This Week in Consulting
Friday, October 19th, 2018
The CIO’s Essential Guide to Modernizing Procurement
THIS WEEK’S MUST READ
“Since modernizing sourcing and procurement will make all newly created data easier to integrate, starting with a solution that leans on AI is the shortest way from data to action… Modernize first. You can reap the benefits now, while planning for data consolidation later.”
For many CIOs and enterprise IT teams today, digital procurement transformation is a key business priority. And rightly so, given procurement’s increasing strategic impact on enterprise profitability and competitiveness. A structured, collaborative approach to digitizing the function can deliver faster, greater payoffs for both procurement and IT.
This Week’s Must Read features a report from GEP Worldwide. In this new report — The CIO’s Essential Guide to Modernizing Procurement — GEP and IDG share a 7-step approach to help enterprise IT teams digitally transform the procurement function. The report also shares strategies for effective CIO-CPO collaboration to enable and accelerate this change. It’s a must-read for all CIOs and enterprise IT professionals looking to enhance their strategic impact on the business through digital transformation.
Read on to Find out More: “The CIO’s Essential Guide to Modernizing Procurement “, from GEP Worldwide
INDUSTRY NEWS & INSIGHTS
- Accenture buys TargetST8 Consulting: Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired TargetST8 Consulting, a privately held financial services consulting firm specializing in corporate and commercial lending, with offices in New York. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2013, TargetST8 focuses exclusively on the financial markets. | Finextra
- Capita enters partnership with Adepto, a London talent HRtech start-up: A new partnership has been announced between Capita and London-and-Brisbane-based talent start-up Adepto. Capita will provide the Adepto talent solution to its clients, as well as use the technology internally, which will help the young firm scale across the globe. Capita Scaling Partner (CSP) forms strategic relationships with innovative digital start-ups. They help these start-ups develop their offering and connect them with Capita’s client base, accelerating their growth, and enabling their enterprise clients to benefit from leading edge innovation. | Capita Press Release
- Consultancies lagging behind in the adoption of digital marketing: Management consultancy firms are facing a worrying gap between client sentiment and activity, according to a new report, which is posing a threat to firms’ abilities to adapt for the future and evolve in-line with clients’ needs. Melissa Hernandez, Senior Digital Marketing Executive at Propero Partners and one of the authors of the study, reflects on the report’s main findings. | Consultancy.uk
TRENDS
Congratulations to the Consulting Quest Team!
It is with great honor to announce that Consulting Quest has been chosen as a finalist for the Best Procurement Consultancy Project Award for the World Procurement Awards 2018! Do not forget to check out our nominated case study.
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
- The Future of Customer Interaction : As consumers’ daily lives become more digital, their interactions with service providers are changing—be it with their telecom provider, their bank, their insurance company, or the online store where they buy their shoes. However, with many people still making this digital shift, personal phone-based interactions will continue to be valuable over the next five years, especially for sensitive questions that require a certain level of trust, such as payments. | Morten Finslo, ATKearney
- Modernize Procurement with Sourcing Optimization :Sourcing optimization solutions have been on the market for more than a decade — yet until now they have been niche, primarily used by sophisticated companies with high spend to minimize costs. However, new features and enhancements have recently raised the appeal of these tools for organizations of all industries and sizes that are looking to optimize their e-sourcing practices. | Sarah Hippold, Gartner
- Why procurement must transform by 2020: Procurement in 2020 will look very different than it does today. This future world will alter existing assumptions and introduce emerging hazards. It will require additional skills, knowledge, and tools to address entirely new challenges while solving current ones more creatively. And it will likely change the very core of how companies look at procurement as an organizational function and an overall company competence. | Brian Umbenhauer and Scott Sopher, Deloitte
- Procurement 4.0: Are you ready for the digital revolution? Reflecting the effects of Industry 4.0’s cutting-edge technologies and data management on strategic and operational procurement, the additional concept of “Procurement 4.0” has recently emerged. What does Procurement 4.0 entail? And should it be the strategic compass for chief procurement officers in the foreseeable future? There are many opinions, and every company will ultimately require its own strategy and trajectory as it takes on both the challenges and the opportunities that come with advanced procurement. | Reinhard Geissbauer, Robert Weissbarth and Jürgen Wetzstein, Pwc
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CONSULTANT CORNER
- So You Want to Go Into Procurement Consulting: 3 Areas to Consider. In the same vein as lists of what doctors tell their own friends about common ailments, here are three things to know as you determine whether freelancing is for you. | Rebecca Karp, Spend Matters
- 68 Small Business Resources to Make Consulting Easy : Here are some extra small business resources for consultants to help you stay up-to-date on tips and tactics, improve your business practices in general, and to improve your toolkit. After all, it pays to be prepared. | Ben Mulholland, Process.st
CONSULTING CAREER
- Must know Tools & Techniques in a Business Consulting World: Here are some of the tools and techniques which are crucial in a business consulting job. Check for yourself. | Ashwini Deshmukh, Insights Success
- How to Become a Consultant : Management consultants work to increase efficiency. But that is a very simple way to explain what they really do behind-the-scenes for large companies and organizations. Here’s how their days break down. | Learn How To Become
CONSULTING JOBS
- Are you a Consultant with Supply Chain background or prior experience working in Retail/CPG? This may be the opportunity you have been long for. A Client of Consulting Quest – an Asia-based small Global Consulting Firm – is seeking to hire an Engagement Manager to join their newly established office in New York City. Learn More
Hélène Laffitte is the CEO of Consulting Quest, a Global Performance-Driven Consulting Platform and author of “Smart Consulting Sourcing”, a step by step guide to getting the best ROI from your consulting. With a blend of experience in Procurement and Consulting, Hélène is passionate about helping Companies create more value through Consulting.
