Everyone sits at the centre of their own little bubble. The department we work in is, if not the most important, certainly a linchpin or at the very minimum a crucial cog in the works. At least, that’s how it seems from inside the bubble. From...
As a consultant, I’ve often had privileged access to corrupt procurement practices. But I’m not going to blow the whistle on anyone - the thing is, the participants in this corruption, 9 times out of 10 at least, don’t realise they are corrupt. I am not referring...
The Procurement Process Should be Fit For Purpose The New York Times recently publish an interesting article on the difficulties in running a 21st century procurement process to support the growth of wind power in Chicago. They describe the procurement process as "byzantine" explaining that "an obscure...