Procurement Professional is the official publication of CIPS Australasia

The CIPSA - Hackett Group Capability Survey 2010

11 May 2010

Source: Ben Shute, Head of Procurement Practice, CIPS Australia

CIPSA have commenced a procurement capability study research project this year to investigate the true capability inherent within the Australian procurement profession today. The study focuses on how procurement organizations are evolving their value propositions and also their capabilities to meet the needs of their business and add greater value.

The study aims to provides an overall assessment of the procurement challenges and opportunities as well as best practices of top performing organizations in the context of the future requirements of procurement professionals and their teams given the predicted volatility of future markets, economic circumstances and enhanced demands of stakeholders.

The top 250 companies in Australia have been invited to participate in this survey which is being conducted on behalf of CIPSA and sponsored by The Hackett Group, an American owned management consultancy based in Sydney that specializes in benchmarking.

The survey will offer a large scale review solely throughout Australia of current procurement capability potential to be compared directly to the likely increased challenges facing large organisations. The subject matter is wide-ranging and entirely comparative. Touching on the top effectiveness and efficiency performance metrics tied to Procurement Value.

Once completed the results will be a summary of current capabilities and potential compared to the increasing demands of core stakeholders. These results will also be presented at the CIPS Australia 6th Annual Conference on 13-14 October 2010 in Melbourne and formally published in CIPSA white-paper format at the event.

If you are interested in participating in the study please contact Ben Shute (ben.shute@cipsa.com.au ). Previous CIPSA joint research surveys from previous years are available on the website.

Click here to access a list of white papers (you must then sign in to download)