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Low Hanging Fruit & The Snowball Effect in Digital Procurement Transformations
According to Deloitte’s 2018 CPO survey , only 30% of procurement leaders in the U.S. believe that their procurement function is highly effective and highly regarded internally. Whilst 44% believe their digital strategy helps deliver on its procurement objectives and improve enterprise value, 14% have no approved digital strategy in place. In the EMEA region, 79% are not co...
Recommended Webinars December 9-13: Talent Crisis, Digital-Led Transformation and Workforce in the Age of Automation
Contract & Commercial Management: are we facing a talent crisis? (IACCM) December 9 th , 11am ET This webinar will be based on the results of IACCM-led research into talent management from a practitioner perspective. So we can expect to hear less about what Senior Management thinks of their current talent situation and more about how employees feel that they are being positioned for suc...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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