Strategic Sourcing

Budget Shrinking? Look inside for cost savings to fund operational investment.

Budget Shrinking? Look inside for cost savings to fund operational investment.

When things underneath break, even partially, the negative effects can reach all the way to our dinner tables. This is true with Contract Management, a critical discipline within Sourcing and Vendor Management. For most people, this is not an alluring topic. Some people (not me of course) might even liken it to organizing a drawer full of socks.

If You Like Finding Hidden Opportunities, You’ll Love This.

If You Like Finding Hidden Opportunities, You’ll Love This.

When things underneath break, even partially, the negative effects can reach all the way to our dinner tables. This is true with Contract Management, a critical discipline within Sourcing and Vendor Management. For most people, this is not an alluring topic. Some people (not me of course) might even liken it to organizing a drawer full of socks.

Strangers Inside (2). When it’s a good thing to invite them into your cyber security strategy.

Strangers Inside (2). When it’s a good thing to invite them into your cyber security strategy.

In the last installment of this 2-part blog, we used the story from the movie Casino Royale to color up the value of inviting strangers into your cyber security strategy...and how strategic sourcing of vendor partners is relevant in that effort.