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Speed, Collaboration and Innovation – Key Words for the New Procurement Decade

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What does this mean for procurement and supplier management? Crucially, it suggests that the dominant model of supplier engagement needs to be collaborative rather than adversarial in nature, at least for key strategic suppliers. However, supplier collaboration is much easier to talk about than implement.

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Unleashing Team Synergy: A Guide to Cross-Functional Collaboration

Extract Systems

Whether you're a CEO, a project manager, or a team leader, you're well aware of the importance of effective collaboration within your organization. So, let's dive into the realm of cross-functional collaboration and discover valuable insights and tips that can help you excel in your leadership role.

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Collaborate to Win

ivalua

The need for Procurement to improve collaboration with suppliers, and other stakeholders, has gained broad acceptance in recent years. Looking beyond Covid-19, virtually any of Procurement’s growing list of objectives can be better achieved through better collaboration. Improving CSR/sustainability? Accelerating innovation?

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Cyber Attacks are Just as Damaging as Natural Disasters

FedInsider

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership from Fordham University and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and Project Management Professional. Costello is a nine-year veteran of the U.S Air Force and U.S. Air Force Reserves.

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Knowing When, Where and How to Modernize

GovLoop

Department of Energy’s Offices of the CFO A leadership expert once said , “Change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.” 6 Steps to Success But great rewards are possible with effective change management. An interview with LeAnn Oliver, Director of Corporate Business Systems, U.S.

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Get Ready for Success! 4 Critical Workstreams for Successful Procurement Implementation

ivalua

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Get Ready for Success! Change management plans should anticipate potential resistance and facilitate adoption by nurturing a culture of collaboration and buy-in.

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Governments need to plan for the entire product lifecycle when they purchase technology today

American City & Country

Cross-departmental collaboration and scalable solutions are important to maximizing ROI and adapting to changing citizen demands within budget constraints.” Here are a few more skills Cunningham feels belong on the IT purchasing team: project management, financial analysis and communication skills.