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Have You Been a Victim of Scope Creep? Find out Why it's the Ultimate Business Betrayal and What You Can Do About it

Have You Been a Victim of Scope Creep? Find out Why it’s the Ultimate Business Betrayal and What You Can Do About it

Posted on January 15, 2020July 17, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
Everything is going fine until you get a call and find out "unfortunately, this is going to take a lot more than we initially thought." Cue an increase in pricing and scope to give you the ultimate business betrayal scope creep. Read More
Putting the "CURE" back in Procurement in 2020

Putting the “CURE” back in Procurement in 2020

Posted on January 7, 2020June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
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Bring it on Nightmare Negotiators, I've Been Black Swan Trained!

Bring it on Nightmare Negotiators, I’ve Been Black Swan Trained!

Posted on November 6, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
Negotiation Training with one of the best, former FBI hostage negotiator Christopher Voss. Read More
Why SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) Matters - It's Your Business to Lose!

Why SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) Matters – It’s Your Business to Lose!

Posted on October 9, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
SRM is important, why? Suppliers assume they have the business because they are the incumbents. But remember it's your business to lose! Read More
Sourceit and the RSN Real Sourcing Network - Sarah Scudder #WSW

Sourceit and the RSN Real Sourcing Network – Sarah Scudder #WSW

Posted on September 29, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
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How to Win with Finance! Best and Worst Practices in Reporting Procurement Savings

How to Win with Finance! Best and Worst Practices in Reporting Procurement Savings

Posted on September 4, 2019October 15, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
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Webinar: The Amazing Global Tealbook Rollout - 9.4

Webinar: The Amazing Global Tealbook Rollout – 9.4

Posted on August 23, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
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Was this RFP a Complete Circus, Screw-up or a Trainwreck? You Decide!

Was this RFP a Complete Circus, Screw-up or a Trainwreck? You Decide!

Posted on August 7, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
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5 Clever Books to Sharpen Your Strategic Sourcing Skills

5 Clever Books to Sharpen Your Strategic Sourcing Skills

Posted on July 26, 2019October 23, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
Boost your strategic know-how with these 10 books. Just don't fall asleep before you finish them! Read More
Backstabbing Co-Workers: How to Handle the Two-Faced Foe

Backstabbing Co-Workers: How to Handle the Two-Faced Foe

Posted on July 3, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
Backstabbing coworkers. It's happened to all of us, so read more about how to maintain your integrity and best practices to deal with these two-faced foes. Read More
Playing poker can improve your negotiation skills, here's how.

Playing poker can improve your negotiation skills, here’s how.

Posted on July 2, 2019October 28, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
Poker v. Negotiation Skills. I consider myself a decent negotiator, but I've recently met my match. Read more to learn why an obsession with poker has made him a pro at negotiations. Read More
How to write an RFP that suppliers want to respond to

How to write an RFP that suppliers want to respond to

Posted on June 27, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
Writing an RFP in the digital age is no easy task. Especially when you have lots of information to share. Find out how to write an RFP suppliers will WANT to respond to! Read More
Nightmare IT Negotiations

Nightmare IT Negotiations

Posted on May 15, 2019September 9, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
MsCategoryManagement blogs about IT Sourcing and Nightmare Negotiations Read More
10 Things to Avoid When Networking

10 Things to Avoid When Networking

Posted on May 9, 2019September 9, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
10 things to avoid when networking from Ms. Category Management at mscategorymanagement blog Read More
Networking - Love or Hate?

Networking – Love or Hate?

Posted on April 30, 2019September 9, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
Join Ms. Category Management in her 2019 blog to talk about Business Networking Read More
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