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IBEC (IQNet Business Excellence Class)
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... for companies of all business sectors wanting to position themselves in competitive markets and to develop their management system over and above standards requirements. This particularly applies to companies wanting to further develop their organization towards Business Excellence while maintaining the certification of their quality management system on the basis of applicable underlying standards or specifications.


What can be achieved?

An IBEC assessment integrates an evaluation according to an Excellence model (EFQM, MBNQA) with a conformity assessment based on international standards/specifications (ISO 9000 series, 14001, VDA 6.1, QS-9000). Key aspects are:

  • Advance organizational development towards Business Excellence
  • Operational effectiveness and efficiency through process management and continuous improvement
  • Strategic alignment of all activities, methods and processes
  • Result orientation and balanced stakeholdership (customers, owners/shareholders, employees, society)
  • Value innovation for stakeholders


How can the IBEC assessment be supported?

  • Individual information meetings
  • Performing internal audits
  • Self-Assessments according to an Excellence Model (EFQM, MBNQA)


What affects certification complexity?

Assessment complexity is subject to:

  • Extent of the individually designed IBEC assessment (customized concept, based upon goal setting and strategy)
  • Maturity of the management system
  • Diversity and complexity of processes, procedures and degree of automation
  • Organizational structure and distribution of sites
  • Number of employees and working-time model
  • Certification according to underlying standards and specifications
  • Application of Excellence Models (EFQM, MBNQA)


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