Public Procurement Change Agents

Dustin Lanier walks through the survey that Civic Initiatives recently released on Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs and how they interface with public procurement programs.  The survey will be open through December 2nd - please review and participate if you are involved in these programs for a public sector entity!

Dustin Lanier presented for the Mississippi Association of Governmental Purchasing and Property Agents on "It's Go Time - How Procurement Shops Attract and Retain Talent" in a lunch general session on 11/9.  This clip is the first ten minutes of the presentation.  If you are hosting procurement events in the spring and are interested in this or other topics, please reach out for spe...

Recorded during Civic Initiatives 11-year anniversary gathering and planning sessions, Dustin Lanier gets each of the company's practice leads to introduce themselves, tell how they came to Civic, and to introduce what they do.  Practice Leads are Derrek Davis, Woody Fluharty, Charlene Danel and Lisa Rolik,.

Dustin Lanier talks with Gary O Chavez, president of the New Mexico Public Purchasing Association from the expo hall about their annual event, and interesting accommodations they have made for people based on their socializing comfort level.

In a panel discussion for aspects of procurement transformation involving Jarrod McAdoo (Ivalua), Andrew Cochran (State of Ohio) and Vincent Olds (New York City), Dustin had prepared remarks on being a public procurement change agent that fostered the rest of the panel discussion.  Find the full panel presentation on the NIGP website!

The National Association of Chief Administrators speaking series hosted a panel on October 8th with Pam Goins, Executive Director, facilitating a discussion with Curt Topper, Chief Administrative Officer for Pennsylvania, Dustin Lanier, Civic Initiatives Founder, and Jaime Schorr, CPO for Maine and President-Elect for the National Association of Chief Procurement Officers.

With factors such as managing burnout, dealing with back to the office scenarios and a newly mobile workforce, what do procurement shops need to do to attract and retain talent today?  Dustin Lanier facilitates our practitioner panel this episode in discussion, including Jaime Schorr, Justin Sullivan, Jenny Hedderman, James Crenshaw, Christin Webb and Christina Semeraro.

Dustin gives an opening panel fast talk on things to keep in mind when considering outsourcing for the Sout African conference on Smart Procurement World, and what effect Covid-19 had on that proposition. 

From the District 6 NAEP event in Early September, Ed and Dustin discuss the University of Colorado's approach to scoping and executing on procurement transformation projects, and the ability to incorporate and utilize partners like Civic Initiatives to augment the internal team and accelerate certain key outcomes.

Dustin Lanier talks with Mediacy Mudekwa about the upcoming Smart Procurement World conference, the largest procurement conference in Africa.  Dustin was asked to do a fast talk on approaches to outsourcing/outtasking and considerations when managing such a set of decisions. 

Gillian Gillett, program manager for integrated mobility at CalTrans (and Civic Initiatives client), talks with Dustin Lanier about innovative and ongoing procurement initiatives being driven by CalTrans related to public transit and recent announcements from other states in participating in the outcomes of these solicitations.

Dustin and Fred talk about the NIGP virtual forum and the upcoming procurement leadership summit in September.

Dustin interviews the newest Civic Initiatives team member Devin Howard about her approach to education and certification as she develops her public procurement career.  Dustin also reviews content from the week on education and certification options posted to Linkedin.

How do we give new people in procurement exposure to the work so that they can lead how to take leadership roles, and how do we manage actual transitions? This topic came up right at the end of our discussion last week on Hot Jobs, so we discuss strategies on this important topic. Our practitioner panel discussing the topic this time around includes Jaime Schorr, Justin Sullivan, Jenny Hedderman,...

We had a really great discussion on "Hot Jobs" in Public Procurement with our practitioner panel - Jaime Schorr, Justin Sullivan, James Crenshaw, Jenny Hedderman, Jonathan Walker, Yen Pang, Christina Semeraro and Alli Mcnally.  We agreed to carry this topic forward into succession planning in a future chat. I'd encourage you to check out the document post on "Hot Jobs" fro...

In a panel discussion hosted by the Center for Technology, Dustin Lanier joins Deborah Giles, Ying Chan, Tracie Bryant, Melissa Griggs, and Gregg Descheemaeker.  The topic was ESSER grants - i.e. the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund - and the process and protocol for use.  Lanier's content was around on the Treasury guidance and best practices in use of federal funds in p...

The National Association of State Chief Administrators has a new comprehensive report out on the impact of remote work on real estate portfolios.  Dustin interviews Pam Goins, the NASCA Executive Director,  about this report for this week's podcast, which picks up the themes of "Work from Anywhere" that we discussed in Clubhouse a couple of weeks ago. Procurement has been particular...

With ARPA and ESSER funds starting to come into the pipeline in the next month, it will be an interesting time for procurement. Normal start of the fiscal year pressure will only be accelerated with new funding that may have specialized procurement needs. Compounding all of that is the fact that rules that were relaxed during Covid will begin snapping back into place, and federal funding always br...

Ransomware has combined supply chain and cybersecurity in new unique ways - Dustin Lanier was joined in a discussion by Rob Handfield of NC State and Steve Nichols of the State of Georgia.

In a fast talk presentation for NIGP Chapter leaders, Dustin Lanier describes an approach to content creation that extends business strategies, and how to approach the process when you are building a plan from scratch.

Dustin Lanier, CPPO facilitates a discussion of resilient supply chains in light of both the pandemic and recent emergence of ransomware as a supply chain impactor.  Panel participants include Jenny Hedderman, Jaime Schorr, Jonathan Walker, James Crenshaw and Christina Semeraro.

Lanier lays out fundamentals and frameworks for keepig procurement projects based on business value, understanding the framework of automation choices, and keeping the project members rowing as one, In a fast talk for the Public Sector Network Procurement Modernization Event.

Special guests Tanya Hannah, CIO from King County & Fred Brittain, CIO of Maine join Jaime Schorr Jenny Hedderman, James E. Crenshaw,  and Christin Webb in a panel discussion moderated by Dustin Lanier, CPPO. All of government went through a major transition in the last year due to Covid19, and as restriction ease, it is a great time to ask if there is space for a "work from anywhere&quot...

Dustin Lanier moderates a discussion on procurement modernization with Patti Bowers(North Carolina), Barry Zimmerman, CPPB (Multnomah Conuty), Michelle McNellis (GSA) as a part of a Public Sector Network conference event.

Dustin Lanier, CPPO facilitates a discussion about the "Voice of the Customer" in Public Procurement. Who are the customers, and how do we hear their voices when we are designing actions and policies?  Jenny Hedderman, Esq. James E. Crenshaw, Victor Leamer, Christina Semeraro, Katherine Moskos and Jennifer Sulentic chimed in through a lively practitioner chat.