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title: "European Foundation for Quality Management excellence model"
description: "A non-prescriptive framework for an organization's quality management system, defined and owned by the European Foundation for Quality Management, based on five 'Enabling' criteria (covering what an organization does), and four 'Results' criteria (covering what an organization achieves)."
type: term
term_id: 188
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/european-foundation-for-qualit-3"
slug: "european-foundation-for-quality-management-excellence-model"
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# European Foundation for Quality Management excellence model

A non-prescriptive framework for an organization's quality management system, defined and owned by the European Foundation for Quality Management, based on five 'Enabling' criteria (covering what an organization does), and four 'Results' criteria (covering what an organization achieves).

## Present in syllabi


- Expert Improving the Test Process 2011

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/efqm-exzellenzmodell/) — EFQM Exzellenzmodell
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/efqm%E3%82%A8%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%A2%E3%83%86%E3%83%AB-european-foundation-for-quality-management-excellence-model/) — EFQMエクセレンスモデル（European Foundation for Quality Management excellence model）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/european-foundation-for-quality-management-excellence-model/) — European Foundation for Quality Management excellence model
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/model-doskona%C5%82osci-efqm-europejskiej-fundacji-zarzadzania-jakoscia-european-foundation-for-quality-management/) — model doskonałości EFQM (Europejskiej Fundacji Zarządzania Jakością – European Foundation for Quality Management)
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/fundacao-europeia-para-o-modelo-de-excelencia-em-gestao-da-qualidade/) — Fundação Europeia para o modelo de excelência em gestão da qualidade
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/model-excelence-evropske-nadace-pro-management-kvality-efqm-european-foundation-for-quality-management/) — model excelence Evropské nadace pro management kvality (EFQM - European Foundation for Quality Management)
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/european-foundation-for-quality-management-excellensmodell/) — European Foundation for Quality Management excellensmodell
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/efqm-kivalosagi-modell/) — EFQM kiválósági modell
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/european-foundation-for-quality-management-excellence-model/) — European Foundation for Quality Management excellence model

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