The ICA Index™
The ICA Index™ is an on-line tool that assesses the competence of individuals undertaking purchasing and supply chain management tasks.
It can be used to assess the purchasing and supply chain management skills and capabilities of all levels of staff and internal clients, as well as the CPO and the most junior members in the function and sourcing team.
The ICA Index™ is based on a gap analysis methodology that benchmarks the current experience and competence of individual staff against world-class standards for advanced (strategic) and basic (tactical) purchasing and supply chain management skills and capabilities.
The on-line tool assesses individual competence in 8 areas of pre- and post-contractual procurement and supply chain management:
- Strategic Understanding
- Defining Business Needs
- Supply Market Analysis
- Sourcing Options Development & Selection
- Sourcing Option Implementation
- Performance Management
- Relationship Transition & Exit
- Logistics & Supply Chain Management
This tool provides clients with comparative benchmark scores for each individual member of staff against 158 world-class purchasing and supply chain management skill and capability attributes, showing current basic and advanced competence levels.
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The tool also automatically benchmarks all staff against one another, against world-class competence standards, and against the individual's current role profile. The comparison can also be made against pre-defined characteristics (e.g. PSCM role, business function, business unit or department). |
The tool also provides guidance for individuals on their current strengths and weaknesses, and provides organisations with an immediate analysis of current competence gaps, with an organisation-wide training needs assessment for all of the staff assessed.
To request more information on how to undertake an organisation-wide competence assessment for individuals members of staff using The ICA Index™ please contact us.