The more you know
In the spring of 2013, NIGP’s strategic partner Spikes Cavell developed a Guide to Procurement Savings designed to show public sector procurement teams how they can use spend data to understand, change, and measure their procurement function. Previous issues of Government Procurement have featured articles on understanding the current spend situation, how to use data to find savings opportunities, and category analysis. Using the information from a category analysis, the procurement team can then go on to prepare for the contracting process.