This week I offer the most common challenges that are shared with me by procurement professionals. Most folks that contact me are: Grappling with a system that is difficult to use and utilization is very low...
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I wouldn’t recommend purchasing a software platform for your procurement team. You may be wondering why I would make this recommendation since I am in the software business. Let me share some of the issues I...
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How much easier would it be to reach your procurement savings goals if your systems worked for you instead of holding you back? Last week I provided some food for thought on this same subject. I offered 12...
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There is a long list of benefits that your company can realize by automating manual processes in procurement. The 12 I will share are based on conversations with CPOs. They are the most frequently mentioned...
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Are you closer to the goals you set for this year or further away? Most people set annual goals and if you are one of them, now may be a good time to check your progress. Here are five that clients have...
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If you want stakeholders to buy in to your procurement process you may need to ask some “dumb” questions. Why would I recommend this approach? Because it works. Think about the new products and services that...
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How much time should you put into the internal marketing of a new procurement platform or tool? Based on my experience, it is probably a lot more than you have in your plan. The process to select a new...
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How much time and money could be saved if your team was using intuitive and nimble tools for procurement and contract management? It may surprise you but virtually every company that contacts me for help is...
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