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More Uses of the Sourcing Application Suites Toolkit:


• Ensure alignment of the materials sourcing and supply strategy with Business Strategies together with multi functional stakeholders (Operations, Finance, Commercial and Marketing).
  
  

• Evaluate clients technology estate (application, infrastructure, network) rationalization opportunities, sourcing options, economic models, risk posture, and recommend Strategic Direction.
  
  

• Establish that your organization implements Cost Reduction opportunities by employing techniques of price/Cost Analysis, negotiations, Strategic Sourcing and Value Engineering.
  
  

• Assure visibility of project sourcing and procurement requirements to, with tracking of workflow in alignment with External Labor Management, Legal and Procurement policies and practices.
  
  

• Make versus buy / Vertical integration)leveraging Advanced Analytics and sourcing strategies and developing businesses cases that confirm thE Business need for change (e.
  
  

• Initiate Sourcing Application Suites: conduct comprehensive supplier analysis to formulate a Strategic Sourcing plan that identifies new/suitable suppliers, optimize cost structures and proactively ensures continuity of supply based on macro market or Industry Trends.
  
  

• Head Sourcing Application Suites: benchmark, track, and analyze annual Performance Metrics and sourcing trends against budget on a monthly basis to demonstrate Continuous Improvement and progress against Strategic Objectives.
  
  

• Ensure you do cument; build, develop, and manage team of direct and indirect Category Managers engaged in End To End Strategic Sourcing activities, Cost Savings across the enterprise, and negotiation strategies.
  
  

• Govern Sourcing Application Suites: in conjunction with the logistics sourcing managers, logistics support, and logistics analytics, work with internal and external parties to bring issues to complete resolution.
  
  

• Be certain that your organization complies; directs the development of IT Sourcing strategy and provides executive oversight for strategic vendor and partner relationShip Management.
  
  

• Support sourcing leads with communication, coordination and implementation of sourcing initiatives and Contract Negotiations.
  
  

• Develop Sourcing Application Suites: in conjunction with the product team; plan, manage, and coordinate all activities related to the sourcing and procurement of necessary materials and supplies needed to meet the changing levels of product demand.
  
  

• Confirm you forecast; build alignment with Internal Stakeholder groups concerning sourcing strategies and procurement process for products and services in order to identify Business Needs and to ensure compliance with operational standards.
  
  

• Ensure you enable; capitalized drive Operational Efficiency by maintaining data ecosystems, sourcing analytics expertise and providing As a Service offerings for continuous insights and improvements.
  
  

• Maintain accountability for sourcing wave projects, strategic approaches to the marketplace, overall spend reductions and sophisticated approaches to supplier services and contracting providing the best financial and services outcomes.
  
  

• AudIT Sourcing Application Suites: proactive leadership and management with cross functional partners to effectively develop sophisticated spend analytics resulting in sourcing waves that drive savings through Strategic Sourcing initiatives.
  
  

• Develop Strategic Sourcing plan for high growth business with deliverable; timelines; and a formal tracking process and execute it.
  
  

• Build relationships with all teams throughout Enterprise Logistics to facilitate frequent communication related to strategic and sourcing initiatives, logistics operations, Data Analysis and implementation.
  
  

• In conjunction with the Product Team; plan, manage, and coordinate all activities related to the sourcing and procurement of necessary materials and supplies needed to meet the changing levels of product demand.
  
  

• Drive Operational Efficiency by maintaining data ecosystems, sourcing analytics expertise and providing As a Service offerings for continuous insights and improvements.
  
  

• Create and analyze datasets to inform sourcing strategy, tactical procurement visibility, quality, delivery, and cost performance.
  
  

• Ensure you overhaul; lead Strategic Sourcing activity for assigned category portfolio identifying opportunities for Cost Reductions or process enhancements.
  
  

• Foster good teamwork between Contracting Operations and Strategic Sourcing teams, ensuring good Process Design and controls, with focus on Customer Service and positive engagement scores.
  
  

• Seek and recommend suppliers for all forms of packaging recommend best methods for packaging and work closely with Purchasing, Logistics, Sourcing and Materials to manage quality, cost, delivery, and Supply Chain needs.
  
