Company

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