The Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) have changed, again!
Disregard the last version of the CPRs, this version is the current one.
Stress testing Procurement & Projects!
Written by: Donna Kirk – The Pro Forum Community of Practice Often thought of as an engineering process to test functions or usage, a stress test is used to diagnose just what it might take to break a process or [...]
What Social Procurement really looks like.
Written by: Brett Lyndon – The Pro Forum Community of Practice Successful social procurement is built on: Context & catalysts: how social procurement is relevant to the procurement and the reason for inclusion and consideration; Culture & champions: it is [...]
Socially Responsible Procurement – SRP
Written by: Donna Kirk – The Pro Forum Community of Practice Socially Responsible Procurement is a framework of measurable corporate policies and procedures and resulting behaviour designed to benefit the workplace, and by extension the individual organisation and community. Benefits, [...]
Current issues impacting Procurement & Project professionals
Written by: Donna Kirk – The Pro Forum Community of Practice The last year has seen unmitigated stress placed on supply chains throughout the world which in turn has made procurements far more complicated than they have ever been before. [...]
Do you know where procurement can take you?
Written by: Donna Kirk – The Pro Forum Community of Practice When it comes to procurement there are many different roles and titles, none of which are necessarily obvious to know exactly what they entail. However, there are 5 main [...]
Modern Slavery Action – What is being done (Part2)
Written by Brett Lyndon, General Manager Training Pro Leaders Academy, a leading trainer in procurement and ethical behaviour. In its COMMONWEALTH MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT 2019 –20 “The (Australian) Government recognises that responding to modern slavery risks in operations and supply [...]
The shame of Modern Slavery – What is the relevance (Part 1)
Written by Brett Lyndon, General Manager Training Pro Leaders Academy, a leading trainer in procurement and ethical behaviour. The Pro Forum held an event recently discussing Prioritising the Eradication of Modern Slavery . Following that event, I was asked how [...]
Procurement or purchasing fraud doesn’t just hurt the bottom line – it damages reputations.
Written by Donna Kirk, General Manager Business Pro Leaders Academy. Whether it’s a person, a business or government department, when fraud is exposed, the repercussions are real and serious. Despite process, policy and legislation it still happens – simply because [...]
The Procurement Process
Written by: Tara Palmer – The Pro Forum Community of Practice Why is it that so many people think that procurement is such a simple process. I have heard it asked many time, “so you buy things?” Well yes, in [...]