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Getting buy-in for procurement software: The Stakeholder playbook

Our previous post taking inspiration from the Ever Given saga, touched on some tips to build a business case for procurement software.  No matter what job title you have, chances are you’ve already known you need a solution, now it’s just a matter of convincing others to share your vision. 

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vendor management
Risk mitigation
Back to basics: Vendor Management in high risk supply chains

The concept of engaging external parties to do work for your business is probably as old as the concept of business itself. The inherent us vs. them r…

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Felix News
PlantMiner is now Felix Vendor Marketplace

Today marks a significant milestone on our journey. Australia's largest construction marketplace PlantMiner has merged with Felix to become Felix Vend…

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Risk mitigation
ISO 9001 in Construction & Engineering: The makeup, benefits and process

International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental, global organisation that develops standards to ensure the qu…

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Value creation, Industry news
Victoria drives forward with innovative approach to procurement

Australia's approach to infrastructure projects for many years now has favoured works being awarded to a select few Tier-1 companies and consortiums o…

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infrastructure procurement
Value creation
Construction ‘Procurement’ Deconstructed

In 2018 I had the opportunity to produce the report Creating Value through Procurement, a piece of research that focused on the New Zealand public sec…

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Q&A recap
Technology
Q&A recap: Accelerating a business case for digital procurement post-COVID19

The following is a recap of the Q&A section from our live webinar on June 11th. I spoke with Ross Darrah, Founder & CEO of Pareto Toolbox. The intervi…

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digital procurement journey
Technology
Pitfalls to watch out for on your journey towards digital procurement (Part 2)

In part 1, my colleague has discussed two of the top barriers to technology adoption in procurement. Continuing the series, I want to explore other co…

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manual procurement
Technology
What is preventing technology adoption in procurement? (Part 1)

We have seen many technological advances in the past few decades amid the “Industry 4.0” evolution, including the rise of digital transformation in ma…

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Risk mitigation
Q&A recap: Risk mitigation in the wake of COVID-19 webinar

The following is a recap of the Q&A section from our live webinar in April. I spoke with Peter Deans, former Bank of Queensland Chief Risk Officer. Th…

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Risk mitigation
Questions to ask when managing supply chain through COVID-19 and beyond

Whilst many countries and organisations are edging towards the next phase with recovery in mind, it might be a useful exercise to re-visit some questi…

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