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Our Service Portfolio // Vanguard partners with schools, colleges, departments, divisions, institutes, academies, and faculties of business around the world – or business education units (BEUs) – to deliver superior consulting services that are at the forefront of thought and practice in quality assurance in higher business education.
Our team of experienced business education professionals is dedicated to providing an extensive portfolio of innovative, leading-edge solutions that (1) are tailored to meet your individual needs and to the specific types of programs that you offer and (2) incorporate best practices and global standards of academic excellence.
Both institutional and programmatic accreditation agencies and national and international recognition bodies around the world are increasingly emphasizing outcomes-based education – focusing especially on student learning and achievement – in their standards for accreditation and recognition. This emphasis on educational outcomes is reflected throughout our entire portfolio of services. All of our quality assurance solutions incorporate outcomes-based measures of quality for both programmatic and organizational excellence, and support your efforts to obtain and maintain accreditation for your business education unit.
In delivering contracted services and in consultation with the BEU, we begin with our process of discovery in which we research, evaluate, and document (1) the unit’s organizational characteristics (e.g., vision, mission, and purposes; programs and curricula; student characteristics; academic and operational processes; human, financial, physical, and technological resources; etc.), (2) the unit’s specific strategic, operational, academic, and programmatic needs, and (3) the environmental challenges that the unit faces. This assessment of the unit’s characteristics, needs, and challenges will inform and serve as the basis for the development of customized solutions in the contracted service areas.
The Kramah x Vanguard Group
In cooperation with our strategic partner Kramah Software (see «Our Affiliations»), we offer a 360° suite of superior products and services for navigating the quality assurance landscape, achieving educational excellence, and driving institutional success. Whether you need assistance with internal and/or external quality assurance processes, tools, and metrics (Vanguard services) or you require software solutions to manage the entire accreditation and rankings processes (Kramah products), we have you covered with a comprehensive and integrated portfolio of solutions that are customizable to meet the unique quality assurance needs of business education units and higher education institutions worldwide.
Our Quality Assurance Services
Customized, Leading-Edge, Standards-Based
Quality Management Software
Innovative, Cloud-Based, AI-Enabled
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Advancing Quality in Business Education Worldwide
Our Service Portfolio > Quality Assurance Services
Vanguard offers a comprehensive portfolio of customized services for advancing quality in business and management education. Our quality assurance services include both onsite and online assistance in the following areas // (1) student learning assurance, (2) organizational assessment, (3) internal quality assurance, (4) program review and evaluation, (5) strategic planning, and (6) accreditation support.
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Quality Assurance Services
Student Learning Assurance
Organizational Assessment
Internal Quality Assurance
Program Review
Strategic Planning
Accreditation Support
Our Service Portfolio > Quality Management Software
Our strategic partner – Kramah Software – is an educational technology company that empowers business education units and institutions of higher education toward academic excellence with leading-edge, cloud-based, and AI-enabled software in the following areas // (1) accreditation management, (2) rankings management, (3) outcomes-based education, and (4) data analytics. Kramah x Vanguard Group’s suite of software solutions is designed to be a transformative force for institutional achievement and continuous improvement. By leveraging advanced technology, Kramah provides customizable, user-friendly tools for easily and efficiently navigating accreditation standards, ranking criteria, outcomes-based education efforts, and data management processes.
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Quality Management Software
Accreditation Management
Rankings Management
Outcomes-Based Education
Data Analytics
Our Portfolio of Services
Our Service Portfolio > Quality Assurance Services
Our premier consulting services include both onsite and online assistance and support in the following areas »
Student Learning Assurance
Our team of dedicated business education professionals will work with you to build a customized assurance of learning process that (1) sets expectations for what your students should know and be able to do upon completion of their academic programs, (2) identifies instruments and methods for assessing the extent of your students’ success in achieving those expectations, and (3) specifies plans for learning improvement efforts. We can also partner with you as your managed services provider (MSP) in this area.
Our services in student learning assurance range from workshops for administrators, faculty, and staff to helping you to develop a comprehensive learning outcomes assessment plan and designing learning assessment instruments, metrics, and rubrics.
Organizational Assessment for the Business Education Unit
Our team of experienced business education professionals will work with you to build a customized process for organizational assessment that (1) takes an outcomes-based, results-focused, and performance-centered approach to evaluating the organizational quality of your business education unit, (2) identifies key results areas that define the organizational and functional excellence of your business education unit, (3) sets expectations for those key results areas, (4) identifies performance indicators, metrics, and instruments for assessing your success in achieving the unit’s expectations, and (5) specifies plans for advancing your organizational effectiveness. >We can also partner with you as your managed services provider (MSP) in this area.
Our services in organizational assessment range from workshops for administrators, faculty, and staff to helping you to develop a comprehensive organizational assessment plan and designing performance assessment instruments and evaluation forms.
Internal Quality Assurance for the Business Education Unit
Our team of experienced business education professionals will work with you to build a customized internal quality assurance system that (1) is guided by institutional and business unit mission, (2) is driven by outcomes-based quality standards and criteria, (3) encompasses both operational and programmatic quality, and (4) involves an ongoing, continuous process of monitoring, evaluating, validating, and improving the quality of the academic and educational processes of the business education unit.
