NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement and Spikes
Cavell Analytic build on strategic alliance by delivering education
for the benefit of the association’s more than 16,000 members.
Educational material focused on
aspects of procurement and the use of expenditure data that are
becoming more important as public procurement teams focus becomes
increasingly strategic.
Herndon, VA – 2 July 2012 –
NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement and Spikes Cavell
Analytic Inc., continue to strengthen their long standing strategic
alliance by delivering educational material aimed at helping the
association’s more than 16,000 members understand how the analysis
of spend can be leveraged to transform the way the public sector
procures goods and services. In May 2012 alone, Spikes
Cavell’s staff delivered education sessions at NIGP chapter
meetings and conferences in Texas, Illinois, Missouri and Oregon.
The educational presentations all focused on aspects of procurement
and the use of expenditure data that are becoming more important as
public procurement teams move from a tactical approach to
procurement to a more strategic approach, while simultaneously
dealing with the challenges posed by budget cuts and more frequent
calls for spend transparency and citizen engagement.
The material developed by Spikes Cavell specifically for the
NIGP membership includes:
- An Introduction to Spend Analysis and Spend
Management – A system independent view of how a public
sector organization should go about carrying out a spend analysis
exercise, the common pitfalls, and the types of spend management
projects which can result in savings delivery for the
organization.
- Developing a Savings Delivery Blueprint – A
demonstration of how to take the data from a spend analysis project
and turn it into a step by step plan for delivering procurement
savings over the short and medium term.
- How to Measure Savings and Demonstrate Value –
An overview of the challenges and opportunities presented when a
procurement team begins to actively quantify the value that they
bring to their organizations in hard dollars and cents, and a
presentation of a tool called Measure which is available free of
charge to NIGP national agency members.
- Spend Transparency in the Public Sector – An
overview of the challenges that public sector organizations are or
will face as elected officials, pressure groups, and general
citizens demand greater public transparency of where public dollars
are spent.
Tina M. Borger, Director of Research, NIGP said: “After
partnering with Spikes Cavell in 2008 to conduct research on spend
analysis in the U.S. public sector, we were excited about the
opportunity to provide education and tools to support this
important function of public procurement. While we cannot claim to
have foreseen the Great Recession, it was obvious that better data
and better visibility of public spend would be key drivers in
strategic procurement. NIGP is fortunate to have a partner
dedicated to educating the public sector in spend analysis,
delivering savings, and providing transparency in spend. The
training that Spikes Cavell provides to our members and Chapters
through webinars and meetings/conferences - at little or no cost -
is invaluable!
Jonathan White, Director, Spikes Cavell Analytic Inc., said,
‘Talking about data for extended periods of time and keeping it
interesting can be a challenge, but I believe we’ve achieved that
in these workshops. The feedback from these presentations has been
great and we’re grateful to NIGP and its Chapters for the
opportunity to present each and every workshop. Their hospitality
at each and every conference we attend has been fantastic.’
About NIGP - the Institute of Public Procurement, VA
Developing, supporting and promoting the public procurement
profession through premier educational and research programs,
professional support, technical services and advocacy initiatives
that benefit members and constituents since 1944.
With over 2,600 member agencies representing over 16,000
professionals across the United States, Canada and countries
outside of North America, the Institute is international in its
reach.
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