The Technology Procurement Handbook

The Technology Procurement Handbook
Author: Sergii Dovgalenko
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2020-04-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1789662117

With the rise of cloud services and the digitization of all business units, procurement managers need to understand how to buy technology services in order to generate revenue, drive innovation and retain customers. The Technology Procurement Handbook provides a structured and logical view of the digital buying process. It includes invaluable advice on how to manage digital demand, prepare sourcing strategies, analyze the cost and benefits of proposed solutions and negotiate and implement comprehensive agreements. The Technology Procurement Handbook examines the multiple streams of data that feed into the technology procurement process, such as ITIL service lifecycle data, PMI project management and cloud and software contract provisions. The book includes case studies and extensive practical advice based on the authors experience from recent procurement projects. There is also a chapter on modular contracting for the US market, explaining the use of agile contracts for IT projects.

Project Procurement Management

Project Procurement Management
Author: Quentin W. Fleming
Publisher: Project Management Institute
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2019-01-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 162825629X

Not all project procurements are the same. Unless the project carefully makes an assessment of the items it will make, versus the items it will buy, and then adequately plans for these purchases, the risks of performance will increase. Project procurements are simply sub-projects, which need to be managed well, not blindly delegated to an independent organization to buy for the project. Certain procurements, major complexity developments, creating something new, which does not exist, according to the project's unique specification, must be managed by the project team, and supported by the professional procurement organization. The project's team leader must assume the management responsibility. This book zeroes in on the effective management of that portion of the project which will be performed by another organization. It focuses on the procurement of scope from an organization outside of the project. Often, the success or failure of a project is dependent on how well the project can plan, define, solicit, authorize and manage this external relationship. This book has been updated to be consistent with Chapter 12 of the Fourth Edition of the PMBOK ® Guide, released by PMI in December 2008.

A Practical Guide to E-auctions for Procurement

A Practical Guide to E-auctions for Procurement
Author: Jacob Gorm Larsen
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2021-02-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1398600296

WINNER: 2021 Plume d'Or - Grand Prix ACA-Bruel Award. A Practical Guide to E-Auctions for Procurement provides guidance to procurement professionals on how to realize the potential of e-auctions. Now is the time to optimize your e-negotiation strategy using key insights from the author Jacob Gorm Larsen, who is responsible for one of the most successful and award-winning e-sourcing programs in the world. A Practical Guide to E-Auctions for Procurement presents a proven process for developing an e-auction and e-negotiation strategy, along with a catalogue of change management initiatives for securing buy-in internally in the organization. The different e-auction formats and benefits are explained in detail and demonstrated with practical examples, templates and advice that can be adopted by the reader. Jacob and the team at Maersk are at the forefront when it comes to developing robots that execute e-auctions from end-to-end and are kicking off a transformation that will fundamentally change how we consider e-auctions and negotiations. In addition, with learnings from more than 10,000 e-auctions globally, this is the book for those in procurement looking to implement, deliver and maintain a thriving e-auction program.

Procurement Management A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition

Procurement Management A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition
Author: Gerardus Blokdyk
Publisher: 5starcooks
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2019-10-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780655937982

How will procurement elevate game beyond savings to deliver real value to your organization? What level of awareness of contemporary procurement models and capabilities do staff possess? How to measure the benefits achieved by using the e-procurement system? Has the project manager prepared any procurement strategy suitable for refurbishment? Does your organization have a formal procurement strategy in place? This best-selling Procurement Management self-assessment will make you the dependable Procurement Management domain visionary by revealing just what you need to know to be fluent and ready for any Procurement Management challenge. How do I reduce the effort in the Procurement Management work to be done to get problems solved? How can I ensure that plans of action include every Procurement Management task and that every Procurement Management outcome is in place? How will I save time investigating strategic and tactical options and ensuring Procurement Management costs are low? How can I deliver tailored Procurement Management advice instantly with structured going-forward plans? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed best-selling author Gerard Blokdyk. Blokdyk ensures all Procurement Management essentials are covered, from every angle: the Procurement Management self-assessment shows succinctly and clearly that what needs to be clarified to organize the required activities and processes so that Procurement Management outcomes are achieved. Contains extensive criteria grounded in past and current successful projects and activities by experienced Procurement Management practitioners. Their mastery, combined with the easy elegance of the self-assessment, provides its superior value to you in knowing how to ensure the outcome of any efforts in Procurement Management are maximized with professional results. Your purchase includes access details to the Procurement Management self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows you exactly what to do next. Your exclusive instant access details can be found in your book. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Procurement Management Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

Disruptive Procurement

Disruptive Procurement
Author: Michael F. Strohmer
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2020-04-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030389502

Disruptive Procurement is a radical new approach to creating value and innovation by challenging the status quo in the entire product and service line. It requires going far beyond conventional desktop procurement to understand the value the company brings to its customers as well as the value that suppliers bring to the company. By combining knowledge of these two dimensions, companies become far more flexible and they move closer to disrupting the environment in ways that create value. To move toward Disruptive Procurement, companies need a holistic view and a complete new set of capabilities for staff in marketing, sales, R&D, manufacturing, innovation, and, of course, procurement. This will only happen if procurement is fully backed by the Chief Executive Officer and companies embrace digital tools that will help make procurement slimmer and smarter.