Recap: ‘Selling in the Government’ Webinar with Dr. Steve Kelman
Jul 25, 2017
On July 24, Dr. Steven Kelman, Professor of Public Management at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government presented a webinar for suppliers interested in entering the government market. “Selling in the Government – Understand How the Government is Different and What That Means for...
This July 4th, Honor the U.S. by Bringing your Technology and Software Solutions to Government
Jul 5, 2017
If you work for a company with a potential solution or technology for government, yet believe the government doesn’t have the sophistication to value your capabilities, I suggest you think again. Having been a supplier to government as the founder of a strategy consulting firm for almost 15...
Supplier Engagement to Improve Procurement Outcomes and Early Engagement Risks
Jun 15, 2017
Public Spend Forum Europe (PSF Europe) provides an article overview of a recent report from the Sustainability in Public Procurement (SPP) Regions project. SPP Regions is promoting the creation and expansion of 7 European regional networks of municipalities working together on sustainable public...
3 Useful Data Cuts to Support Your Supply Market Analysis
Jun 14, 2017
In this brief tutorial, DeltaBid illustrates three useful data cuts to support your broader supply market analysis efforts. Public Spend Forum has a broader set of key principles around conducting supply market analysis, as well as training to support these efforts. What DeltaBid presents here...
Developing Print Requirements Based on Need – Case Study
Jun 13, 2017
This case study provides an example of developing print requirements by first confirming the underlying organizational need. Further, the case study underscores confirming what the market is able to offer prior to establishing a bid/tender/RFP strategy. And of all this ultimately with an eye toward...
Challenges for Public Procurement – The Fight Against Corruption
May 31, 2017
We listed our six challenges for public procurement in 2015 at the beginning of the year. Here they are again.
Challenge no.1; Implementation of New Directives
Challenge no.2; Austerity continues
Challenge no.3; Social issues
Challenge no. 4; Value and Innovation
Challenge no.5; The Fight against...
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.
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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...
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...
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...
A Brief Tutorial On Procurement Specifications – Definition And Overview
May 3, 2017
This article provides a very brief overview about specifications – what are they, what are the different major types of specifications, and an outlined set of tips on writing specifications.
Full Report: NIGP
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On Wednesday, June 6, Public Spend Forum convened a Technology Procurement Symposium to identify barriers to government’s adoption of emerging technology and to …
Public Spend Forum runs a series of best practice public procurement webinars which explore how procurement professionals can and are using technology, leaner processes and …