EVENTS
Spikes Cavell regularly sponsors and participates in important
industry events as well as providing education and training
sessions that count towards CPPO and CPPB certification and
recertification. Some training sessions are free to NIGP
Chapters and at a low cost to other public sector procurement
organizations.
We encourage you to join us and take the opportunity to engage
directly with your peers and hear the latest key issues, policies
and solutions to the challenges of delivering cash savings and
efficiencies without compromising front-line services.
UPCOMING EVENTS
ANALYZE YOUR SPEND
Free Webinars on January 10th, 12th, 19th and 24th
Discover how ‘Spend & Contract Visibility’ can be delivered
quickly, affordably and with little effort on your part.

See a live demonstration of the Observatory and learn how you
can leverage online spend and contract analytics tools to help
you find savings, manage maverick purchasing and identify
cooperative purchasing opportunities.
Understand how Spikes Cavell transforms your spend, vendor, and
contract data into actionable business intelligence - regardless of
the completeness, accuracy or fitness for purpose the source.
To discover how ‘spend & contract visibility’ can be
delivered quickly, affordably and with little effort on your part
then register now to participate in this free webinar.

NAEP
91st Annual Meeting, Anaheim CA
April 1 - 4, 2012
Spikes Cavell will attending and presenting at NAEP's (National
Association of Educational Procurement) annual meeting. This year's
theme is "Transforming Tomorrow Together".
For more information visit http://www.naepnet.org/am2012.
EDUCATION WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE
Spend Analysis 101: An Introduction to Spend Analysis and Spend
Management
Delivered on-site or as a webinar
“An Introduction to Spend Analysis and Spend Management” is a
practical presentation designed for any public
sector procurement professional who is concerned with
procurement transformation, in particular identification of savings
opportunities. The presentation will take you through a system
independent view of the basics of spend analysis, how this enables
you to implement a spend management program, and an example seven
step program to help identify and realize savings opportunities for
your agency.
To book a speaker to deliver the Spend Analysis 101
session, either in person or by webinar for your group, please
contact Spikes Cavell on (800) 990 0228 or by e-mail at nigp.observatory@spikescavell.com.
How to MEASURE savings and demonstrate value
Delivered on-site or as a webinar
Year in and year out, procurement professionals make
significant contributions toward efficiencies and cost savings for
their organizations. Building on the work of NIGP's
Past President, Paul Brennan’s winning 2009 NIGP Innovations In
Public Procurement Award and Spikes Cavell’s work in the United
Kingdom, NIGP is pleased to provide its National Member agencies
with a FREE new tool for recording and reporting on delivered
savings called MEASURE. This presentation will cover what Measure
is, what it does, why you want to use it, and what benefits it can
provide your procurement team.
To book a speaker to deliver the MEASURE session,
either in person or by webinar for your group, please contact
Spikes Cavell on (800) 990 0228 or by e-mail at nigp.observatory@spikescavell.com.