Technology Corporate Management (TCM) has achieved an EmpowerDex AAA, Level 2 contribution Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) rating for 2012. The leading reseller continues to develop its transformation and empowerment strategy.
“TCM has always taken a holistic approach to actualising its transformation and empowerment goals. The key to accomplishing these results is firstly to understand why the organisation needs to embark on a path of transformation, which opens up a view of possible methods which can be applied to decide on which processes and investments to prioritise for each element of the framework. With TCM's value system being taken into account, the reasoning behind TCM's empowerment strategy was easy to address,” says Iqbal Hassim, TCM Executive Director and B-BBEE custodian.
TCM, which ensures that value is provided to its customer through various means, such as delivering on world-class solutions and service levels, believes that its customers should benefit from its transformation achievements in the form of total recognition from any transactions with the company. TCM, having maintained a level 3 contribution over recent years, now affords customers the ability to claim 125% BEE preferential procurement recognition on spend with the industry leader, through its level 2 status accomplishment.
“In an industry which is constantly evolving and introducing new trends and concepts, TCM finds itself in the position where skills development is an everyday requirement and focus area. As a service-centric organisation, TCM relies on its employees holding the most current and relevant knowledge to meet its customers' requirements and expectations. It is crucial to TCM's reputation and success to equip its workforce with appropriate capabilities. Managing these investments is done through processes which TCM takes seriously, as these processes influence its ability to retain valuable skills, and most importantly, deliver on its contractual responsibilities.”
Always keeping an eye on the bigger picture in mind, TCM has remained with the themes of education and skills generation through its Corporate Social Investment and Enterprise Development portfolios. The reseller acknowledges itself as part of a larger industry and economy, utilising this as a platform from which is able to make a positive impact on the development of South Africa as a progressive and competitive economy. With all the resources involved in making these investments, TCM continues to select EmpowerDex as its rating agency of choice. As it holds full SANAS accreditation, the weight of this accreditation allows for a true reflection of TCM's empowerment efforts and contributions.
“With the ICT charter imminent, TCM is constantly reviewing its own B-BBEE targets and achievements, while adjusting policies and processes to ensure the desired and predefined results are attained. The company's proactive approach to and prioritisation of its transformation strategy is allowing TCM to ready itself for the additional layers, which the charter will attach to the framework. Empowerment results can only be realised through absolute integration of transformation policies by means of implementing processes into the organisations business operations,” explains Hassim.
TCM's strength lies in its coverage, which is vital in the IT services area. Being able to accurately identify solid investment initiatives and enforcing meaningful policies, TCM is able to continue to drive its transformation advancements and thus facilitate the creation of an environment conducive to successful delivery of its business objectives, and providing sustainable value to its associates.
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