Affirmative Action
Dfox
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I have been asked to put together a cost analysis if we had to develop and implement an affirmative action plan. Has anyone been through this process before? Do you have any recommendations?
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How about it forumites?
However, I can send you our AAP and you can see how analysis works and then determine costs if you had similar plan.
Anyway, thought it might help.
Can email to you.
Send email address to [email]rkaminski@spearmgmt.com[/email]
We are going through the same type of thing right now. I have had to write AAP's and even gone through an OFCCP Audit (which was loads of fun and talking about wasting time.)
Just writing one will roughly take about 3-4 weeks of one persons' time. Then the hard costs of paper, mailings, etc. Then the time of keeping up with all the statistics to measure as well as reviewing them periodically is another costs. It never ends.
E Wart
E Wart
Without the AAP, I could go down to the corner, whistle loudly, circle my arm over my head and round up two warm bodies and put them to work.
Meanwhile, the beancounter's pencil-lead breaks for the third time and his fingers whiz magically across the calculator key pad as he analyzes all the wrong factors.
A wise man once taught me that not everything that can be measured, should be measured; and conversely, not everything that should be measured, can be measured.
You have mentioned a number of qualitative factors that certainly must be considered if one is 'choosing' to delve into the government contracting. In our case, a number of the programs and services we provide to the community come from the wellspring of taxpayer dollars. The not insignificant "costs" associated with the AAP's come hand in glove with our decision to improve our community through the use of these dollars.
You are correct that the burden placed upon the support staff is often under estimated by decision makers. In our case, we have been fortunate enough to be able to articulate many of these factors and to describe the incremental impacts to our organization.
That said, the practical implementation of the factors you so aptly describe is under my umbrella. The devil is in the details and we are learning as we go.
We use a consultant to put together all of our data in nice reports and then I take the information and write the narrative. If it would help you, I have an implementation guide and a narrative template that have been provided to the EEO coordinators of our various offices (my company has to develop several AAPs). If you post your email address, I'll be happy to share them with you.
[email]mnicolet@childrenscabinet.org[/email]
I appreciate your help.
[email]DCarpenter@defensesys.com[/email]
Thanks!
I recognize that your posting was over a year ago, but I was wondering if you still would forward this implementation guide.
I have been assigned to do research on affirmative action plans and produce a document detailing the EEO compliance process. I am currently gathering all information I can, and I came across this forum posting.
My email address is: [email]alsalenger@hotmail.com[/email]
If you have any information that can help me in my endeavor, I would be very appreciative.
Thank you,
Andrew
[email]JIM@bgark.com[/email]