My department (Equal Opportunity) currently contracts with 'B2GNow' which is a software development company that provides us a 49 CFR Part 23 & 26 certification, compliance and reporting system so that we may more easily comply with federal regulation of FHWA, FAA, and FTA funded City of Phoenix projects.
This system has only been 'live' for little over a year and yesterday was my first opportunity to attend a training workshop on how to better utilize the system in my day-to-day job functions.
The even lasted all day (8:00 - 4:30) and included modules on Contract Monitoring for DBE/DBE goals compliance, Certification, Airport Concession DBE module, bid tracking, e-affidavits, prevailing wage regulation, public outreach and event planning, disparity study reporting, modal agency reporting, NAICS codes and SBA size standards.
The workshop not only covered these very necessary system capabilities, but also how we can improve communication with our AZ United Certification Partners, certified firms and prime contractors through the system.
It was very exciting to learn about everything that B2GNow is capable of doing, but also what is in store for even more streamlined processes, new modules, and reporting capabilities.
I was trained briefly when we rolled out this new cloud-based software, but this workshop was very interactive with over 20 staff members from B2GNow (which stands for "business to government") It is diversity management software, specifically created for the public sector to help us comply with government diversity programs (like EODs SBE/DBE program). I was able to speak face-to-face with representatives about some technical issues I'd been having trouble with, mostly not understanding the functionality of certain system features. There were also features available that I had no clue existed! And the City is paying for this software, so I'm glad our staff was able to get the most out of the day.
I came back to the office this morning eager to use what I had learned!
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