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Training the newly elected advice for the procurement professional
ANOTHER ELECTION... AND, another group of newbie politicians to "paper train," to use an analogy. Those who are called to public service often...
Summit, 10/01/08 by Asner, Michael; Sheppard, Sharon · More from publication -
Why follow the rules? THEY don't!
I HAVE BEEN DELIGHTED over the course of my career to meet thousands of public procurement officials - upstanding, straight shooters with strong...
Summit, 02/01/04 by Asner, Michael · More from publication -
Unsolicited proposals Turning problems into opportunities
The last word For many public agencies unsolicited proposals are problems not opportunities. Most jurisdictions don't want to handle them at all -...
Summit, 12/01/03 by Asner, Michael · More from publication -
Fewer conferences and more political courage
The last word Over the last 10 years, I've given workshops on procurement topics to government people across Canada. As a result, I've had hundreds...
Summit, 11/01/03 by Asner, Michael · More from publication -
Show me the money
The last word The City of Kamloops, located in the BC interior, about 250 miles from Vancouver, is a great place. And it is home to a procurement...
Summit, 09/01/03 by Asner, Michael · More from publication -
risk of not identifying risk, The
RFPs cause problems. There are reasons that Requests for Proposals are the procurement vehicle of last resort. We use them only when we have to -...
Summit, 06/01/03 by Asner, Michael · More from publication -
Playing budget hide and seek
Vendors tell me that lack of budget information in Requests for Proposals (RFPs) irks them. They think that this omission is a barrier to...
Summit, 03/01/03 by Michael Asner · More from publication -
Ethics, auditors, values - not an afterthought
In My Opinion" The last word I've been accused of BC bashing - not just in this column, but in my procurement training workshops as well. I've...
Summit, 12/01/02 by Michael Asner · More from publication -
Wanted: More scandals
In My Opinion The last word While travelling to the Artic recently to training for the Nunavut government, I spent a lot of time on one of my...
Summit, 06/01/02 by Asner, Michael · More from publication -
Wanted: more scandals [scandals as an incentive to reform public procurement]
In My Opinion The last word While travelling to the Artic recently to training for the Nunavut government, I spent a lot of time on one of my...
Summit, 06/01/02 by Asner, Michael · More from publication
