Risky Business: How Procurement Technologies Help Reduce Risk
In many ways, procurement leaders are still trying to solve the same problems they were…
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How To Help Your Recruiter Nail Your Job Search
Want to work in a role where the grass is greener? Six Degrees Executive consultant…
Top 5 Ways to Speed Up Slow Procurement Processes
It’s nearly 2020 and slow business processes just don’t cut it anymore. With political instability,…
Managing In A World Of Ambiguity
We are living in a world where it is easier to identify something is happening…
Lean Agile Procurement at Auckland Council
The Procurement team at Auckland Council was brave enough to apply the Lean Agile approach…
Five Mistakes To Avoid in Negotiation
It’s rare to come out of a negotiation situation with a feeling that everything has…
White Paper: How to Succeed in the First 100 Days as a CPO
A.T. Kearney released a white paper for new chief procurement officers (CPOs) to quickly make…
The 3 elements you need to run a good strategy day
We had our house painted recently. After the painters had been going a couple of…
Six Definitions of Lean Procurement
“Lean Procurement” has well and truly entered the lexicon of the profession. Like many emerging…
Making Procurement Smarter
Over the past few decades, procurement has consistently evolved – beginning as a clerical, back-office…