The BIG Question For Procurement
Author: Tim Cummins More and more is written about the future of Procurement and the shift…
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Contract Negotiations & Ineffective Risk Sharing
Author: Tim Cummins I’m in Australia, reading the Financial Review. An article on infrastructure projects asks…
Contracts: Developing A Quality Index
Author: Tim Cummins During a recent webinar, a participant asked whether there is such a thing…
Digital Reinvention Of Contract Management: Does It Matter?
Author: Tim Cummins There is a lot of buzz about digital reinvention (a term popularized by…
Defining The Contracting Lifecycle
Author: Tim Cummins Many organizations do not have a well-defined, end-to-end contracting process. Frequently, contract-related activities…
Today’s Soft Skills Are The Hard Skills
Author: PASA In Aurecon’s latest Just Imagine blog post, Chief People Officer Liam Hayes argues that for …
Do Suppliers Hate Their Customers?
Author: Tim Cummins Some years ago, I was asked to speak at a meeting of the…
Contract Management: What Will It Take To Be ‘World Class’?
Author: Tim Cummins There is extensive discussion about emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, natural language…
Does Legal-Speak Have Value?
Author: Tim Cummins An IACCM member recently asked whether the word ‘shall’ implies obligation to perform.…
Why Contract Management Is The New Area Of Opportunity For Professional Procurement
Author: Jonathan Dutton FCIPS By any measure, the procurement profession in Australia has made great…