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The Complete Guide to Project Management Software and Productivity Tips!

Supply Chain Game Changer

7 Reasons to Switch to Agile Project Management! Once treated as an “add-on” to full-time commitments, project management has evolved into a separate area with its theoretical background and methods. Project management has different definitions. What is a project management tool and why is it important?

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How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Procurement SaaS Implementation

Jaggaer

Download our free white paper, “ Why Agile Implementation Makes Sense for Procurement ”. Many SaaS implementation projects start to go wrong before they’ve barely started. How to circumvent: Project managers need to manage employee expectations with internal project marketing.

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Strategic Development of Supply Partners

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

Engage suppliers’ top management. Identify specific development projects. Manage the projects using project management best practices. Again, per the white paper Avoid The Pitfalls in Supplier Development, the next step is to form a cross-functional team. Form a team.

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Leverage the Power of Spend Analysis

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

Identify Key Stakeholders: Conduct targeted interviews with individuals who have a direct influence on procurement decisions, such as department heads, project managers, and key end-users. These questions should focus on future spending plans, potential changes in demand, and supplier performance evaluations.

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Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) – Initial Steps to Success

The Network Effect

by Brewster Smith, Project Manager, Tompkins International. Sales and Operations Planning in Manufacturing: Manage Collaboration Across the Entire Organization (White Paper). Surprisingly, many companies do not have a process to formally balance product supply with product demand.

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Why Procurement Needs a More Agile Mindset

Jaggaer

The further the project continued down the wrong path, the more difficult it was (even for a strong project manager) to go to the customer and say, “We need to turn back.” The response, typically, is “We have gone too far to turn back”, i.e. so much has already been invested in the project that failure is not an option.