Establish the relative importance of different business purposes to any assignment

• Provides greater clarity on the reasons behind international assignments
• Enables the mobility program to be tuned to support these drivers
• Supports the search for relevant benchmark peers

Provide the means to assess the success of any international assignment

• By helping determine specific objectives for an assignment, the assignment value methodology provides the basis for measuring success
• Consistent measure of success provides the possibility of cross-company comparison
• A measure of success should be a key indicator in the effectiveness of a program

Highlight need for changes in policy and practice

• By identifying issues of concern for employees when deciding whether or not to accept an assignment, the instrument helps highlight changing social norms and trends in perception, thereby highlighting the need for policy refinement