March 17, 2024
Achieving a Winning Difference
“It’s really nice to have a bigger purpose and actually see the communities that you are changing, the lives that…
March 10, 2024
Announcing the Launch of Art of Procurement SpendPros
“In procurement’s operating model of the future, internal teams are delivery leaders, relationships builders, and the ones who understand what…
March 10, 2024
Art of Procurement Launches SpendPros, Expert-guided Category and Sourcing Enablement
“If our experts succeed, if the processes we build succeed, it will train the client's team in what best in…
March 3, 2024
Transparency is the Antidote for Rising IT Costs
“There is always room for negotiation around IT spend. The worst they can do is say ‘no,’ but at least…
February 25, 2024
Challenging Traditional Thinking with Nemawashi
“Nemawashi is generally something we do on a yearly basis. Is it tedious? Yes. Is it easy? No. Does it…
February 18, 2024
Redefining Procurement’s Value and Shifting Mindsets
“Given all the things procurement is doing, it does seem that a lot of their work tends to go unnoticed…
February 11, 2024
Escaping the Services Procurement Comfort Zone
“We have to incentivize the supplier to collaborate with us in a way that creates a different way of doing…
February 4, 2024
The ESG Imperative: Balancing the Attainable With the Aspirational
“I think a large part of the ESG model is about bringing each other up together – capacity building –…
January 28, 2024
Debunking Common Software Procurement Myths
“There is this misconception that procurement pros are paper-pushers – that we are not strategic, or we are not business…