Procurement needs a strong mandate not super developed soft skills Not a week goes by without a talent shortage headline resulting in a great deal of noise regarding the profile of the modern procurement skill set. Here we make the case for CPO’s to focus on securing a strong mandate. The focus on soft skills A common criticism is a … Read More
Procurement Assessments: The problem with selfies
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
Building a balanced bench is key to procurement transformation
A procurement bench strength program needs aggregated data to build a winning team: CPOs globally are aware of the talent imperative to procurement transformation. Building a balanced bench is key to procurement transformation – ensuring the CPO has a team that possesses the skills and experience required to fulfill an increasingly demanding role in the success of the organization. 1. … Read More
Procurement Skills Gap Analysis: Problems of not completing one
Procurement Skills Gap Analysis: Problems of not completing one: Problems can arise when you don’t have a procurement skills gap analysis: CPO’s can plan a strategic capability building program that supports their procurement transformation Procurement Skills Gap Analysis: Problems of not completing one – The proactive identification of your procurement teams bench strength is a key requirement for today’s CPO. … Read More
The strategic role of e-learning in procurement
The strategic role of e-learning in procurement We look at the strategic role of e-Learning in procurement and why e-learning adoption in procurement training can contribute to the strategic objectives of the organization. The pace of market change represents a particular challenge for today’s organizations, who need to provide continuous learning to employees to avoid the dangers of being out-thought … Read More
Procurement skills and employee career development
Procurement skills and employee career development Procurement skill’s and employee career development – Build capability and provide opportunities for career progression for your team. Using clearly articulated and differentiated skill requirements across the procurement organization. We take a look at a best practice approach to building procurement capability through employee career development using a skills assessment as the driving tool: CPO’s … Read More
How to manage procurement skills assessment project negative reactions
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
Buyers Meeting Point Reviews iProcure Assessment
Buyers Meeting Point reviews the Purchasing Practice iProcure Assessment with a positive thumbs up, concluding: We often talk about the need for procurement to become more strategic. But the discourse is often no more detailed than that. This assessment provides an excellent opportunity to get the conversation started, and make meaningful capability improvement a real opportunity. BMP highlighted the following … Read More
Aligning Procurement Skills to Business Strategy
Aligning Procurement Skills to Business Strategy The ever changing business environment is placing greater demands upon businesses and requires today’s procurement professionals to develop the skills to maintain alignment with the business strategy and to expand procurement’s scope and depth of influence across the business. Aligning Procurement Skills to Business Strategy. Procurements position in many business has been elevated due … Read More
Effective strategic procurement training
The best procurement organizations understand that capability is not just the byproduct of individual skill-building, but a critical organizational capacity.