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Standards are essential to improving business today. However, the benefits of standards can only be achieved, from both business and technological perspectives, when they are implemented. The following are tools and resources available to help you more efficiently and effectively implement ACORD standards. While we provide much of the information to all visitors to the site, many tools and resources are for ACORD members only.
Public Tools & Resources
- Best Practices
ACORD assembled a list of eight Best Practices to strategically guide you and your organization through standards adoption and implementation.
- Resources and Documents
ACORD provides a variety of significant reports on the Web site including ACORD White Papers and Documents and reports from leading industry analysts.
- Communication
Communication is essential and ACORD provides a variety of communication mediums including:
- OARS (Online Adoption Report and Survey)
OARS enables all ACORD members to report implementation activities online as well as enabling the industry at large view implementation information by company, transaction, or business message.
- Road Maps (Public)
These charts help you see visually what the overall processes are and where ACORD standards can improve communication.
- Maintenance Requests (MRs)
Throughout the year, interested parties may propose a change or enhancement to the ACORD Standards.
- Case Studies
Case studies highlight the value of ACORD standards implementations. These case studies include "hard copy" studies but also videos from our members.
- Trading Partner
Help your trading partners understand the importance of standards and why they need to implement ACORD standards.
- Implementation Process Guidelines
See the practical steps you can follow to increase your chances of success when implementing ACORD standard interfaces.
- Updating to New Standards Versions
Learn when to update ACORD standards versions to benefit your business and the steps needed to get the most out of the process.
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Members-Only Tools & Resources
The following tools are available to ACORD members only and will require you to log into the Web site. If you are not a member, find out more information on the many benefits of ACORD online or contact Dominic Caccioppoli at dcaccioppoli@acord.org, 845-620-1700, ext. 424.
- ROI Tools
To access these resources, you must be signed into the ACORD Web site first. These members-only Tools analyze the returns on standards investments and report on the benefits of standards implementations across enterprises or for specific interface integrations.
- Implementation Guides
Within each standards domain, there are implementation guides to help you better understand how to implement the standards and learn from the experiences of others.
- Training & Advisory Services
Training has always been a crucial part of implementation.
- Road Maps (Members Only)
Coming Soon. In addition to publicly available road maps, others are under development exclusively for ACORD Members.
- Certification
Once you implement ACORD standards, it's important that you
get those implementations certified. By doing so, you are telling your
trading partners and the industry at large that your implementation is
correct, accurate, and meets the specification.
- ACORD Awards
Since 1997, the ACORD Awards have recognized companies that have embraced standards as a powerful solution that improves data communications and workflow efficiency, saves money for the entire industry, and expands trading partner opportunities.
- Staff Support
Members have access to ACORD personnel to help them get the most out of their standards implementations and involvement.
- ACORD Solution Provider Directory
To access these resources, you must be signed into the ACORD Web site first. ACORD's Solution Provider Directory enables solution provider members of ACORD to reach potential customers while by showing your support and use of ACORD Standards. While the directory is available to the public, only ACORD Members can be listed.
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Domain Specific Resources
Reinsurance & Large Commercial
To access these resources, you must be signed into the ACORD Web site first., then visit the RLC Page.
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