PROCUREMENT OPTIMIZATION BLOG

If you want to know what the next big thing in procurement will be, look across the enterprise landscape of shared corporate services. HR, Marketing, IT and Procurement departments are all being challenged to validate the strategic business benefits they…

Although I’m new to the Shelby team, I bring more than a decade of procurement leadership experience from mid to large-sized companies. Over the course of my career, I have found that the Contracts Management function—and the software used to…

Recognizing a variety of successful communication techniques is essential to ensure widespread adoption of your spend management and other procurement initiatives. Check out the following blog, posted by Coupa, our industry alliance. By: Coupa How do you get widespread adoption…

Taking a proactive approach to supplier risk means improving results across key business metrics. The following article demonstrates how your organization can stay ahead of the curve to combat supplier risk. By: Pramod Sethumadhavan I find it ironic that many…

Traditional help desk operations are generally reactive in nature, managing tickets and responding to system issues in order to address day-to-day procurement operations problems. But leading procurement organizations have discovered, with modest planning and investment, help desk operations can provide…

Over the past two years, we have seen a significant uptick in software implementation engagements at Shelby with mid-market companies across a variety of industries. This growth coincides directly with the growth of our strategic relationship with Coupa, recently given…

We hear a lot these days about the need for Procurement organizations to do a better job of creating and validating stakeholder value; as the “low-hanging fruit” and “big win” projects become few and far between, this can be easier…

My colleagues at Shelby have addressed a wide range of Procurement Optimization challenges with clients that are strategic in nature. For my turn at bat, I’d like to address something more fundamental: the challenges and implications of poor, incomplete, or…

While cloud computing solutions are expected to continue growing at a rapid pace over the next several years, fundamental misperceptions are eroding ROI on cloud investments. According to a recent Gartner report, 83% of companies face roadblocks that impede success….

If Vendor Risk Management isn’t on your ‘hot list’ of action items today, several factors may ensure it will be in the near future: • Increased reliance on outsourced services • Reverberating impacts of global climate events • Cybersecurity threats…