Public Procurement Change Agents

Dustin joins a panel at NIGP Forum on why Linkedin is valuable for procurement professionals and practical tips to make it more valuable. Panelists also included Jennifer Sulentic, Stephen Nelson, James E Crenshaw.

Dustin reviews the content from Civic in the runup to NIGP Forum through the week and also four other pieces of news that made it into Five for Friday on August 18th

Dustin kicks off the content preview for our precense at NIGP Forum in Louisville in 9 days, previewing the team, the expo presence and the primary speaking opportunities. Find us if you are attending!

Dustin interviews Chris Sawchuk, the Global Procurement Advisory Practice Leader of The Hackett Group, which is a true leader in benchmarking, with a vast and diverse methodology that draws on the results of more than 25,000 benchmarking engagements with nearly 8,800 public and private sector participants worldwide.

The discussion covered why benchmarking is important and use cases for its applicability in the public sector, as well as common interests of Civic Initiatives and The Hackett group in establishing a framework for benchmarking in public procurement.

In this episode, Dustin pulls a snippet from an internal training session from a series we are calling "Civic Talks Shop," where we are building a common understanding of what we believe and how we do work. This second in the series was about Guiding Fundamentals and their application in reviews. This audio addresses the three fundamental "legs of the stool" for strategic procurement.

Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Dustin Lanier and Leah McGrath discuss StateRAMP, how it is solving issues in public procurement for both the vendor community and the public procurement community, and a new partner relationship with Civic Initiatives.

Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Dustin Lanier moderates Rob Handfield and Andrea Patruccoin a discussion of the report they contributed to on the Strategic National Stockpile, which combed through extensive data from the COVID era to identify needs and recommendations to improve supply chain in future disaster reponses.