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Procurement Process

Guides to designing and improving intake, approvals, sourcing, purchasing and procure-to-pay workflows.


Aug 8, 2026

by Daniel Barnes

Procurement Intake Explained: How to Design a Better Front Door for Business Spend

A practical guide to procurement intake, routing and guided buying

Procurement Intake Explained: How to Design a Better Front Door for Business Spend

Aug 8, 2026

by Daniel Barnes

Procurement Technology Implementation Readiness: A Practical Checklist

A practical checklist for implementing procurement technology successfully

Procurement Technology Implementation Readiness: A Practical Checklist

Aug 8, 2026

by Daniel Barnes

Source-to-Pay (S2P) Explained: Process, Scope and How It Differs From P2P

A practical guide to source-to-pay, P2P and procurement technology

Source-to-Pay (S2P) Explained: Process, Scope and How It Differs From P2P

Aug 8, 2026

by Daniel Barnes

Contract Renewals Explained: How Procurement Teams Avoid Costly Auto-Renewals

A practical guide to contract renewals, notices and commercial decisions

Contract Renewals Explained: How Procurement Teams Avoid Costly Auto-Renewals

Aug 8, 2026

by Daniel Barnes

Procurement Operating Model Explained: How to Design a Function That Works

A practical guide to procurement operating models, roles and governance

Procurement Operating Model Explained: How to Design a Function That Works

Aug 8, 2026

by Daniel Barnes

Procurement Governance Explained: Decisions, Authority and Accountability

A practical guide to procurement governance, decision rights and controls

Procurement Governance Explained: Decisions, Authority and Accountability

Aug 8, 2026

by Daniel Barnes

Procurement KPIs Explained: What to Measure and Why

A practical guide to procurement KPIs, scorecards and measurement

Procurement KPIs Explained: What to Measure and Why

Aug 8, 2026

by Daniel Barnes

Strategic Sourcing Explained: Process, Benefits and How to Do It Well

A practical guide to strategic sourcing for procurement teams

Strategic Sourcing Explained: Process, Benefits and How to Do It Well

Aug 8, 2026

by Daniel Barnes

Maverick Spend Explained: Causes, Risks and How Procurement Can Reduce It

A practical guide to reducing off-contract and off-process spend

Maverick Spend Explained: Causes, Risks and How Procurement Can Reduce It

Aug 8, 2026

by Daniel Barnes

Supplier Onboarding Explained: Process, Controls and How to Make It Work

A practical guide to supplier onboarding for procurement teams

Supplier Onboarding Explained: Process, Controls and How to Make It Work

Aug 8, 2026

by Daniel Barnes

Procurement Policy Explained: What It Should Cover and How to Make It Work

A practical guide to creating a procurement policy people can follow

Procurement Policy Explained: What It Should Cover and How to Make It Work

Aug 8, 2026

by Daniel Barnes

Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Explained: Process, Technology and How It Differs From S2P

A practical guide to the P2P process, the technology behind it, the metrics that matter and how it connects to source-to-pay.

Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Explained: Process, Technology and How It Differs From S2P

Aug 8, 2026

by Daniel Barnes

ERP Explained: What It Is and How Procurement Teams Use It

A practical guide to ERP, its role in procurement, where it fits with P2P and specialist tools, and what to decide before changing your stack.

ERP Explained: What It Is and How Procurement Teams Use It

Aug 22, 2025

by Daniel Barnes

Why Procurement Digital Transformations Fail (and the Delete-First Method)

A practitioner method for simplifying processes before you digitise or automate

Why Procurement Digital Transformations Fail (and the Delete-First Method)

Jul 4, 2025

by Daniel Barnes

How AI Can Revolutionise Your Procurement Workflow

The deep-dive follow-up to Sunday’s LinkedIn post

How AI Can Revolutionise Your Procurement Workflow

Dec 14, 2024

by Daniel Barnes

Why Procurement Contract Management Breaks (and How to Reset It)

Diagnose intake, ownership, handover and renewal problems before adding more technology

Why Procurement Contract Management Breaks (and How to Reset It)

May 10, 2024

by Daniel Barnes

Contract Lifecycle Management for Procurement Teams

A practical guide to process, ownership, controls, technology and AI across the contract lifecycle

Contract Lifecycle Management for Procurement Teams

Feb 23, 2024

by Daniel Barnes

[New Video+Podcast] Using AI to Manage Procurement Tasks

AI is hitting Procurement in an incredible Way

[New Video+Podcast] Using AI to Manage Procurement Tasks

Feb 2, 2024

by Daniel Barnes

Process Orchestration and Architects

The Future of Procurement?

Process Orchestration and Architects

Jan 19, 2024

by Daniel Barnes

Procurement Process Orchestration: What It Is and When You Need It

How intake and orchestration connect people, policies and procurement systems without replacing every system of record

Procurement Process Orchestration: What It Is and When You Need It

Jan 13, 2024

by Daniel Barnes

Contract Management KPIs: A Practical Measurement Framework

Nine measures covering flow, control and realised commercial value

Contract Management KPIs: A Practical Measurement Framework

Aug 18, 2023

by Daniel Barnes

How AI Will Improve Procurement Decision Making

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How AI Will Improve Procurement Decision Making

May 1, 2023

by Daniel Barnes

Procurement Savings vs Value: How to Define, Validate and Report Impact

A practical framework for baselines, benefit types, Finance validation and realised value

Procurement Savings vs Value: How to Define, Validate and Report Impact

Jan 25, 2023

by Daniel Barnes

What is Contract Management and why it’s a game changer for your Business

What is Contract Management?

What is Contract Management and why it’s a game changer for your Business

Jan 25, 2023

by Daniel Barnes

Every Procurement Role you could have

Regarding Procurement roles, it does vary in terms of the specific titles in the workplace and the culture around Procurement.

Every Procurement Role you could have
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