  

• Methodize Sourcing Application Suites: leverage advanced sourcing strategies and community building approaches to find, attract and engage top talent.
  
  

• Be accountable for sourcing and extracting information from key systems, analyzing and formatting the resulting data into ordered sets to build comprehensive reports with visualizations and insights that can be used to create customer facing reports.
  
  

• Drive Sourcing Application Suites: operational and Spend Analysis, development and execution of annual sourcing strategies, vendor negotiations, vendor Performance Management and operational support.
  
  

• Deliver a consistent process for incident and problem escalation and resolution in line with the sourcing Governance Framework and collaborate with relationShip Management staff to facilitate effective Issue Resolution with multiple suppliers.
  
  

• Ensure your planning complies; implements lean Supply Chains and identifies Low Cost Country Sourcing opportunities.
  
  

• Support the agenda and work of one or more commodity organizations, in coordination with the Executive Sponsors and technical leads to provide overall governance of sourcing strategies and Category Management.
  
  

• Ensure you introduce; lead Project Team in the application of Continuous Improvement Methodologies to improve overall efficiency, service, and Reduce Costs in construction activities.
  
  

• Ensure your organization complies; industrious private offices and suites the highest rated workspaces in the industry provide the most sustainable option for companies to manage newly distributed teams for the long term.
  
  

• Be accountable for contributing to the Knowledge Base of the executive recruiting team by providing education on industries and talent pools/profiles.
  
  


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STEP 1: Get your bearings

Start with...


• The latest quick edition of the Sourcing Application Suites Self Assessment book in PDF containing 49 requirements to perform a quickscan, get an overview and share with stakeholders.


Organized in a Data Driven improvement cycle RDMAICS (Recognize, Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control and Sustain), check the…


• Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation


Then find your goals...

STEP 2: Set concrete goals, tasks, dates and numbers you can track

Featuring 999 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of Process Design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Sourcing Application Suites improvements can be made.

Examples; 10 of the 999 standard requirements:


1. Have you included everything in your Sourcing Application Suites cost models?
   
   

2. Are approval levels defined for contracts and supplements to contracts?
   
   

3. Is the scope of Sourcing Application Suites Cost Analysis cost-effective?
   
   

4. What Sourcing Application Suites requirements should be gathered?
   
   

5. What else needs to be measured?
   
   

6. Which needs are not included or involved?
   
   

7. How do you go about comparing Sourcing Application Suites approaches/solutions?
   
   

8. What are predictive Sourcing Application Suites analytics?
   
   

9. What are the known security controls?
   
   

10. How do you gather the stories?
    
    


Complete the self assessment, on your own or with a team in a workshop setting. Use the workbook together with the self assessment requirements spreadsheet:


• The workbook is the latest in-depth complete edition of the Sourcing Application Suites book in PDF containing 994 requirements, which criteria correspond to the criteria in...


Your Sourcing Application Suites self-assessment dashboard which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next:


• The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard; with the Sourcing Application Suites Self-Assessment and Scorecard you will develop a clear picture of which Sourcing Application Suites areas need attention, which requirements you should focus on and who will be responsible for them:
  
  


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• Dynamically prioritized projects-ready RACI Matrix shows your organization exactly what to do next:



STEP 3: Implement, Track, follow up and revise strategy

The outcomes of STEP 2, the self assessment, are the inputs for STEP 3; Start and manage Sourcing Application Suites projects with the 62 implementation resources:


• 62 step-by-step Sourcing Application Suites Project Management Form Templates covering over 1500 Sourcing Application Suites project requirements and success criteria:


Examples; 10 of the check box criteria:


1. Cost Management Plan: Eac -estimate at completion, what is the total job expected to cost?
   
   

2. Activity Cost Estimates: In which phase of the Acquisition Process cycle does source qualifications reside?
   
   

3. Project Scope Statement: Will all Sourcing Application Suites project issues be unconditionally tracked through the Issue Resolution process?
   
   

4. Closing Process Group: Did the Sourcing Application Suites Project Team have enough people to execute the Sourcing Application Suites Project Plan?
   
