Beating the Procurement Drum – What’s Coming in 2017?

Procurious will continue to beat the drum for procurement in 2017. And here’s what we have planned for you all in the coming 12 months!

The traditional 12 days of Christmas might not start until the 26th of December. But this festive season, we’ll be bringing you the 12 days of procurement Christmas in the run up to the big day. Catch up with the story so far on the Procurious Blog. 

“On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…twelve Drummers Drumming.”

We’ve made it to the end of our festive procurement carol. With birds galore, rings, maids, lords and ladies, and pipers behind us, it’s time to look forward.

As we come towards the end of one year, we want to take a look at what’s coming in 2017. So, drummers and all, let’s march into the next twelve months.

Big Ideas, Big Plans

Now in its third year, The Big Ideas Summit is a unique invitation-only event for just 50 of the world’s most influential Procurement leaders. But, as ever, we’ll be inviting the Procurious community to take part as digital delegates.

If you’re new to the site, and haven’t taken part in a Summit yet, then you’re in for a treat. But first, to whet your appetite, here are the three-word Big Ideas our procurement leaders had last year:

So far for 2017, we have confirmed some big-name speakers already, as well as CPOs from a host of global organisations. We’ll have more information in January, so stay tuned!

Can’t make it to London, in person or digitally? You’ll be pleased to hear that we’re expanding our Big Ideas plans for 2017. Not only are we hosting our annual event in London in February, but we’re also planning a globe-trotting agenda for later in the year.

With topics covering risk, technology, people and careers, and innovation, there’s something (and somewhere) for everyone next year.

The Procurement Drum Beat

And if our events are enough for you, we have plenty to come on the Procurious Blog.

We’ll be continuing our Bravo series, celebrating Women in Procurement, with a series of interviews with top procurement professionals. If you’d like to get involved, join the Bravo Group, or contact Laura Ross, our Community Liaison Manager.

Not only that, after the overwhelming success of our Career Boot Camp, we’ll be running another Boot Camp during the year. If you missed out this year, you can catch up with the content on the Blog, and the podcasts here.

We also have an eBook, filled with some great content, written by Procurious Founder, Tania Seary. You can get all the information you need, and download it, right here!

Learning From Mistakes

So, as we sign off for Christmas, we’ve got one final thing to take heed of from 2016. Procurement needs to be all about learning in 2017. Learning from each other, learning new skills, and, most importantly, learning from our mistakes.

The last thing you want to do is end up on this list next year. The “World’s Worst Procurement Awards” highlights some of the biggest (and sadly, quite common) mistakes in procurement.

The good thing is, we all can learn from these mistakes and ensure our processes tick the ‘best practice’ box. If you need any guidance, then you can catch up with our festive carol on the Blog. It should point you in the right direction, and provide you with tools to drum up support for your team.

We hope you’ve enjoyed our mini-series on the 12 Days of Procurement Christmas. It’s been fun to write, so we hope you’ve got something from it. If you have any questions or comments, then please feel free to get in touch with the team.