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Dustin Burgess

An Introduction to SOW Management, Part 1
  In many cases, the best solution is to partner with a Managed Services Program (MSP) and Vendor Management Software (VMS) provider that can help organizations take a methodical, results-driven approach to SOW management. In part 1 of this 2-part series, we will examine the following:  What is SOW management?  What are the current challenges of SOW management for organizations...
By Dustin Burgess
Posted in Guest Posts on 05 December 2019
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Kelly Barner

The November ISM-New York Report on Business: Continued Small, Steady Moves
  Report Rundown In November, New York City purchasing managers expressed the same cautious optimism reported in October.  Current Business Conditions rose for the second month in a row, reaching a 7-month high of 50.4 in November after falling short of the breakeven point by coming in at 47.7 in October.  The Six-Month Outlook also rose for the second consecutive month, reaching a ...
By Kelly Barner
Posted in Procurement on 03 December 2019
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Kelly Barner

Recommended Webinars December 2-6: The Business of Trust and the Psychology of Change
** Special event: the BidOps 'GoLive': Effective today, they are opening a waitlist for free users. If you get your name on the list now, not only are you in line for early access to their AI-enabled sourcing platform, your name will be entered into a drawing to have a donation made in your name to a charity from a select list. Click here to sign up .   Beyond Implementation: Where Solution P...
By Kelly Barner
Posted in Weekly Event Recommendations on 02 December 2019
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Kelly Barner

Plenty to be Grateful For
Every year at Thanksgiving, I stop and consciously appreciate just how good I have it.   I love my job, I love procurement and I love all of the people that I come into contact with each year. 2019 was incredible, between marking 10 years at Buyers Meeting Point and expanding my circle of colleagues, all of whom have changed my world for the better. To every reader, listener, follower, sharer...
By Kelly Barner
Posted in Procurement on 25 November 2019
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Kelly Barner

Book Review: Leadership by Storytelling
  Here are my favorites:   “As a leader, if someone has a problem and needs help, especially when it is personal or family related, go out of your way to help them.” All of the management training in the world won’t prepare you to deal with people like a human. Goals and objectives notwithstanding, none of our work means anything in the grand scheme of things. When ‘life happens’, collea...
By Kelly Barner
Posted in Book Reviews on 19 November 2019
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Kelly Barner

Book Review: A Procurement Compendium
  The biggest take away for me is how funny Peter is. And, more surprisingly, how funny procurement is. There are a lot of things we all should be laughing about. One of the chapters, titled “Cerebral Whimsy”, is such a treat. From Santa’s supply operation to Addicted Jim to “James Pond”, you’ll come away feeling lucky that you understand all of the inside jokes. Peter writes about procuremen...
By Kelly Barner
Posted in Book Reviews on 07 November 2019
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03 November 2019 - 09 November 2019
Sunday
03 November
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Monday
04 November
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Tuesday
05 November
  • 02:00pm - 03:00pm  WEBINAR: Using Digital Transformation to Unlock Working Capital in Your Supply Chain (Tradeshift) by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  ::  Webinar / Teleconference
Wednesday
06 November
  • 02:00pm - 03:00pm  WEBINAR: Reinventing Procurement: Smart Strategies to Transform Your Operation (Ardent Partners, Ivalua) by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  ::  Webinar / Teleconference
Thursday
07 November
  • 08:00am - 05:00pm  CONFERENCE: CFO Summit XXXVII 2019 (Irving, TX) by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  ::  Conference
Friday
08 November
  • 08:00am - 05:00pm  CONFERENCE: CFO Summit XXXVII 2019 (Irving, TX) by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  ::  Conference
Saturday
09 November
  • 08:00am - 05:00pm  CONFERENCE: CFO Summit XXXVII 2019 (Irving, TX) by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  ::  Conference



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