This is the third in a series of articles covering the various stages of a live Competitive Dialogue procurement process, from its inception through to, we hope, contract signatures. The first article was published in the September 2012 issue of Housing Technology. An important part of procurement projects based on competitive dialogue is the idea…
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Consulteast
Worry about the data, not the device
From: John Paul, Consultant IT director and executive coach, Consulteast Sir – Has the iPad changed the world of mobile working or has it just helped us change our minds? As an IT manager who for many years saw Apple products as annoying things beloved by graphic designers, it took me a little while to…
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Competitive dialogue – Part two
This is the second in a series of articles from Viridian’s project consultant, John Paul, covering the various stages of a live Competitive Dialogue procurement process. Subsequent articles will track the progress of the project, from its inception through to, we hope, contract signatures. The first article was published in the September 2012 issue of…
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Competitive dialogue – Tender is the fight
This is the first in a series of articles from Viridian’s project consultant, John Paul, covering the various stages of a live Competitive Dialogue procurement process. Subsequent articles will track the progress of the project, from its inception through to, we hope, contract signatures. I can’t remember when ‘procurement’ replaced ‘purchasing’ in our management vocabulary…
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Fit for purpose
From: John Paul, Consultant, Consulteast Sir – The popularity of apps on mobile phones has made me think about what we are trying to do in IT. When I showed an app I had got developed for one housing association to a colleague, he said, “Is that all it does?”. This made me think and…
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