INTENDED AUDIENCE

Senior level procurement executives, professionals and government administrators/program managers should attend this session. Organizations with small procurement departments of 2 people to large operations with a complex and diverse spend will benefit from the conference. The conference is also beneficial for executives from Financial and Information Technology departments.

PREREQUISITES

This is an advanced level course and a basic understanding of procurement is required.

COURSE OBJECTIVE AND INTENDED OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to
Understand the role and impact of key stakeholders both within and external to the e-procurement process
Understand the significant differences between a process-centric versus technology-centric approach to e-procurement initiatives
Identify and avoid the root causes associated with the continuing high rate of e-procurement initiative failures (75% to 85%)
Gain valuable insight into how organizations can extract greater value and return from their existing procurement environment
How leveraging Business Intelligence (benchmarking) can produce significant results in shorter periods of time

Preparing and presenting a case for or against an e-procurement initiative