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How Procurement Can Help US-Based Suppliers Access Emergency Cash From The SBA W/ Amanda Prochaska
“Everyone has an opportunity to serve each other right now. If we can go out and serve the suppliers who are in need, we will have more robust relationships with them in the long term.” Now that procurement professionals and organizations have absorbed the initial...
One Slice or the Whole Pie?
Keeping up with the Pace of Change We are living in a world of constant change. We feel it in our lives and at work. In fact, an Inc.com article from Oct 2019 states, “According to research from HR consulting firm Mercer, 73% of business leaders expect significant...
For the Love of…..Process?
Process will remain front and center through digital transformation At a conference not too long ago, there was a speaker who proclaimed, “Process is dead. In the digital age, there will be no longer a need for process.” After much reflection on the statements and...
Into the Unknown
Facing Tech Fears
The Man Behind the Curtain
More procurement organizations are shifting their mission to providing value, instead of being focused almost solely on price reduction. Read on.
Procurising: Empowering Suppliers More Than Just a Fairytale
ProcuRise – Issue Q3, 2019
Bridging the Gap Between Adversarial and Collaborative
More procurement organizations are shifting their mission to providing value, instead of being focused almost solely on price reduction. Read on.
The Supplier Enablement Conundrum
Why is supplier enablement so difficult? It seems to be a question asked many times at #CoupaInspire this year. Learn about why this is not a technology issue, but one focused on change management.
At the Brink of Change – Creating the Desire to Change
At a recent conference I attended, there were two trends that made me ponder about change management. First of all, for years now, we have been hovering around 30% success rate for change efforts. This stat, even with improved efforts, more practice with change,...
Digital Roadmap Series: Define Priorities
Let’s recap what steps we have completed to get to this point. First, we defined the problem that we are trying to solve. Then, we took the opportunity to document the actual process and where it was not working for us. Third, we used that process to redefine the...
Digital Roadmap Series: Re-imagine the Process
Happy Kentucky Derby Day, everyone!! Currently, I am sitting in the Las Vegas airport waiting for my extremely early flight to Nashville. Why Nashville? ISM 2018 is kicking off tomorrow. Anyone else going? If so, please connect with me. Would love to catch up....
Digital Roadmap Series: Define Where You Have Opportunity to Improve
In this series, we are learning how to simply and quickly get on the digital journey. Last week, we learned about defining the problem statement. This provides focus to the strategy and gives you a true north for the team. This week it is all about where you have...