NEW: Excellence Framework Europe – Version 2026

Excellence reimagined. Shaping the future.

The new Excellence Framework Europe (EFE) is here!
Excellence remains one of the strongest drivers of competitiveness and future readiness—and the new framework provides organizations of all types with a clear, practical, and open guide for their development.

This modern excellence framework was developed jointly by experts from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and has already been successfully applied in numerous assessments. The feedback is clear: clarity, openness, and ease of use make EFE a true success factor.

Your benefits at a glance:

• Model-agnostic: Suitable for any organization—regardless of management system
• Practical: Combines proven and current management approaches
• User-friendly: Clear, concise, immediately applicable
• Free of charge: Freely available as an open-source framework
• Community-driven: Continuously developed by the European excellence community

Actively shape excellence in Europe—together for sustainable organizational success

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