Supplier Diversity For Dummies. Kathey K. Porter
href="#ulink_24c95dcb-5042-5b2f-8303-200ed76951b0">Surveying How Supplier Diversity Fits into the Organization Getting Involved in the Procurement Process — From Beginning to End Anticipating Potential Conflicts and Identifying Resolutions
6 Part 2: Developing Internal (Organizational) Supplier Diversity Efforts Chapter 6: Gauging Your Organization’s Diversity Climate Surveying Supplier Diversity and Organizational Change Management Examining Your Organizational 4 P’s Understanding the “Who-What-How” of Your Organizational Spend Assessing Your Organization’s Vendor Relationship Management (VRM) Understanding Strategic Sourcing as Part of Your Readiness Assessment Determining the Right Leadership Structure for Your Efforts Chapter 7: Making the Case for Supplier Diversity Aligning Supplier Diversity to Organizational Strategic Goals Finding Value-Creating Opportunities Communicating Value Selling Your Supplier Diversity Story to Stakeholders Chapter 8: Building Support for Supplier Diversity Programs Seeing How Supplier Diversity Touches Many Stakeholders Finding Allies throughout Departments in Your Organization Developing an In-Reach Program Aligning Programs to Collaborator Objectives: Solving WIIFT Chapter 9: Identifying Common Barriers to Supplier Diversity Identifying Common Organizational Barriers Pinpointing Practitioner Barriers Overcoming Barriers to Build a Successful Program Chapter 10: Creating an Effective Supplier Diversity Plan Starting Out with the Principles of Supplier Diversity Planning Eyeing Your Vision Statement Clarifying Your Mission Locking in Your O.A.R. Putting the Plan Together
7 Part 3: Supplier Development and Supplier Diversity Chapter 11: Creating an Environment that Puts Diverse Businesses First Becoming the Champion for Diverse Businesses within Your Organization Fostering a Culture of Trust, Respect, and Transparency in Relationships Chapter 12: Building Capacity Getting a Handle on Capacity Building Covering Capacity Building Tasks Evaluating the Capacity of Businesses within Your Organization Developing to Build Capacity
8 Part 4: Examining External (Community) Supplier Diversity Efforts Chapter 13: Highlighting the Stages of Supplier Diversity Programs Determining Your Program Stage and Dealing with Common Challenges Identifying the Right Activities for Each Stage Chapter 14: Cultivating Community Partners to Drive Supplier Diversity Building Allies and Alliances through Collaborations and Partnerships Planning for Engagement Finding the Right Community Partners: Local, State, Regional, and National Creating and Using Supplier Diversity Councils to Drive Efforts
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Part 5: Using Technology and Compliance to Enhance Supplier Diversity
Chapter 15: Telling the World About Your Supplier Diversity Efforts
Understanding Why Communication Is Crucial in Supplier Diversity
Developing a Supplier Diversity Communication Plan
Chapter 16: Establishing Supplier Diversity Metrics, Benchmarks, and KPIs
Understanding the Importance of Metrics, Benchmarks, and KPIs
Establishing Metrics, Benchmarks, and KPIs
Seeing How Software Can Help You Manage Your Program
Using Metrics to Tell Your Story
Chapter 17: Understanding Tier 2/Subcontracting Spend
Tracing the History of Subcontracting
Stepping through the Levels: Tier 1, Tier 2, and Beyond
Managing Subcontractors and Tiered Procurement
Influencing Your Prime Vendors to Use Diverse Suppliers
Knowing the Importance of Tracking and Utilizing Tier 2 Data
Chapter 18: Getting