Topic |
Details |
Getting Organized |
Introductions – what do you want from today? |
Disruption |
What does it mean? Why change the status quo? Why bother? |
Stakeholders |
Who are your stakeholders? How do you approach the CIO? Head of Marketing? Other business leaders in your company? Learn the functional and personal aspects of building business relationships with the people likely to be stakeholders/ business owners that you need on your side. |
Your own preferences |
Your personality type – how you can capitalize on your strengths and compensate for your weaknesses when trying to expand Procurement’s sphere of influence |
Developing your Plan of Attack. |
You know your own strengths and weaknesses, and you've listened to information about pressures and issues faced by potential stakeholders. How do you move forward? In this section, we’ll discuss how to approach different people in your business |
Disruptors I have known |
Mini case studies on Disruptors in the Procurement Space. Getting exposure to what others are doing may spark an idea for your company |
Your requests and other items of interest |
( Note: we survey the attendees in advance and will add related topics that they request be covered) |
Wrap-up |
Topic |
Details |
Getting Organized |
Introductions – what do you want from today? |
Negotiations |
- Goods vs services |
The new buzzword: Agility |
- Agility – why it’s important |
eAuctions |
- When should you auction? Categories and opportunities |
Increase your leverage |
- What are corporate buying groups and how do they work? |
Your requests and other items of interest |
( Note: JLM surveys the attendees in advance and will add items that they request be covered. These three were suggested in October) |
Wrap-up |