Using C-BAR More Than Once a Year

Using C-BAR More Than Once a Year

AgendaWhat is C-BAR

Prerequisite of C-BAR

Why do C-BAR

How to get Started

Open Discussion

What is C-BAR?

C-BAR stands for Chapter Benchmarking And Reporting

Represents actions recommended by APICS to be accomplished by a chapter to be considered highly successful

Prerequisite of C-BAR

Must be in compliance with CPA Requirements

Prerequisite of C-BAR

And guess what, every chapter in this District met the CPA Requirements

So every chapter is eligible to take part!

Why Do C-BAR?

Identifies areas to incorporate into strategic plan/marketing plan

Demonstrates continuous improvement

Provides meaningful metrics and measurements

Helps the chapter become more successful!

Identify areas to incorporate into strategic plan

Example: last year chapter did not meet PDM attendance goal

You know that because C-BAR (section C) asks if you met your goalSo you must set one!

In this year’s strategic plan, the board develops ideas to meet their goal and documents those actions

This activity helps the board brainstorm ideas and try new things.

Demonstrates continuous improvement

Example: last year a chapter worked through C-BAR and achieve bronzestatus

The board is now aware of the requirements and put actions in place toachieve enough points to get to a silver level

This activity shows, in a numerical way, continuous improvement

By the way, we have chapters in this district that did work the C-BARworksheet and did not achieve even a bronze level. But they had done the same thing last year and showed improvement year over year

Provides metrics and measurements Example: each section has measurements a chapter can use:

How many e-mail letters of introduction, brochures, flyers, or informationPackets has the chapter prepared? (Section A)

How many separate announcements to your members concerning PDM’sClasses, seminars, etc. did the chapter complete (Section B)

How many times did the chapter conduct a joint networking session (Section C)

Did the chapter formally recognize at least one instructor during the past Year (Section D)

How to get started

1. Download the C-BAR manual from the APICS website

2. As a board, work through the Chapter Planning tab of the C-BAR worksheet

3. Contact me ([email protected])

Open Discussion

75% of our chapters participate to achieve an award level

50% of our chapters have achieved Gold

What would you recommend and how has C-BAR helped your chapter?

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