Alan Dunn

The reliability and security of global supply chains enormously important, especially after recent experiences with COVID-19 caused commodity shortages. This brief but important presentation describes a methodology for characterizing global supplier risks and improving performance through formal and highly structured assessments of critical suppliers and their factories’ performance. Inspired by financial auditing, operational due-diligence and various regulatory auditing processes, the methodologies presented in this program demonstrate 18 proven categories of performance that all critical global suppliers should be evaluated. Further, these 18 performance criteria are also utilized to determine risks derived from these same critical suppliers.

Have you ever hired a new team member whose job was to execute a critical role within your organization… and then sometime in the near future, discovered you made a hiring mistake?
Don’t feel bad.
EVERY supervisor, manager, executive and recruiter has made this same mistake… and most have made it numerous times.
This presentation will demonstrate how to appropriately execute the evaluation (interview) process using structured interview methods that assess technical, organizational, cultural and behavioral indicators. Participants will further learn that candidates can be diagnostically compared through an instrument called the “Competencies & Qualities (C&Q) Interviewing Framework.” Participants will learn how to use this instrument to fully evaluate each top candidate, and make a decision that DOES NOT result in a misfit.
At the conclusion of this session, participants will have vastly improved understanding of PROPER interviewing and candidate evaluation skills.

Globalization of supply chains has rewritten all the rules... and the risks of global commerce. Predictable delivery reliability, attainment of quality expectations EVERY TIME, and a demonstrated ability of Suppliers to partner with your company are not “nice-to-haves.” They are the new mandates in the global supply world where distances can be great, supply complexities can be even greater and the consequences of poor supply can be devastating to your bottom line.
This innovative and dramatic presentation presents TWO tangible techniques that if implemented, will reduce by over 90%, the probability of a supplier’s catastrophic failure impacting your company. Available in live presentation, live e-learning and on-demand video formats, this presentation will surely change your views relating to critical supplier management. Techniques presented are no-nonsense and immediately implementable.

The primary challenge of Project Management is to achieve all of the project goals and objectives while honoring the predefined project constraints of scope, time and budget. A secondary and more ambitious challenge of Project Management is to optimize the allocation and integration of inputs and resources necessary to meet predefined project goals. These resources are often… people.

Advanced Project Management presumes the basics of project planning, organizing and resource control are mastered. Now we want to focus on “Project Management” as “Change Management.” This presentation will address techniques, founded on solid research, for successfully pursuing the change-agent responsibilities in project management.