Based on the tremendous response we have been getting on this series, I thought we would continue the discussion as long as the interest continues to justify it. One of the domains in our maturity model that generated a lot of discussion at the last PERT (Procurement Executives…
All I can say is WOW! Based on the response to my blog post two weeks ago, I obviously struck a chord. I have been flooded with comments – most positive, some still skeptical (believe me, I get it!) One comment read: “This doesn’t work in the real…
Last week Anne Kohler wrote about the recent PERT (Procurement Executive Round Table) meeting and the discussion around Category Management (“CM”) and I would like to continue that. As you saw, we published a Maturity Model in 2001 (since updated a few times) and many of you who…
Is there any? This past Tuesday, we had our third meeting of the reenergized Procurement Executives Round Table – PERT (formerly known as Next Practices Xchange) where we discussed “Making the Transition from Strategic Sourcing to Category Management”. Prior to this meeting we conducted a benchmarking study which…
The question really is not whether you are ready for 2017 but is your team ready? I’m assuming that the days of thinking you’re a lone wolf who can accomplish all your goals by yourself are long gone. Therefore, your goal should be to make sure that your…
