This document provides an overview of IBM Service Center Groningen, including IBM's values and diversity policies. It discusses IBM's history as the largest IT company worldwide with over 425,000 employees. It then describes the Groningen Service Center, founded in 2013 with 100+ employees providing application development and maintenance. The document outlines IBM's global values developed via employee discussions, which guide decision making and behavior. It also summarizes IBM's diversity policy of creating an equal opportunity environment without discrimination based on various attributes. Examples of diversity at the Groningen center are given regarding women in IT and employees from different countries.

1. IBM Service Center Groningen
Values & Diversity
26-05-2015

2. For this hour
 Introduction
 IBM
 IBM in Groningen (IBM Services Center)
 IBM Values
 Diversity & IBM
 Diversity cases
 Q&A

3. • Largest & oldest IT company worldwide
• Founded in 1911
• Corporate HQ Armonk, New York
• More than 425.000 employees
• Business to business market
• IT Consultancy, IT solutions (hardware & software)
• Buidling a Smarter Planet: Work on solutions that make the difference in the world.

4. • Founded in 2013
• Located in the center of the city Groningen
• 100+ employees
• Services Center: Application development & maintenance
• IBM Interactive Experience Lab (IX)
• Keywords: Young, vibrant, innovative, passion

5. IBM HR Global Values
 A company based on values
 Value Jam in 2003 by IBM-ers for IBM-ers
 72 hrs discussion
 Via IBM intranet
 The values express:
 What differentiates IBM with clients, investors, employees, communities
 Our mission, our aspirations
 How we make decisions at our company
 How we behave and act, collectively and individually

6. IBM HR Global Values: Lets discuss!
Dedication to every client's success.
Innovation that matters - for our company and for the world.
Trust and personal responsibility in all relationships.

7. IBM HR Diversity policy
 Goal: Create a diverse environment to be an equel opportunity employer.
 Some facts about IBM & diversity
 1914: IBM hired first disabled worker
 1935: IBM opens first professional training school for women
 1937: IBM opens office in China
 1942: IBM introduced Disabled Employee Training Program
 1946: IBM hired the first black salesman
• Conduct business activities without discrimination based on:
• Race
• Color
• Genetics
• Religion
• Gender/ gender identity or expression
• Sexual orientation
• National origin
• Disability,
• Age

8. ISC Diversity Casus
 Women in IT
 Having a employees from all over Europe
 IBM Colleagues from all over the world.

9. Thanks for your time, any questions?

10. Thanks for your time, any questions?