Procurement Competency Frameworks

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Competency Framework Impact

Procurement Competency Frameworks Procurement Competency Frameworks: Many businesses are yet to create a scale to measure their procurement team to define their critical success factors – competency. When there is no defined measure of competency it creates confusion and uncertainty about what good looks like and what is expected of people in their jobs. This is because there is no scale … Read More

The Twin Arenas of Procurement Excellence

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The Twin Arenas of Procurement Excellence The procurement profession has long striven for excellence to increase its role and stature within the organization. Herein, we provide insight into ‘The Twin Arenas of Procurement Excellence. Our framework to achieve leadership in procurement and supply management. Procurement Excellence – Does excellence matter? Excellence is no accident. Furthermore, world-class organizations operate and perform … Read More

Benefits of Procurement Skills Assessments

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Benefits of Procurement Skills Assessments The benefits of procurement skills assessments in corporations is that they provide a quick and cost-effective method to collect and centralize your skills data globally. Quickly identify between employees’ current skills and future state needs and where to prioritize development to maximize return on investment. Formalize your Critical Competencies When done correctly, your competency framework … Read More

Procurement & Supply Chain Competency Assessments

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Procurement & Supply Chain Competency Assessments What is the Desired Outcome of Procurement & Supply Chain Competency Assessments? Procurement & Supply Chain Competency Assessments: The desired outcome of the competency assessment is to gain a realistic view of whether your team has the necessary skills and knowledge. To consistently deliver high performance of their role-based tasks. Why is Assessing Procurement … Read More

Collective procurement team capability?

Dave HenshallAssessments, Skills, Skills Gap Analysis

If you can’t measure collective procurement team capability – are you really competent? Businesses are increasingly incorporating skills assessment tools into their development programs. Adopting a more strategic, data-driven approach to capability development, focused on understanding collective procurement team capability rather than just individual capability. CPOs wouldn’t dream of allowing managers to keep intricate details of the company’s physical assets in … Read More

M&A Value Creation: Bench Strength Assessment Critical

Dave HenshallAssessments, Mergers & Aquisitions

M&A Value Creation: Bench Strength Assessment Critical – with the right talent assessment and selection process. CPO’s can ensure the right people with the right skills fill carefully defined roles in the expanded organization. Building a world class team bench: 1. M&A Value Creation: Bench Strength Assessment Critical Introduction M&A due diligence in procurement talent is a dangerous corner to cut … Read More

Procurement Training: Set budgets with confidence

Dave HenshallAssessments, Skills Gap Analysis, Talent

Procurement Training: Set budgets with confidence. It’s time to set your budget for procurement skills training? Procurement Training: Set budgets with confidence Can you answer the following questions? Do you know which training programs will deliver the most value to your organization? Can you forecast your training budget over the next 1 or 3 years? Do you know training programs … Read More

Increase your procurement team’s productivity optimizing allocation of people to initiatives

Dave HenshallAssessments, Skills Gap Analysis, Talent

Capturing productivity gains in procurement at the company level to boost top and bottom lines Increase your procurement team’s productivity: We discuss how CPO’s can boost procurement productivity by utilizing todays advanced procurement talent analytics 1. Increase your procurement team’s productivity A universal problem CPO’s know that talent management is strategic (Figure 1), but sooner or later, every CPO faces … Read More

Procurement Assessments: The problem with selfies

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CPO’s, HR & Trainers should be wary of self-assessments of skill, expertise, and knowledge In the same way that people embellish their CV’s to get a job they also exaggerate their skill set to gain a promotion or raise.  Countless research has shown that self-assessments of skills are often flawed in substantive and systematic ways. The research has found the … Read More

How to manage procurement skills assessment project negative reactions

Dave HenshallAssessments, Skills Gap Analysis

How to manage procurement skills assessment project negative reactions How to manage procurement skills assessment project negative reactions. Many CPOs would like to conduct a reliable skills assessment to understand their team’s knowledge, capabilities, and skills gap but don’t act upon it further. This inaction is often the fear of an adverse reaction or ‘kickback’ from their team. Or an … Read More