How well an organization - or a procurement team - knows itself plays a huge role in how successful they are able to be in any change effort, systems implementations included. Knowing what the objectives of the project are and having a plan to stay focused on them until they are achieved is both absolutely critical and also a lot harder than it sounds. In this episode of the #LoveProcurement podcast, Kelly Barner is joined by Sam Bowyer. Sam is a Director at Optis Consulting, where he focuses on the strategy side of implementation. Over the last decade, he has helped procurement teams prepare for, strategize about, and - in some cases - execute systems implementations. Sam shares his experience with some of the greatest challenges and opportunities procurement faces during times of change: How a desire to proceed deliberately may clash with the business's enthusiasm about new capabilities and functionality The connections (and correlations) between procurement's mindset towards change and their overall maturity as a function Characteristics he sees among his most effective procurement points of contact Links: Sam Bowyer on LinkedIn  

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