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How Well Is the Procurement Profession Performing?
Mar 13, 2017
CIPS Australasia (CIPSA) asked The Hackett Group to conduct a study focused on measuring the procurement profession’s current performance, capabilities, and value. This white paper presents the main study findings and compares the results for both the CIPSA participants and the broader study...
Commonly Used Public Procurement Metrics
Mar 13, 2017
As part of our study on public procurement performance metrics, we developed a picture of what metrics are currently used. We found limited consistency across organizations, in terms of what metrics were being collected, and that metrics were often heavily influenced by regulations.
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Public Procurement News Round-up | 3/10/2017
Mar 13, 2017
Restaurateurs Sue Over Trump Hotel
In a new twist in the legal saga surrounding President Donald Trump’s lease of the Old Post Office building from the General Services Administration for his D.C. hotel, two restaurateurs have filed a tort complaint in the District of Columbia Superior Court. The...
Contracting Data Analysis: Where Do We Go From Here
Mar 13, 2017
In conjunction with a recent piece here on the Public Spend Forum about the trends federal buyers will be making in 2017, specifically for technology buys, The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recently published a comprehensive assessment of governmentwide spending for the last five...
NIGP: Useful Public Procurement Metrics
Mar 13, 2017
NIGP presents specific recommendations on key metrics areas to measure along with a listing of specific metrics within each metrics area.
Public Spend Forum leveraged this report to inform our own perspectives (in collaboration with public leaders, experts, and academics) on a common public...
How to Measure Procurement Performance – CIPS Australasia
Mar 13, 2017
CIPS Australasia (CIPSA) discusses the criticality of a credible performance measurement system to achieve greater degrees of internal customer buy-in and improved representation of the procurement function throughout the broader organization.
Public Spend Forum leveraged this report to inform our...
Latest World Bank Benchmarking Public Procurement Report Highlights Global Challenges
Mar 13, 2017
According to the 2017 Benchmarking Public Procurement (BPP) report from the World Bank, governments all over the world are still struggling with transparency and efficiency in their public procurement. Each year, the World Bank compiles data from 123 countries to assess the state of government...
Procurement Performance Metrics: Examples from Denmark
Mar 13, 2017
A best practice report with tools and practical, specific metrics for managing public procurement performance. Covers a breadth of topics including collecting and aggregating data as well as reporting and using key findings to drive public procurement performance.
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Public Spend Forum Newswire | 3/9/2017
Mar 10, 2017
GSA Official’s Resignation Brings Hotel Lease Issue Back to the Fore
The Washington Post reports that Norman Dong, head of the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Public Building Service (PBS), has announced to colleagues that he is stepping down. The position has drawn political interest,...
European Public Procurement Newswire — 3/10/17
Mar 10, 2017
This is our weekly European public procurement news roundup, reporting on how more than a trillion Euros of taxpayer money is being spent.
Largest public sector water framework agreement comes to UK market
Crown Commercial Service is bringing the largest public sector water framework agreement in...
Public Procurement News Round-up | 3/9/2017
Mar 10, 2017
GSA Official’s Resignation Brings Hotel Lease Issue Back to the Fore
The Washington Post reports that Norman Dong, head of the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Public Building Service (PBS), has announced to colleagues that he is stepping down. The position has drawn political interest,...
Public Spend Forum Newswire | 3/8/2017
Mar 9, 2017
DoD Hits on Contracting Innovation
Jason Miller of Federal News Radio reports that a procurement innovation that got its start at the Pentagon may be slowly moving out to civilian government agencies. Since 2012, for all procurements over $1 billion, the Department of Defense (DoD) has held a...
