Pulse Podcast LIVE! 2022 NASPO Annual: Innovative Solicitation Methods
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Procurement Office Development Considering Outcomes (Not Just Outputs) Through Your KPIs
You’ve been getting complaints that the floors in the procurement office are too sticky. As the administrator of the MRO contract that includes services for your building, you bring up the issue at your next meeting with the supplier. The supplier representative assures you that the floors aren’t sticky. Not only that, but she provides you with a list of data points showing how many times the floors have been mopped, how many total hours the staff have spent mopping, and how many bottles of cleaner they’ve used. You run through the building to show the data to your coworkers, proving to them that the floor isn’t sticky. When you’re done, you muscle your way back to your office, leaving a trail of your shoes and then your socks as they cling to the floor behind you. What’s wrong with this picture?
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Pulse Podcast Training the Trainer: Kristi Sligh and Samantha Gerard
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Procurement Office Development Making a Difference with Supplier Diversity
Much has been written about measuring the performance and impacts of supplier diversity initiatives in the private sector. But how much of that can apply to public procurement where the profit motive is not a factor? Pulse is here to help with tips for examining your supplier diversity program.
Contract Administration & Management The Care and Keeping of Contracts
For public procurement professionals whose job duties include contract administration, it can be tempting to leave contracts alone unless – or more accurately: until – there is an issue. Increasingly, however, procurement offices are recognizing the value of utilizing contract administration best practices to improve their relationships with suppliers and increase the value of their contracts.
Data Analytics Does Your Data Work for You?
One undeniable result of today’s digital environment is that we now find ourselves immensely and overwhelmingly surrounded…by data. Forward-thinking offices are turning their analysis inwards, using data to track and improve procurement performance. How are you using the data your office collects? Pulse is here with a look at 3 award-winning examples of how data can work for you.
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Professional Development Training and Certification: A Better Value for Everyone
A 2015 academic study found nearly 3 out of 4 public procurement managers were more likely to hire someone with a procurement certification. A 2018 study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics concluded that persons with a professional certificate or license earned nearly one-third more than those without, including a weekly median salary difference of 12.4% for office and administrative support occupations. There are plenty more reasons why you should consider continuing education and why your office should value it. Read more “Training and Certification: A Better Value for Everyone “
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