   

5. Source Selection Criteria: What are the guidelines regarding award without considerations?
   
   

6. Scope Management Plan: Are Corrective Actions taken when actual results are substantially different from detailed Sourcing Application Suites Project Plan (variances)?
   
   

7. Initiating Process Group: During which stage of Risk planning are risks prioritized based on probability and impact?
   
   

8. Cost Management Plan: Is your organization certified as a supplier, wholesaler, regular dealer, or manufacturer of corresponding products/supplies?
   
   

9. Procurement Audit: Was a formal review of tenders received undertaken?
   
   

10. Activity Cost Estimates: What procedures are put in place regarding bidding and cost comparisons, if any?


 
Step-by-step and complete Sourcing Application Suites Project Management Forms and Templates including check box criteria and templates.

1.0 Initiating Process Group:


• 1.1 Sourcing Application Suites project Charter

• 1.2 Stakeholder Register

• 1.3 Stakeholder Analysis Matrix


2.0 Planning Process Group:


• 2.1 Sourcing Application Suites Project Management Plan

• 2.2 Scope Management Plan

• 2.3 Requirements Management Plan

• 2.4 Requirements Documentation

• 2.5 Requirements Traceability Matrix

• 2.6 Sourcing Application Suites project Scope Statement

• 2.7 Assumption and Constraint Log

• 2.8 Work Breakdown Structure

• 2.9 WBS Dictionary

• 2.10 Schedule Management Plan

• 2.11 Activity List

• 2.12 Activity Attributes

• 2.13 Milestone List

• 2.14 Network Diagram

• 2.15 Activity Resource Requirements

• 2.16 Resource Breakdown Structure

• 2.17 Activity Duration Estimates

• 2.18 Duration Estimating Worksheet

• 2.19 Sourcing Application Suites project Schedule

• 2.20 Cost Management Plan

• 2.21 Activity Cost Estimates

• 2.22 Cost Estimating Worksheet

• 2.23 Cost Baseline

• 2.24 Quality Management Plan

• 2.25 Quality Metrics

• 2.26 Process Improvement Plan

• 2.27 Responsibility Assignment Matrix

• 2.28 Roles and Responsibilities

• 2.29 Human Resource Management Plan

• 2.30 Communications Management Plan

• 2.31 Risk Management Plan

• 2.32 Risk Register

• 2.33 Probability and Impact Assessment

• 2.34 Probability and Impact Matrix

• 2.35 Risk Data Sheet

• 2.36 Procurement Management Plan

• 2.37 Source Selection Criteria

• 2.38 Stakeholder Management Plan

• 2.39 Change Management Plan


3.0 Executing Process Group:


• 3.1 Team Member Status Report

• 3.2 Change Request

• 3.3 Change Log

• 3.4 Decision Log

• 3.5 Quality Audit

• 3.6 Team Directory

• 3.7 Team Operating Agreement

• 3.8 Team Performance Assessment

• 3.9 Team Member Performance Assessment

• 3.10 Issue Log


4.0 Monitoring and Controlling Process Group:


• 4.1 Sourcing Application Suites project Performance Report

• 4.2 Variance Analysis

• 4.3 Earned Value Status

• 4.4 Risk Audit

• 4.5 Contractor Status Report

• 4.6 Formal Acceptance


5.0 Closing Process Group:


• 5.1 Procurement Audit

• 5.2 Contract Close-Out

• 5.3 Sourcing Application Suites project or Phase Close-Out

• 5.4 Lessons Learned


Results

With this Three Step process you will have all the tools you need for any Sourcing Application Suites project with this in-depth Sourcing Application Suites Toolkit.

In using the Toolkit you will be better able to:


• Diagnose Sourcing Application Suites projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices

• Implement evidence-based Best Practice strategies aligned with overall goals

• Integrate recent advances in Sourcing Application Suites and put Process Design strategies into practice according to Best Practice guidelines


Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a business challenge or meet a business objective is the most valuable role; In EVERY company, organization and department.

Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project within a business, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?'

This Toolkit empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Sourcing Application Suites investments work better.

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