HCMWorks Archives
Archive for the ‘What’s in the Works?’ Category
Procurement Transformation: How to Keep the “Strategy” in Strategic Sourcing
How to keep the “Strategy” in Strategic Sourcing… (Procurement Transformation) Observations from SIG Toronto This week HCMWorks sponsored the Sourcing Interest Group’s (SIG) Innovation Forum in Toronto. This year’s event drew close to 100 procurement professionals predominately from Canada with a small U.S. contingency. The event was hosted by Telus in their LEED CS (Core... Read the full article here
2011 Procurement Analysis & 2012 Procurement Predictions
Procurement Industry Trends and Analysis 2011 & 2012. Where to find procurement success using new technology and procurement processes. ... Read the full article here
Vendor Neutral Managed Service Programs by Staffing Companies?!
Our recent blog post, Vendor Neutral: What’s the Truth has caused quite a stir over the last few weeks, as any good blog should.... Read the full article here
Polls Results – Which Procurement Outsourcing Activities Are Most Popular?
HCMWorks created a Linkedin survey to poll results on what procurement outsourcing activities organizations are doing most. Most are finding indirect procurement savings in outsourcing purchasing processes.... Read the full article here
Vendor Neutral MSPs; What’s the Truth?
Are managed service providers vendor neutral? Staffing companies are interested in temporary staffing needs rather than managed service programs. We have no problem with a corporation having a staffing company be the MSP, it’s not what we’d consider a Best Practice, but we have seen them work for companies who similarly want to just manage their temp labor. In a limited view of indirect expense management a staffing provided MSP can serve a need.
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Polls: Procurement Market Trends 2011
HCMWorks has created surveys to highlight the procurement market, procurement trends 2011, current procurement issues, and procurement evolution. ... Read the full article here
SIG: Thought Leadership in Spend Management
The SIG Summit is where procurement and sourcing professionals share innovative spend management solutions with other industry leaders. ... Read the full article here
Procurement Professionals Demand Innovation
Procurement professionals share procurement strategies and innovation at SIG Summit for workforce management, supplier collaboration and (indirect) procurement outsourcing.... Read the full article here
Easy Actions Result in Big Value from your MSP
Simple Supplier Feedback can be the difference to achieve excellence. A recent article in Canada’s Globe & Mail titled,Temp staffing agency seeks better feedback on workers’ performance, (link to Article) helps our clients and others to better understand the value proposition of the tools and programs MSP’s support and their value to our client’s which... Read the full article here
Evolution of Bell Canada’s Complex Services
V2H Methodology with the right P2P technology can be a Grand Slam for any Procurement Organization. As seen in today’s PR news from HCM & Emptoris, Bell Canada continues to be a leader in progressing the better management of complex indirect services. This is a continuance in the position that the often overlooked opportunity to... Read the full article here
About HCMWORKS
Indirect Procurement intelligence beyond what our competitors provide:
We don’t just guide our clients on what they can achieve, we help them achieve it.
- Beyond analysis and strategy, our teams of experts assist our clients by implementing successful change management and adoption programs that ensure sustainability and success.
- Technology Agnostic. We don’t believe systems are a “one size fits all.” Our analysis of your firm’s expenditures reveals the best market solutions based on your corporate goals, cultural nuances and definitions of business success.
- Create enterprise intelligence on a single platform for tremendous indirect procurement visibility.
- Our programs can be deployed from analysis to implementation within 3-6months with a rapid return on investment.
- Proof-of-Concept. We can start slow then move fast. Let’s collectively demonstrate
to all constituents what success can look like.
