The Assessment of Organizational Readiness for Mentoring contains twelve inventories designed to assist coordinators in determining the overall status of preparation and receptivity before launching a mentoring program. Collectively, the inventories highlight and record the essential decisions that must be made in the formative stages of planning.

12 Inventories:

1. Mentees
2. Mentors
3. Matching of Participants
4. Program Operation
5. Plan of Program Meetings
6. General Informational Meetings
7. Seminars for Supervisors
8. Orientation Sessions—Mentors
9. Orientation Sessions—Mentees
10. Training Seminars—Mentors
11. Training Seminars—Mentees
12. Evaluation

As decision makers, coordinators should view the process of completing the inventories as a pragmatic opportunity to genuinely create a mentoring program which truly reflects the employee development philosophy of the organization.