{"id":21993,"date":"2024-05-08T13:50:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T13:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessexcellence.org\/?page_id=21993"},"modified":"2026-02-23T14:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:34:36","slug":"baseline-certification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/businessexcellence.org\/organizational\/services\/baseline-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseline Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21993\" class=\"elementor elementor-21993\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77760e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a77760e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c983c45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c983c45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3033cab elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3033cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Baseline Certification<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c6762 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50c6762\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e798319 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e798319\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f4fea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f4fea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Business Excellence Baseline\u2122\u00a0provides organizations of all sizes with guidance to prepare for their journey to excellence. Meeting the requirements of the Baseline lets organizations know that they have a solid foundation on which to build excellence.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Certification confirms that the organization meets the requirements of the\u00a0Business Excellence Baseline\u2122\u00a0and demonstrates this to its stakeholders.<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Benefits of Baseline Certification<\/span><\/h2><ul><li>A milestone on the path to excellence that motivates people on the journey<\/li><li>Acknowledges that you have achieved a standard that is worthy of recognition and pride<\/li><li>Demonstrates systematic management of quality and risk<\/li><li>Demonstrates deployment of good practice in governance and, where applicable, people management<\/li><li>Builds stakeholder confidence in 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