Public Procurement Change Agents

Dustin Lanier, CPPO facilitates a discussion of resilient supply chains in light of both the pandemic and recent emergence of ransomware as a supply chain impactor.  Panel participants include Jenny Hedderman, Jaime Schorr, Jonathan Walker, James Crenshaw and Christina Semeraro.

Lanier lays out fundamentals and frameworks for keepig procurement projects based on business value, understanding the framework of automation choices, and keeping the project members rowing as one, In a fast talk for the Public Sector Network Procurement Modernization Event.

Special guests Tanya Hannah, CIO from King County & Fred Brittain, CIO of Maine join Jaime Schorr Jenny Hedderman, James E. Crenshaw,  and Christin Webb in a panel discussion moderated by Dustin Lanier, CPPO.

All of government went through a major transition in the last year due to Covid19, and as restriction ease, it is a great time to ask if there is space for a "work from anywhere" mentality.  Thinking differently about what work means can affect our facility footprint, our recruiting strategies, and our enablement approach with our staff.

While procurement was not unique in this upheaval, certainly the critical nature of supply chain and the lack of prior teleworking means that procurement officers are dealing with the go-forward definition of work.

Dustin Lanier moderates a discussion on procurement modernization with Patti Bowers(North Carolina), Barry Zimmerman, CPPB (Multnomah Conuty), Michelle McNellis (GSA) as a part of a Public Sector Network conference event.

Dustin Lanier, CPPO facilitates a discussion about the "Voice of the Customer" in Public Procurement. Who are the customers, and how do we hear their voices when we are designing actions and policies?  Jenny Hedderman, Esq. James E. Crenshaw, Victor Leamer, Christina Semeraro, Katherine Moskos and Jennifer Sulentic chimed in through a lively practitioner chat.

Dustin hosts a linkedin live discussion with Sarah O'Brien on the work of the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council in infusing sustainability into public procurement.  Sarah shares her expertise over a lively 50 minute period.

A discussion of adding creative capacity to procurement organizations through innovative methods, incluving proof of concepts, challenge bids and more.  Dustin Lanier facilitates participants Jaime Schorr, Jenny Hedderman, Jonathan Walker, Christin Webb, James Crenshaw, Jared Ambrosier, and Raj Sharma in a great discussion!

In our recurring weekly practitioner chat on Clubhouse, we discuss what are the practical ways to infuse environmentally preferable purchasing standards into public procurement.  Julia Wolfe with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts kicks us off with a description of her program, and Justin Sullivan, Jaime Schorr, Jonathan Walker, and Katherine Moskos chime in with their experiences.

In a recording of an April 8th LinkedinLive interview, Rob Handfield, supply chain luminary from NC State and Dustin Lanier, CPPO, go deeply into the recent NASPO Covid19 impact  report, PPE, Vaccines, global supply chain, circular planning and more.

How has supply chain changed and impacted public procurement through the Covid Era? Procurement leaders Jaime Shorr, Christin Webb, Victor Lember, and Jenny Hedderman join a discussion facilitated by Dustin Lanier, CPPO.