ProcureCon Indirect East 2015 (past event)

February 11 - 13, 2015

Omni Orlando Resort, ChampionsGate, FL

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Michael Shaw


Founder & Board Member
American Council of Sourcing and Procurement Executives

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Michael.

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Day 1: (Practitioners Only Day): Mastering Procurement Operations

Monday, November 2nd, 2015


08:30 Panel Discussion: Redefining Procurement’s Role In Today’s Enterprise – What Really Matters?

Chief Negotiating Officer? Chief Business Intelligence Officer? Chief Get S**t Done Officer? As a CPO’s role continues to move from tactical to strategic, it is becoming more imperative that the function is more clearly defined by the CEO or CFO and the enterprise at large. One way to do this is to insert yourself into the conversation and ensure that there is alignment of the enterprise’s cultural appetite and the collective capabilities you need to bring to deliver sustainable value. Judging the “maturity” of the enterprise is often more important than applying a traditional Maturity Model to building one’s procurement organization. This panel will take a deep dive into ways of changing the value of procurement and the approach to gain broader recognition of that value- and even if ‘Procurement’ is still the right word for the role.

16:00 Panel Discussion: Increasing User Adoption In Your Technology Platforms to Unlock Value


How does new technology impact sourcing and procurement?
What can your technology platform do for you?
What data will you need, where will it live, and how will you access it? Central Data Store? ERP? Best of Breed Application?
Benefits and drawbacks of moving from hosted servers to the cloud- security, negotiation and outsourcing concerns
What are the key features that will drive user adoption?
What training and support will be required to get your users on-board?
How do you identify the right vendor(s) to provide this technology and help you with adoption?
How long should implementation, on-boarding, and adoption take? What metrics will you use for success?