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For those of you that were hoping for the next chapter in – “Do You Know the Difference Between Strategic Sourcing and Category Management?”, my apologies.  I thought I would change it up a bit this week, but I promise to go back there in my next post 🙂 !  I saw an article from [...]

I just got off a call with an alumnus who recently took on a very senior role at a new company, and we’re hopeful to work with him. He’s chosen to lead a major transformation initiative, which brought to mind the fundamental challenges that arise in any transformation effort. These challenges remain consistent—predictable and inevitable—and [...]

When was the last time you hired an external consultant?  Whether it was recently or several years ago, the reason was probably the same – you needed knowledge / expertise that you didn’t feel you had access to internally.  For purposes of this blog, I am using the term consultant generically – it can be [...]

You may call this a back to basics or Next Practices blog but the importance of effective teams in Category Management will never go away.  And I was reminded of it in a recent conversation with a client who has taken over a new organization that has also expanded significantly with his arrival.  And he [...]

  Centralized, Decentralized / Consulted or Center-Led?  Which organization structure is considered Next Practice?  Regardless of the industry you are in or whether you are doing Strategic Sourcing or have matured to Category Management, any or all of these structures can work.  We spend so much time paying attention to the boxes and titles that [...]