Data Governance: Procurement’s Quiet Competitive Advantage
Philip Ideson : Updated on October 2, 2026
Regardless of what a procurement organization’s objectives are, they can’t hope to achieve them without actionable data.
Data governance ensures that information about providers, markets, and products is complete, cleansed, and easily accessible. It also establishes a foundation for external information to continue updating and enriching data that is created through internal processes and systems.
In this webinar, we were joined by Julia McIlroy, Procurement Content Manager, National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO), and Anthony Samaniego, Procurement Transformation Partner at ProcurementIQ.
They answered live questions about:
- Data governance-related roles, policies, processes, and frameworks used by procurement organizations
- How to address the common data challenges caused when companies combine information from multiple enterprise systems
- Assessing whether data will be a resource or a roadblock for procurement priorities
Dig Deeper:
- Julia McIlroy on LinkedIn
- Anthony Samaniego on LinkedIn
- ProcurementIQ
- ProcurementIQ in the Art of Procurement Directory

