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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSMENT AND CONSOLIDATION OF CONTRACTOR DATA

  • US 20130173352A1
  • Filed: 01/03/2012
  • Published: 07/04/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method executed by one or more computing devices for assessing and consolidating contractor data in an organization from a plurality of data sources, the method comprising:

  • collecting, by at least one of the computing devices, the contractor data from the plurality of data sources, wherein data sources comprise existing information systems, surveys and interviews;

    segmenting, by at least one of the computing devices, the collected contractor data using a decision matrix, wherein the decision matrix comprises a plurality of predefined functional units, plurality of vendors and their roles and experience bands;

    evaluating, by at least one of the computing devices, the segmented contractor data for its impact on ongoing business activities in the organization, wherein the evaluation of the segmented contractor data comprises performing at least contractor assessment and application assessment;

    consolidating, by at least one of the computing devices, the evaluated contractor data to form at least one logical cluster within a plurality of predefined categories, wherein the predefined categories comprise functional unit, application platform, technology platform and service type, and wherein contractors within each functional unit are targeted for consolidation based on vendor position in a value chain; and

    deleting contractor data corresponding to one or more contractors based on results of one or more of the segmenting, evaluating and consolidating.

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