Procurement Insights

MARCH 2, 2024

I had an opportunity to talk with an IT industry icon about their upcoming series on achieving client success in 2024 and beyond. Source: Project Manager, Nov 30, 2023 ) Staff & Compensation Recruiting and talent acquisition Internal staff and their salaries External staff ( third-party managed service providers /contractors/etc.)

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

The Times reported that a survey of 702 executive staff and project managers found that of those who worked with the three biggest consultancies in corporate transformation projects, 84 per cent felt they “were no help at all”.

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TYA Suite

JULY 17, 2024

This blog explores the integration of both approaches to build an effective procurement strategy for 2024. A procurement strategy is a comprehensive plan designed to streamline and manage the process of acquiring goods and services an organization needs to operate efficiently.

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Barkers Procurement

JUNE 4, 2024

Barkers has secured ‘Transformation Project of the Year – EMEA region’ from the Coupa Partner Connect Award Program at Coupa Inspire 2024. The award recognises a Partner from across the EMEA Partner Community who has demonstrated excellence in the delivery of a digital procurement transformation project during the last 12 months.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 26, 2024

Calgary Women in Energy is excited to announce our 2024 Allies in Energy Executive Forum. A highly esteemed panel of local energy Executives will meet on April 10th to discuss conflict and change management. Since 2020 we have brought Executives together to discuss thought provoking topics and this year is no different.

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Skill Dynamics

OCTOBER 8, 2024

London, UK – October 8th 2024 Skill Dynamics , the leading provider of role-based, practical eLearning for procurement and supply chain teams, is proud to announce the publication of its highly anticipated Skills Report 2025.

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Barkers Procurement

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Following an initial discovery phase, it was concluded that the most viable option for delivering savings at scale was likely to be some form of retendering, changing behavioursand ceasing certain activities to offer 2023/2024/2025 savings.

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Procurement Insights

AUGUST 18, 2024

To which I received the following answer: “As of recent surveys, around 70-80% of businesses still use spreadsheets in some capacity for tasks like budgeting, data analysis, and project management. Despite the availability of more advanced tools, spreadsheets remain popular due to their ease of use, flexibility, and familiarity.

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Pipefy

MAY 21, 2024

This framework is most often applied to change and project management, but it can also serve as a starting point for other aspects of businesses, including risk management, goal setting, and overall strategic development. This requirement applies to all stakeholders, including project managers and individual team members.

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Pipefy

JUNE 12, 2024

ITIL v4 is the current iteration as of 2024 and is designed for modern IT technologies including process automation, cloud computing, and DevOps. The Project Management Institute (PMI) oversees the work, but other organizations contribute to it. in 2013, which is jointly controlled by the U.K. government and private interests.

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Procurement Heads

JUNE 14, 2023

I have done various roles throughout that time in project management, commercial, finance, strategy, and then latterly in procurement. The first is leading the Network Rail control period 6 business plan (covering 2019 – 2024), and negotiation with government, which resulted in the award of over £40 billion for the railway.

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Pipefy

MAY 3, 2023

According to Forrester Research , by 2024 the U.S. 2 – Speeding up development cycles for new apps and workflows According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), one of the benefits of citizen development is that it helps companies move from agile to hyper agile models of development. This is higher than >25% in 2020.

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Una

APRIL 3, 2024

By Mackenzie Oakley | April 4, 2024 Search Search Some heroes wear capes, and some … read contracts? Procurement's Road to Victory Breaking down ways Sourcing Heroes can establish connections and create value at every juncture on procurement’s road to victory. Absolutely. Mark Grieco is one such hero.

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Barkers Procurement

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The Barkers team consists of Coupa certified specialist Solutions Architects, project managers and CIPS qualified procurement professionals who are fully conversant with the entire suite of technology Coupa has to offer. A 30% resource reduction on transactional activity on Purchase Orders.

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Value Match

MAY 27, 2024

Similar legislation is already being debated in the UK Government in May 2024. Furthermore, larger organisations have a responsibility to use the influence and financial power they have, to drive private sector practice in the needed direction. There’s no time to dawdle and dally. For every 0.1C

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Pipefy

JANUARY 31, 2024

In this article, we will examine the main ways businesses can leverage this technology in 2024, as well as discuss: What is no-code AI? AI-driven BPA is crucial for businesses in 2024 for several reasons. How is no-code different from traditional AI processes?

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The method merges best practices in data science, project management, design frameworks and AI governance. Teams can easily see and understand the requirements at each stage of the lifecycle, including documentation, who they need to talk to or collaborate with, and next steps.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 8, 2025

Between 1999, when I developed the industry’s first agent-based self-learning algorithm platform within a nascent AI framework to support the Department of National Defence’s IT infrastructure, and 2024, the technology-driven equation-based development and implementation model continued to dominate the industry.

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