Assessments

There are seven robust assessment processes available in Florida and Georgia that use the Criteria for Performance Excellence and are used by all organizations regardless of size and sector:

Governor’s Sterling Sustained Excellence Assessment *
Governor’s Sterling Award and Georgia Oglethorpe Award*
Sterling Collaborative (non-competitive, 4 days with expert examiners collaborating with senior leaders)
Sterling Challenge (non-competitive, 5 days with an examiner team site visit)
Sterling Explorer (non-competitive, 2 days with a Sterling expert consultant)
Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Assessment

* These assessments are reviewed by an independent panel of judges and if selected may be eligible for Governor’s Sterling, Georgia Oglethorpe, or Sustained Excellence Award recognition.