Who should apply to MECCAward?
Entry to MECCAward is open to any kind of high performing organization operating within Islamic nation. A typical award applicant should aim to reach at least the Finalist level which can be summarized as follows:
· Your most important results have been improving for 3-5 years and in some cases are best in class.
· Systematic improvement has been a way of life across your organization for at least 5 years.
· You have a number of organization-wide improvement programs integrated and deployed to your overall strategy.
· You will have assessed yourself and/or externally against the MECCAward Model several times typically also with Assessors independent from your organization.
Why?
· Unique way to motivate and energize your employees at all levels in a positive and constructive atmosphere.
· The chance to find out "how good your organization really is" by being measured against World's most widely used management framework (EFQM Excellence model).
· The opportunity to receive over 40 pages of feedback on your organization, both strengths and areas for improvement, and a face-to-face interview to deepen your understanding.
· The feedback you get comes from practicing managers from a range of sectors and nationalities, they are independent from the applicant organizations and are not seeking an ongoing financial relationship with your organization.
The Input
All applicants need to qualify to be admitted in to the Award process, either with a qualification file for new applicants or by showing progress for reapplying candidates.
Applicants are offered two ways to enter the Award assessment and are welcomed to discuss with MECCAward on the best entry format for them at the time of application. Both ways include hosting a team of MECCAward trained assessors on a site visit.
The Classic entry requires applicants to write a full submission document of 75 pages against the MECCAward Model. This serves as a starting point for the Assessor team of 4-8 trained assessors prior to the site visit.
The 2005+ alternative entry requires applicants to write a qualification file and enabler map (together 25 pages). These documents serve as initial information to the assessor team.
In both cases the site visit is conducted by a team of 4-8 assessors facilitating selected interviews with applicant employees at all levels.
The Output
As direct output from the application and assessment, applying organizations receive a feedback report containing:
Executive summary concentrating on the key strengths and areas for improvement.
Strengths and areas for improvement on criterion part level.
A score profile, which facilitates benchmarking with other organizations.
The Roadmap to Excellence:
1. Identify and Recognize Fundamentals of Excellence:
Review the basics of Excellence and discuss them with top management. Obtaining top management's commitment is the most important step in this path. Everyone must be well aware of what is being discussed.
2. Review and Understand the Framework of MECCAward
Arrange a multifunctional team with members from various departments of the organization with the goal to learn the values, criteria, and the assessment process of MECCAward. Familiarity with the model brings about comprehension of the path towards excellence.
3. Perform Self-Assessment
To understand where one is headed one must know where s/he stands. Therefore, you have to acquire the skills to self-assess based on recommended methods in order to identify your position on the road towards excellence.
4. Prepare Feedback Report
Following the self-assessment, the strengths and areas for improvement of the organization in each of MECCAward criteria will be identified by the assessment team. Operational projects shall be determined to improve and achieve targets. The requirements and resources needed for execution of these projects shall be determined and obtained.
5. Communicate with Secretariat and Register for Award
Now you can apply and register as applicant in the appropriate level and category of MECCAward concurrent with execution of your improvement projects.
6. Prepare Relevant Documents and Submit It
Subsequent to registration you shall begin preparation of relevant document based on the format indicated by MECCAward secretariat. It may consist of the information acquired through the previous steps regarding the strengths, areas for improvement, and improvement, and improvement projects and must be submitted to MECCAward secretariat afterwards.
7. Participate in Introduction Meeting and Training Courses
MECCAward secretariat will hold an introduction meeting for the assessors and applicants. Some training courses may be setup for further acquaintance with the model and MECCAward process.
8. Document Review
The documents of all the applicants will be reviewed and assessed by qualified assessment teams.
9. Participate in the Award Ceremony
The award ceremony will be held annually one day after the holy day of Mab'ath. The award winners will be recognized and honored in the ceremony. The ceremony is also a distinctive opportunity for networking with top level managers of Muslim companies.
10. Site Visit
In case the applicant receives a score higher than 200 then a site visit will be planned by secretariat and the applicant will be formally informed of the plan.
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