What (Else) IT Procurement Professionals Must Know about Data Center Hardware Maintenance RFPs: Part Two
Posted: 08/17/2019 - 12:43
If you missed part one of this article, click this link to read it.
Request for Proposal (RFP)
What IT Procurement Professionals Must Know about Data Center Hardware Maintenance RFPs
Posted: 07/16/2019 - 03:59
“We all want this to be a success,” is a pretty common sentiment at the outset of a major RFP. When considering hardware for data center maintenance services, in many cases, the outcome can mean significant cost containment for the IT group and accolades all around for a job very well done. And let’s face it, it is not only a fiduciary duty to avoid over-paying a vendor (even the original equipment manufacturer) it can be flat-out galling to think that your company has been over-paying for YEARS. So, damn straight, you want this to be a success!
Why wait to start your tech implementation?
Posted: 12/27/2018 - 03:37
Though slight variations are inevitable, most procurement organizations follow a familiar process for selecting and implementing their tools. Generally, it looks something like this.
- They decide they need a new procurement solution.
- They conduct research and begin to engage with appealing providers.
- They create and distribute an RFP.
- They score the RFP responses to narrow things down.
The Essential RFx Bidding Methods
Posted: 12/26/2018 - 01:20
Most companies use well-known and standard competitive bidding methods to pick suppliers. The most common is the Request for Proposal (RFP). However, in many cases, a conventional RFP falls short of finding the right supplier. Why? Conventional RFPs don’t always ask the right sourcing questions and as a result generate wrong (or less than ideal) answers from suppliers.
How to Keep Bad Weather from Killing Your Logistics
Posted: 12/11/2018 - 04:15
Supply lines never look as vulnerable as they do when inclement weather strikes. At best, trucks face major delays as accidents and poor conditions make roads treacherous and, at worst, they suffer accidents of their own. Routinely, air carriers remain grounded while affected areas hunker down and airports close. Don’t think you’re safe even if you fall outside a storm’s high-impact area.
The Bold, New Era for Procurement with Alan Day
Posted: 11/14/2018 - 04:51
In this episode of the Sourcing Industry Landscape, Dawn Tiura interviews Alan Day.
Re-engineering a Corporate Real Estate Service Organization: Strategic Sourcing
Posted: 10/06/2018 - 00:38
In Part I: Operational Review, the team identified what needed to be done and determined the optimal delivery model. In Part II: Strategic Sourcing, we will examine the strategic sourcing process, including:
- Supplier Pre-Qualification
- Bid Strategy
- Request for Proposal/Solution/Partner Development
Software Negotiations: How to Plan Ahead and Create Competition
Posted: 07/12/2018 - 06:11
The Challenges and Rewards of Mobile Contract Negotiation
Posted: 06/13/2018 - 01:45
Mobile phones have a long history from concept in the mid-20th Century – think comic strip detective Dick Tracy and the 2-way wrist radio in the 1950s through the fictional spy Maxwell Smart’s “shoe phone” in the 1960s, to the
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 – The Happiest Days of our Lives
Posted: 05/04/2018 - 04:10
For procurement, sourcing construction projects can represent a significant challenge. Given that there are a variety of delivery methods that can be deployed, variability in benchmark cost data, and that owners are more likely to purchase a concept than a commodity, buyers have to navigate a complicated ecosystem in order to bring tangible value.
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