In 2014, tech trends focused on a transformation of
application development, data ecosystems, and crowdsourcing into more digital
applications. With these initiatives, IT professionals aim to show potential by
making a case that an investment’s net present value and payback period projection
results would be deemed worthwhile in terms of time, money and assets saved.
This, however, requires an understanding of the distinct benefits of the
proposed investment and the technological components—which can be a far-fetched
endeavor for colleagues without an IT background. For this reason, IT groups
feel push back from other departments who don’t feel that proposed
technological innovations are necessary.
At the other side of the spectrum, Procurement looks to cut
costs in operations and manage processes and efficiency in supply chains to integrate
leaner ways to achieve business objectives. Although value and innovation is a
goal of procurement, the department serves to eliminate the unnecessary. This
perspective can clash with groups who believe that pricey investments are
fundamental, when they offer convenience and other benefits but are not truly
essential.
The disparate interests of IT and Procurement departments
offer a challenge that makes it seem as though the groups are incapable of
collaboration. Believe it or not, this is not the case. There are actionable
steps toward seamless IT/Procurement partnership that allow synergy in the two
departments’ organizational goals.
To begin to build a set of best practices to fulfill this
coalition, Source One is hosting a free webinar on October 22, 2014 at 1:00PM
EST to provide steps to form a strong foundation. This webinar, presented by
David Pastore (Director of IT Sourcing at Source One) and Jim Cantell (Director
of Channel Programs at Liaison Technologies), will outline key steps that your
procurement and IT departments can use right now to improve communications and
increase internal value.
Don’t miss this opportunity to increase the value of your
internal staff. Register here: http://goo.gl/forms/xtQ9usgFhg
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