Performance tracking is key to the success of any business process. As the legendary consultant Peter Drucker once said, ‘what gets measured gets managed’, and improvement relies on knowing where you are and where you want to get to. But … Read More
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2020 Recap – Business Tech News
2020 was indeed a very unique year. Many of would say passed so quickly, and yet with so little new memories and experiences. However, we managed to get business done, to invent, to transform. Below we present you with 20 … Read More
Five Ways to Ensure Early Engagement in Procurement Projects
Do your stakeholders ask for your involvement in a project too late for you to make a difference? Perhaps when the selection has already been made and they just need help with a contract? Within the profession it is widely … Read More
Increasing Procurement Effectiveness Through Digital Transformation
Speaking with members of my network I hear many similar stories. Organisations are looking to Procurement teams to deliver more, both in terms of bottom line savings but increasingly top line growth through marketplace innovation. Often, this is without any … Read More
Mastering Procurement Digital Transformation
Digital Procurement is critical to the success of a modern day procurement team and something that many organisations will have embedded to some extent. The success of their efforts will have been dependent on how effectively their teams have embraced … Read More
Onboard New Procurement Recruits More Quickly
Bringing in new recruits is a great way to get new ideas and outside knowledge into your team. However, as most procurement functions work in different ways, it can be challenging to get a new team member up to speed … Read More
How Excel Is Harming Your Procurement Team
Do you rely heavily on Excel to track your team’s procurement projects and activity? Let’s face it, Excel was first released back in 1985 and yes, it’s great for tables of numbers and working out a TCO. But as your … Read More
How to Manage your Team Remotely
Whilst some of us are able to go back into offices, a number of firms are continuing to request that their teams work from home. It’s something we should be very practised at now, but moving from an emergency way … Read More
What’s Wrong with our Supplier Relationships?
Are some of your suppliers not behaving as you would like? Do you get the feeling that they may just not like you or your firm? It’s likely to be nothing personal, but how you treat your suppliers at an … Read More
How to minimize Coronavirus impact on IT hardware supply
The Coronavirus epidemic is both tragic and alarming and has highlighted how dependent the tech industry on concentrated manufacturing centres in the Far East. So how is this affecting IT supply chains and what should leaders do to minimise business impact? … Read More