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BLACK BOOK KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS VENDORS
Black Book collects ballot results on 18 performance areas of operational excellence to rank vendors by software, systems, products, equipment and outsourced service lines. Client users submit ballots per vendor per function which are juxtaposed with client size, functions outsourced, software installed, systems employed, services rendered, industry/vertical(s) affected, country of service origin and overall service and/or product line domain.
The gathered data is subjected immediately to an internal and external audit to verify completeness and accuracy and to make sure the respondent is valid while ensuring the anonymity of the client company is maintained. During the audit, each data set is reviewed by a Black Book executive and at least two other external reviewers. In this way, Black Book report clients are able to clearly see how a vendor is truly performing. The 18 criteria on operational excellence are subdivided by the client's industry, market size, geography and software category/function outsourced and reported accordingly.