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A Step change in Procurement E-learning Training: A three part guide for procurement professionals and training mangers to assess how E-learning can be an effective part of their professional development Here in part 3 we discuss how our model produces measurable outcomes and sum up the topic. 1. Measuring Learning Outcomes By starting with the [...]

A Step change in Procurement E-learning Training: A three part guide for procurement professionals and training mangers to assess how E-learning can be an effective part of their professional development Here in part 2 we discuss how our model produces content that is both engaging and facilitates immediate understanding. Producing a Procurement Soap Opera The [...]

A three part guide for procurement professionals and training mangers to assess how E-learning can be an effective part of their professional development Here in Part 1 we introduce some of the problems associated with e-learning, discuss how corporate professionals learn and introduce our solution to E-learning. 1.       Introduction The advantages of E-Learning are so [...]

“A brand is a promise. By identifying and authenticating a product or service it delivers a pledge of satisfaction and quality.” Walter Landor. Why does Procurement need a Brand? Procurements brand is arguably the CPO’s most valuable asset. Procurements brand is the totality of how its stakeholders see’s, talks about, and experiences it. CPO’s must [...]

If you are considering E-learning as part of your training for your procurement team there are several options available to you: 1. Buying a library of courses and making them available to your target audience. 2. A Buyer Development Plan, where you motivate your learner’s to follow a learning path, based on desired competence per [...]

As the US Thanksgiving holiday reminds us all that 2011 is rapidly drawing to a close we take a look at five reasons for procurement to say thanks: 1.    Procurement has had a ‘good recession’ Recessionary times has placed procurement in the spotlight.  Whilst there has been company-wide belt tightening – procurements increasing influence over [...]

Consistently listed as a top priority for CPO’s and essential to driving the professions future success, procurement talent management is an essential component of any organizations annual health check. So why then do so many organizations risk future success by continuing to fish in the shallow end of the pool? Shallow end companies continue to [...]

“Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run There’s still time to change the road you’re on.” From Stairway to heaven by Led Zeppelin CPOs everywhere can learn from this line from the classic track in tackling purchasing’s own “chicken or the egg” dilemma: Without a top level mandate, [...]

Procurement is now front & centre of the business world. So when will CEO’s place it at the centre of their business strategy? If ever there were a set of conditions to emphasize the procurement functions strategic place in business and the modern world, it is the current maelstrom of recession, sovereign debt, gathering inflation, [...]

The start of 2011 has seen a debate about procurement’s challenges as the combination of austerity drives and economic recovery converge.
 
Some commentators say the profession risks falling back into obscurity once the recovery really gathers pace. I share this concern, which was heightened by the recent SM Poll showing that cost reduction remains the number [...]