Hi Folks,
The frequency of the blog posts has reduced. And there is a very good reason for that. It is becoming difficult to handle the flow of registrations for our US and London events! Our Invitation Managers are busy fielding calls and replying to queries from Procurement Professionals from some of the largest companies in the US and UK… Though most instantly realize the tremendous value of attending one of these events, there are some, who still need some convincing. One such patron-to-be needed to know more about the business value, which could justify an investment in travel costs. And one of our bright young Invitation Managers explained it in a way that really captures the spirit of the Zycus Experience Tour…:) Here is an excerpt:
Dear John,
Thanks for considering us. Please find below the web links for the Experience Tour.
http://www.zycus.com/experience-tour-2010/zycus-experience-tour-2010.html
One of the reasons we are taking the tour to 5 cities in the US is to minimize the need to travel. Having said that, I will take this opportunity to describe why this could be of business value to Procurement Professionals, and could merit an investment in travel.
Spend Management is a relatively new area of technology-driven-transformation. Though certain aspects of the technology are very mature – such as eSourcing or eProcurement – a holistic view of Spend Management is still under development, and the true value is still being discovered. A very effective way for Procurement Professionals to keep in touch with what others are doing more with Spend Management, is by hearing the experiences of others. The Zycus Experience Tour is designed just to do that. Procurement Professionals who are actively involved in:
a) Developing a Procurement Transformation Strategy for their organization
b) Evaluating technology options, and developing an executive mandate for Spend Management within their organization
c) Using Spend Management tools to drive a larger Procurement Transformation strategy
…will be able to take back with them real and implementable insights and best practices. This is because the agenda at the Experience Tour events is a healthy mix of Thought Leaders and Real Practitioners of technology-drive Procurement Transformation. Consider for instance Carol Danoff – VP Global Procurement for Mattel Inc. She has the difficult job of transforming Indirect Procurement in an industry with high focus on Direct. But using Spend Visibility as a weapon she and her team have brought about significant cost and process improvements, while ensuring quality and service levels were maintained. She will share her story with the participants of the Zycus Experience Tour in LA. As will Vince Sakal from Northrop Grumman and Jennifer Sheriff from GSK in NYC.
We sincerely believe that an evolution in the way people deliver value using Spend Management will only occur through sharing learning and experiences. And this is exactly what the Experience Tour is all about. I hope that I have answered, to some extent, your queries about the value of attending these events. In case you have further queries on the same, and would like to know more about the agenda, please do write back or give me a call.
Looking forward to seeing you at the Zycus Experience Tour.
Best Regards
Rahul
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That is right Rahul! The true spirit of the Zycus Experience Tour is sharing and learning… and we have seen how well that worked in the previous events. To all Procurement folk out there, only 3 weeks remain to register! Book your seat fast, because our halls are close to capacity!
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