Business Excellence Models direct and promote the use of good practice to enhance performance, maintain quality control, and maximise the efficiency of any organisation.

Vital as a tool for self-assessment, their criteria examines management structures to pinpoint areas for improvement and to monitor company performance across all sectors of business.

Capable as a means of benchmarking and useful for ensuring continuous improvement in business practice, Business Excellence Models utilise principles and values from quality management to provide supporting frameworks that are the backbone of operational efficiency.

Some of the more common models known are EFQM, Baldrige, and the Japan Quality Award model. These models are now frequently implemented for self-assessment, to identify development needs, future growth and areas of excellence.