Analytics8 SpendView: Solution Review & Analysis
Categories: Analytics, Solution Providers, Spend Analysis, Technology, Vendor SnapshotsTags: PlusThere’s a new spend analytics vendor in town: Analytics8. The Sydney-based provider recently introduced...
View ArticleUsing DMAIC 2.0 to Blow Up the N-step Procurement Process
Categories: Procurement Commentary, Procurement Strategy & PlanningTags: PlusAn n-step chevron process is a siloed procurement-centered sourcing methodology geared towards supplier rationalization....
View ArticleTop 10 Ways to Radically Expand Category Management Value Creation
Categories: Best Practice, Category Management, SourcingTags: PlusIn the never-ending quest to deliver more value, procurement organizations are trying to squeeze more savings and innovation out of...
View ArticleA 21-Question Health Check to Score Your Procurement Scorecard (Part 1)
Categories: Procurement Research, Procurement Strategy & PlanningTags: PlusAs the old business adage goes, “what gets measured gets done.” This is certainly true in procurement. If you want to do...
View ArticleA 21-Question Health Check to Score Your Procurement Scorecard (Part 2)
Categories: Procurement Strategy & PlanningTags: PlusAs the old business adage goes, “what gets measured gets done.” This is certainly true in procurement. If you want to do the right things for...
View ArticleA 21-Question Health Check to Score Your Procurement Scorecard (Part 3)
Categories: Procurement Commentary, Procurement Strategy & PlanningTags: PlusAs the old business adage goes, “what gets measured gets done.” This is certainly true in procurement. If you want to do...
View ArticleHow to Justify Spend Analysis to Finance/IT When There’s No Clear ROI (Part 1)
Categories: Best Practice, Finance, Procurement, Procurement Financials, Procurement Strategy & Planning, Procurement Systems & ArchitectureTags: PlusAnalytics are all the rage. And spend...
View ArticleProcurement Metrics: Understanding the Economic Language of Value (Part 1) —...
Categories: Cost Management, Procurement Financials, Procurement Strategy & Planning, Savings TrackingTags: PlusOne of the challenges that procurement faces is "speaking the same language" as...
View ArticleProcurement Metrics: Understanding the Economic Language of Value (Part 2) —...
Categories: Cost Management, Procurement Financials, Procurement Strategy & Planning, Savings TrackingTags: PlusIn the first installment of this series, we discussed the term “spend” (the noun, not...
View ArticleNavigating The Path From Tactical Procurement Analytics to Strategic Supply...
Categories: Spend Analysis, Spend ManagementTags: PlusSpend visibility is foundational to any procurement transformation because to better manage supply, you have to manage spend. Spend is what you pay...
View ArticleWhy Purchase Price Variance (PPV) Should Be Banished From Procurement...
Categories: Procurement Research, Procurement Strategy & Planning, Total Cost ManagementTags: PlusOne of the biggest challenges to overall program impact and improvement in all but the most...
View ArticleFoundational Procurement KPIs Every CPO, Supply Manager and Buyer Needs To Know
Categories: Analysis, Best Practice, Procurement Strategy & PlanningTags: PlusThis research brief is intended as an aspirational piece for more transactional-focused procurement team members who...
View ArticleAre Your Procurement KPIs Balanced or Obsolete?
Categories: Analysis, Contract Management, Procurement Strategy & PlanningTags: PlusAs our Spend Matters Plus analysis of procurement key performance indicators (KPIs) continues, we will turn our...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Sourcing Business Intelligence (Part 2): The Leap from...
Categories: Innovation, Market Intelligence, Procurement Strategy & Planning, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, TechnologyTags: PROIn Part 1 of this Spend Matters PRO...
View ArticleProcurement KPIs Series (Part 4) — Deep Diving into ‘Spend Under Management’
Categories: Procurement Strategy & Planning, Spend Management, Supplier Management, TechnologyTags: PROOne of the goals of a business is to have as much spend (with a capital “S” for all...
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