The Issue:

Sustainability is vital to the long-term success of your contractor management process, especially the prequalification step.

Creating a business system involves writing down principles and practices that deliver value to an organization and its customers. Business systems are implemented for various reasons contributing to an organization's success. And it's a fundamental success factor to implement what can be sustained over the long haul. Here are three key reasons to implement a contractor prequalification business system:

• Consistency of outcomes: There is long-term value in systems that produce reliable results. For example, your business processes work better when each department knows what they are responsible for and what the quality requirements are.
• Meeting client requirements: When a defined approach is used, the organization will tend to assess, measure, and anticipate the outcomes of what their clients want and don't want.
• Reducing costs and improving
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