... Chief procurement officers must move quickly to transform their organization amid significant change. Procurement outsourcing is one of the strategic levers that can be used to position the organization to address the transformation needs of the function, as well as deliver financial benefits. Strategic ...
Analyst(s): Thomas Pocock | Alan Stanley | Rajib Gupta | Matt Baldino | Danny Kreidy
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... This guide helps CPOs and procurement leaders align data goals with strategy, select impactful use cases, enhance data quality, and embed analytics. It offers actionable steps and research for AI readiness, supporting coordination across procurement and D&A teams. Gartner Research ...
... Data quality problems come in so many varieties that it can be challenging to determine the right mitigation strategy. Procurement technology leaders and chief procurement officers (CPOs) can use this research to choose the best mitigation strategy to data quality problems. Overview Steps Review Your ...
... Toolkit provides sourcing, procurement and vendor management leaders with a framework for procurement agility. Gartner’s dynamic approach is supported by an Excel workbook and PowerPoint slides, with sample game plans for SaaS, co-developed and public sector solution procurement. When to Use Directions ...
... Chief procurement officers often leverage multisourcing solely to reduce risk but fail to capture additional benefits. This research outlines how multisourcing is a strategy for CPOs to deliver savings, increase procurement efficiency and flexibility, and strengthen supplier partnerships. Insights at ...
... Procurement employees’ bandwidth and expertise simply cannot keep up with its data and analytics ambitions. Designing the right D&A organizational model can solve for that. CPOs can use this research to learn about D&A organizational models and best practices. Analysis Next Steps Gartner Recommended ...
... This tool provides a customizable template and step-by-step guidance for procurement managers to co-create, implement and track actionable individual development plans with their direct reports, ensuring measurable and ongoing progress to support organizational needs and career aspirations. When to Use ...
... Procurement’s ability to effectively manage the increasing scope, complexity and velocity of risk is challenged by its already overtaxed bandwidth. CPOs can use this research to identify six effective risk management practices that build resilience without needing to expand or reallocate bandwidth. ...
Analyst(s): Nivedita Bose | Vanessa Edkins | Ryan Tandler
... nonhuman entities to act autonomously, leading to the rise of machine buyers that can source, negotiate and execute purchases. CPOs must rethink procurement to leverage this shift, boost organizational value and address new risks related to security, accuracy and ethics. Overview Strategic Planning Assumption ...
Analyst(s): Bill Ryan | Kaitlynn Sommers | Don Scheibenreif