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A tale of three stories…and the lessons learned
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In the March edition, I put forward three stories about process and results that were based on real events. In...
A tale of three stories
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My previous articles have talked about process and results-driven procurement, and the need to think when you "do" this important...
Using right tools wrongly
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Good procurement takes good people using the right tools at the right time in the right way. Procurement people are...
Out of the light and into the shadows
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When I retired there was no one to whom I could transfer the accumulated knowledge and experience of years in...
Bleeding in the trenches…
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Canada’s new Chief of the Defence Staff has been mandated to stop the practice of senior DND personnel retiring and...
Breaching a bastion of bias
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Over the past 40 years federal procurement has incorporated many measures to eliminate bias in the selection of government contractors.
Are these shoes really made for walking?
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Preparing a detailed procurement manual for a client is like trying to write how to tie shoelaces – it’s not...
Contract A is anti-competitive…
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…well, maybe not – but there is a link. Governments must learn to seek the best, be reasonable and decisive...
Tied up in red tape: Survey shows tangled purchasing card process
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Purchasing card (P-card) systems provide decreased costs per transaction, higher purchasing efficiency and other benefits touted by credit card providers.
Are you growing mushrooms or flowers?
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Are you going to the IPAC annual conference in St. John’s in August? More important, are your procurement people going?