Choose Your Level of Government
All Levels of Government
The Role of Technology in Reducing Corruption in Public Procurement (with Case Studies)
May 16, 2017
Transparency International describes how technology can greatly improve public procurement, emphasizing benefits in integrity/corruption, market competition, transparency, and information access . As Technology International states in the introduction of this report:
“Information and...
Off-the-Shelf Procurement Technology Supports Public Procurement Needs
May 16, 2017
This short posting by Zycus briefly makes the point that commercially available technology can meet the needs of public procurement, especially given the often stringent rules and regulations of public procurement. The posting also makes the point that while basic customizations are often required...
Managing Public Procurement Corruption with Technology
May 16, 2017
The World Bank describes the need for reform and governance improvement in public procurement and how procurement technology can significantly further the reform agenda.
In particular, this report explains how the use of technology can benefit public procurement in three primary ways, as defined by...
New Public Procurement Rules Enter Into Force In Belgium
May 14, 2017
The Royal Decree of 18 April 2017 on the award of public procurement in classic sectors was published in the Belgian Official Gazette of 9 May 2017. The decree implements in particular the Law of 17 June 2016 on public procurement. It includes: the introduction of the European Single Procurement...
Market Engagement Best Practice Report from the SPP Regions
May 14, 2017
The Procurement Forum website is managed by the European Secretariat of ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability, as part of the Procurement of Innovation Platform project financed by the European Commission. It is a good way of finding out what is going on in the public “procurement of...
Useful Tips And Perspectives For Conducting Market Analysis
May 4, 2017
This article presents helpful tips and perspectives on conducting market analyses. Add these tips to your tool box for conducting market analyses – specific tips covered include: supplier market analysis, demand analysis, supplier interviews, and spend category risk level.
Full Article:......
10 Rules for Successful Requirements Gathering
May 4, 2017
This article focuses on the actual gathering of requirements as part of requirements development and writing. While not written with a procurement context specifically in mind, it does provide helpful tips on gathering requirements. In addition to the “10 rules for gathering requirements”, the...
Writing an RFP that Works – A Checklist that Takes You Beyond the Template
May 3, 2017
Sourcing Magazine presents a checklist of useful tips that help you create and implement an effective RFP. This checklist is less about what the template looks like, but rather about, as Sourcing Magazine describes:
In this article we review how an RFP should facilitate the competitive...
Using a Reverse Auction in the Public Sector ? – Here’s a Helpful Checklist from Coupa Software
May 3, 2017
Coupa presents their perspectives on running a reverse auction to achieve great results. Use this as a helpful checklist to make sure you have your bases covered. As you may already know and as Coupa points out:
“A reverse auction is like a standard auction (also called a forward auction)...
Common Problems In Writing Requirements
May 3, 2017
This article on writing requirements is from the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE). Writing requirements is an important part of the trade they represent. In this article, INCOSE shares their perspectives on writing good requirements, with an emphasis on identifying common...
Cooperative IT Staffing in Maricopa County Arizona – A Case Study
May 3, 2017
Being challenged in filling IT positions in a timely manner and plagued with related inefficiencies, an Arizona County pursued a cooperative IT staffing contract for all County departments to utilize. Maricopa County’s Temporary Staffing Cooperative Agreement, a national cooperative contract...
Mini Case Studies and Key Principles of Early Market Engagement as an Integral Part of Requirements Planning
May 3, 2017
This article focuses on key principles with several supporting mini-case studies, describing and illustrating the principles behind early market engagement as a critical part of requirements planning. The article is written specifically for the public procurement and provides a rich set of...
