We launched the webinar series with a discussion of the major differences between Strategic Sourcing and Category Management and now we will move into the nitty gritty of getting there. Using the TMG Sourcing Maturity Model as the framework, we will tackle two domains in every webinar. The…
This is not going to be a political diatribe but an argument for including political risk in all your analysis – especially these days. And I will illustrate my argument with two recent discussions with senior executives from two totally different clients. Client A is a very large…
One of the best kept secrets in Category Management is the tremendous opportunity to add value in Professional Services spend. I’m not referring to developing rate cards, reducing the number of suppliers, managing demand or establishing strategic alliances but rather looking at all the hidden opportunities in “managing”…
When May 9, 2017 Topic “Black Swan” Risk Management- Mitigating Sudden Changes In Trade, Immigration & Foreign Policy Where Brookfield Zoo- Brookfield, IL We have some great news about our upcoming meeting on 5/9/17: We were able to get our highest rated location from prior meetings We can…
The short answer is YES! And this from a firm that has long derided the latest buzz words from the consultant community and got harangued for recommending the death of Strategic Sourcing a few years back. Every function must continue to evolve and the faster those evolution cycles,…
