Step 5
Manage Category
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Module S5.1
Quality Assurance
It is important to ensure that the transition to workstream delivery is smooth.
Activities
- Audit compliance with agreed toolkit, process and governance requirements
- Assure that governance & key team meetings are being held, effective & outcomes are being documented and actioned
- Audit strategies to ensure adherence to definitions of done and certification standards
- Audit realisation of value opportunities identified in category strategy
- Hold regular category reviews to ensure teams and strategies are current and active
Key Meetings
Category Lead meets with and agrees reporting from workstream leads, including agreeing timing of review sessions with them to feed into regular updates with category sponsor and steering group.
Module S5.2
Strategy Refresh
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Activities
- Review currency of business requirements
- Refresh supplier & supply market research
- Refresh spend data and identify changes and opportunities/issues
- Update category strategy at agreed frequency
- Share updated category strategy with relevant supplier management teams
- Identify & implement new value opportunities
- Input to Strategic Alignment activities
Key Meetings
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Module S5.3
Continuous Improvement
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Activities
- Regularly update team objectives and personal development plans
- Ensure induction of new joiners and continuous professional development for existing staff
- Hold regular peer learning sessions
- Undertake and share lessons learned
- Update processes, toolkit and data
- Benchmark performance versus peers and identify development opportunities
Key Meetings
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