Our services in internal quality assurance range from workshops for administrators, faculty, and staff to helping you to develop a comprehensive internal quality assessment system and formulating quality standards and criteria.
Program Review and Evaluation
Our team of experienced business education professionals will work with you to build a customized process for periodic program review that (1) guides the development of your academic programs on a continuous basis, (2) assesses the status, effectiveness, and progress of your programs, (3) identifies the future direction, needs, and priorities of your programs, (4) ensures that your programs maintain the highest standards of excellence, and (5) evaluates and continuously enhances the quality and currency of your programs.
Our services in program review range from workshops for administrators, faculty, and staff to helping you to develop evaluation criteria and self-studies for internal program reviews. We can also serve as independent evaluators for your external program reviews.
Strategic Planning for the Business Education Unit
Our team of experienced business education professionals will work with you to build a customized strategic planning process that (1) sets goals, objectives, and priorities for your business education unit, (2) focuses efforts and allocates resources toward those goals, objectives, and priorities, (3) strengthens operations and advances quality in the unit’s academic programs, and (4) provides overall strategic direction for guiding the unit into the future.
Our services in strategic planning range from workshops for administrators, faculty, and staff to helping you to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for your business education unit.
Accreditation Support for the Business Education Unit
Our team of talented higher education professionals can design and build frameworks, processes, and tools for quality assurance that (1) are based on and meet internationally-recognized accreditation standards for business education, (2) incorporate outcomes-based quality criteria for demonstrating and providing evidence of both programmatic and organizational effectiveness, and (3) support your efforts to achieve and maintain accreditation for your business education unit. In addition, we can provide support relating to the accreditation process itself, including assistance with the preparation and review of various accreditation documents.
Our accreditation support services range from workshops for administrators, faculty, and staff to assisting you in developing comprehensive quality assurance processes for your business education unit that meet relevant accreditation standards, reviewing existing documents, systems, and processes for standards compliance, and preparing self-study reports for accreditation.
Our Service Portfolio > Quality Management Software
Our strategic partner – Kramah Software – is an educational technology company that empowers business education units and institutions of higher education toward academic excellence with leading-edge, cloud-based, and AI-enabled education software. Kramah x Vanguard Group’s suite of software solutions is designed to be a transformative force for institutional achievement and continuous improvement. By leveraging advanced technology, Kramah provides customizable, user-friendly tools for easily and efficiently navigating accreditation standards, ranking criteria, outcomes-based education efforts, and data management processes. Kramah’s premier software services include both onsite and online assistance and support in the following areas »
Accreditation Management
Whether you are seeking programmatic or institutional accreditation, our team of expert software advisors will work with you to build a customized accreditation management system that (1) automates accreditation processes and conserves resources, (2) centralizes your accreditation efforts, (3) efficiently navigates accreditation standards, (4) streamlines data management, and (5) automates the production of accreditation reports.
Rankings Management
Our team of Kramah software experts will work with you to build a customized rankings management system for (1) automating ranking processes and conserving resources, (2) centralizing your rankings efforts, (3) efficiently navigating ranking criteria, (4) streamlining data management, and (5) automating the production of ranking reports.
Outcomes-Based Education
Our Kramah team will work with you to craft a customized outcomes-based education (OBE) platform that (1) streamlines your educational quality assessment processes, (2) aligns seamlessly with learning assurance accreditation standards, (3) precisely tracks student, program, and organizational outcomes, (4) automates the calculation of course and program objective attainment levels, and (5) makes OBE reporting simpler and more efficient.
Data Analytics
Our team of Kramah software experts will work with you to build a customized data analytics platform for (1) centralizing your data management processes, (2) streamlining data entry, storage, and retrieval, (3) visualizing trends and key metrics for informed decision-making, (4) providing data-driven insights into your accreditation, rankings, and outcomes-based education efforts, and (5) making reporting simpler and more efficient.
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Student
Learning
Assurance
Learning
Assurance
Vanguard can help your business education unit to develop an effective process for assessing and advancing student learning in your business programs. We can also partner with you as your managed services provider (MSP) in this area.
Advancing Quality in Business Education Worldwide
Our Service Portfolio
Organizational Assessment
for the Business
Education Unit
for the Business
Education Unit
Vanguard can help you to develop an effective process for assessing and advancing the performance of your business education unit. We can also partner with you as your managed services provider (MSP) in this area.
Internal Quality Assurance
for the Business
Education Unit
for the Business
Education Unit
Vanguard can help you to develop a comprehensive system for assessing and advancing quality in the functional operations and processes of your business education unit.
Program Review
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Evaluation
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Evaluation
Vanguard can help your business education unit to develop an effective process for periodic program review that enhances the quality and currency of your business programs.
Strategic Planning
for the Business
Education Unit
for the Business
Education Unit
Vanguard can help your business education unit to develop an effective strategic planning process that strengthens your operations and enhances your organizational effectiveness.
Accreditation Support
for the Business
Education Unit
for the Business
Education Unit
Vanguard can design and build frameworks and tools for quality assurance that meet relevant accreditation standards and can support your efforts to achieve and maintain accreditation for your business education unit.
