Procurement organizations have evolved over the last few years. Many have looked for improvements through new areas of focus like automation, strategic sourcing, and category management. Trey Robinson and John Francis explain their tiered approach to procurement transformation in this video that highlights the shift from transactional to strategic procurement.
ScottMadden also worked with APQC to create this webinar to discuss leading practices in procurement transformation. In their webinar, Robinson and Francis described global process ownership as part of a broader shift toward more strategic service delivery in procurement. The following article series provides further insight into the topics discussed in the webinar.
Procurement Transformation Article Series
Driving Effective Transformation in Procurement
This article highlights procurement organization challenges in the P2P process that stem from unclear roles, an overly complex process, or uncertain service channels.
Governing Procure-to-Pay as an End-to-End
This article provides a snapshot of how end-to-end processes like P2P have many moving parts that transcend organizational silos.
How to Diagnose and Fix Problems with Your Procure-to-Pay Model
This article summarizes the challenges of a good starting point for where organizations should begin looking if they see symptoms like confused or disengaged customers or procurement professionals swamped with transactional work.
How to Design and Implement a New Procurement Model
This article shares how leading organizations begin the work of procurement transformation with a robust assessment of procurement’s current state.
How Technology Enables a Tiered Procure-to-Pay Service Delivery Model
This article explains how organizations overcome persistent procure-to-pay (P2P) challenges by organizing work into a tiered service delivery model supported by integrated technology that enhances efficiency, reduces bottlenecks, and enables more strategic decision-making.
