Overcoming procurement’s transformation challenges
NIGP consultants have been tackling five common procurement challenges alongside procurement professionals from across the country. Here is their shared perspective in how to overcome them.
Procurement transformation refers to a “specific type of organizational change management which focuses on strategies to enable major and long-term improvements to procurement…processes, activities and relationships,” according to Marc Day and David Atkinson in an article in the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management. The public sector is becoming laser-focused on procurement transformation as we seek to strengthen the strategic value of the procurement function and highlight its vital role in increasing efficiency and maximizing...