The Terms You Cannot Buy Back
Price is what an arrangement costs if all goes to plan. Every other term is what happens when it does not — and each is only available before price.
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Price is what an arrangement costs if all goes to plan. Every other term is what happens when it does not — and each is only available before price.
Culture shapes procurement behaviour below the level of policy. Shared values, professional norms and assumptions influence negotiation, risk and supplier relationships.
The project's clock starts at team formation. The enterprise's clock started with a decision months earlier, and nobody owns the interval between them.
Supplier relationships can create more than price savings. When governed well, they provide innovation, intelligence, resilience and access to specialist capability.