The Kansas Center for Performance Excellence

KCPE facilitates public- and private-sector performance improvement initiatives through its four PEER services:

(1)     Promotion – assisting Kansas businesses and public institutions in valuing their returns on investments in enterprise performance evaluation and improvement programs;

(2)     Education – lowering barriers to initiation of performance improvement activities by offering networking opportunities and guidance in selecting suitable tools and strategies;

(3)     Evaluation – providing objective, insightful and actionable feedback on organizations’ assessments of their own performance using the Baldrige Criteria;

(4)     Recognition – demonstrating and celebrating success through the Kansas Awards for Excellence (KAE) program.

KCPE's 2011 Kansas Awards for Excellence program description and application materials are available for download here.

KCPE and its Kansas Awards for Excellence program ceased operations on December 31, 2011, but Kansas organizations are encouraged to contact Mike Belter at The Alliance for Performance Excellence to learn of ongoing support for their Baldrige journeys.