We have long been preaching the Value mantra – ever since we called for the death of Strategic Sourcing (SS) many, many years ago. This is also why we changed our Maturity Model and pushed SS down to Level 4 and added the Value Creating Level 5. In…
Have you ever wondered how some educational institutions with the focus on the Strategic Procurement and Supply Management (SPSM) field develop their curricula? How do they acquire knowledge about what topics to teach? How often do they update educational materials? Ideally, graduate and post-graduate Schools of Business and…
If I knew the answer to that, I would have retired long time ago having made tons of money. Understanding what made that chicken decide to move from A to B would perhaps help me better understand how to get organizations to decide to move and perhaps help…
That was the line uttered by millions of kids as they were being driven to family vacations in their woodie suburbans – one Howard Johnson at a time. Ahhh, those were the days my friend (and if you caught that reference, you’re getting old) but I digress. I…
What do these have in common? Sourcing is viewed as “Cost Cutters” Little to NO Executive support Complex cultural dynamics No governance in place Political maneuvering Inertia favors status quo Hesitant to give up perceived power BU metrics different from Procurement Narrowly focused decision making Process changes Organizational…
