Rick Herman is president of Conformance1, a problem-solving resource for those involved in the production of goods and services in manufacturing, energy, environmental, construction, information services, and related segments. Programs include: the ability to participate in bidding lower prices for unfilled training classes; grouping buying of services, software, and equipment for better support and pricing; and pre-purchase assistance tools such as certification gap checklists, service purchase cost calculators, and peer-based performance benchmarking tools.