Top 7 procurement skills for advancement and success
Procurement skills are more valuable now than ever. As market conditions change rapidly, organizations increasingly depend on supply chain, sourcing and procurement professionals t...
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Wendy has more than 10 years experience as a B2B and B2C copywriter. She developed a passion for writing about tech from living in the San Francisco Bay Area and working for a technology school. From there, she transitioned to writing about everything from SaaS to hardware and cloud migration. She is excited to be part of the wonderful team at Responsive and looks forward to playing her part in building the future. Connect with Wendy on LinkedIn.
How to respond to a DDQ
Entering into a business relationship, whether it includes making a large purchase or even a merger or acquisition, is complicated. With today’s security challenges, it is riskie...
Understanding due diligence questionnaires
The internet allows consumers to easily arm themselves with information that may influence their buying decisions. Before spending money at a restaurant or hair salon, for example,...
The RFP process: The ultimate step-by-step guide
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The request for proposal, often shortened to RFP, is a decades-old tool used every day all across the globe. Indeed, countless businesses an...
Procurement KPIs: How to quantify value and measure success
How do you measure your procurement team’s performance? It’s a difficult question with no simple answers. When it comes to procurement KPIs, you’ll frequently find that organ...
Understanding the RFP response process
If your company is like most, you responded to a lot more RFPs last year than you did the year before. You’ll likely respond to even more in the upcoming months and years.
Lea...
RFP executive summary: Recap results and win buy-in
Even for the most experienced professionals, writing an executive summary from scratch can be a challenge. After all, you’re responsible for condensing a lot of information into ...
Vendor onboarding: Process guide, checklist and tips
Vendor onboarding is an important part of strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management. Indeed, the vendor onboarding process is like an official introduction at the ver...
Considerations when creating an RFP process
"The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an i...
Benefits of a great RFP process
There was a time, I suppose, when major company purchases were relatively straightforward. If a company wanted to buy supplies, for example, they would simply contact vendors or pu...
Understanding RFP management
When a request for proposal (RFP) comes across your inbox, it might seem overwhelming. Some RFPs contain 100s of questions on 1,000s of pages (or vice versa). Your first instinct m...
Understanding knowledge management
Aside from your employees, company knowledge is your organization's most valuable asset. If yours is like most, the amount of knowledge accumulated over the years seems to grow exp...
