Public Procurement Change Agents

In a brief excerpt from an hourlong panel, Dustin Lanier responds to a question from Tammy Rimes about some of the whys of staffing shortages in public procurement and the role of cooperative contracts.  The full panel discussion is available on the website on the National Cooperative Procurement Partners.

In the runup to a panel discussion for both government and vendors on Co-op Contracting, Dustin Lanier answers in rapid fire fashion the Six Interrogatives - "Who" "Why" "What" "When" "How" and "Where" 

Dustin Lanier reviews the curated procurement and public sector news of the week in audio, and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Dustin Lanier, CPPO moderates a panel discussion on Navigating Staffing Constraints with Jennifer Alford, MA CPPO from Delta College, Theresa Harris, Ed. D, CPCM from the University of San Diego and Angelic Davis, MPA, CPPO, NIGP-CPPfrom Mount San Antonio College.  This audio is a condensed version of a discussion from a panel at the California Association of Public Procurement Professionals confe...

Dustin Lanier reviews the procurement news of the week in audio and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Dustin Lanier reviews the procurement news of the week in audio and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Dustin reviews a lightly curated list of the five highest impression posts on Linkedin of the year.  All content can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

For the first time ever we will be off as a company all next week!  Excited to do that for the team.  Learn about it in this quick episode.

Dustin Lanier guides a discussion with Harry Black, City Manager from the City of Stockton, regarding his extended procurement career, and how that experience impacts his daily work.  This webinar was hosted by the California Association of Public Procurement Professionals.

Dustin Lanier talks to the Louisiana Chapter of NIGP on "Talking It Up: Describing Procurement as Our Profession."  This hour-long activity includes three distinct icebreaker sessions, interactive handouts and a discussion on how to talk about procurement to ourselves, our close associates and the next generation.  This clip is a six-minute sample of the content.

Dustin Lanier and TJ Martin, CPO from the City of Phoenix, talk about the urgency to think long term about staffing in public procurement, the challenges on creating both interest from the next generation and developing competencies, and some of the interesting and leading ideas coming from the City of Phoneix to make a difference.

Dustin previews the live discussion scheduled for Nov 30 at Noon Central on Linkedin Audio - "Bringing Up the Next Generation of Procurement All-Stars" Together with TJ Martin, CPO from the City of Phoenix. Event info can be found at https://lnkd.in/g5ddqqk7

Dustin Lanier reviews the procurement news of the week in audio and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

This week we celebrate our 12th year in business with a company planning gathering starting tomorrow!  With over 40 people now on the team, it is a time to be thankful and excited about our ability to serve public procurement across the country. Now we are twelve years in - Lending tree says that the failure rate of small businesses after 10 years is 65.5%  So I'm humbled by that - but also t...

Dustin Lanier reviews the procurement news of the week in audio and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Dustin excerpts concepts presented from a recent speech for NIGP Area II on "Making Social Media a Part of your Procurement Outreach Strategy" with Thao Jones- Hill.  This episode primarily focused on basics of how the Linkedin algorithm works, and what to take into account when making content.  A document accompaniment can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Dustin announces a new program that will allow experienced public procurement professionals the ability to work part-time on project work and research initiatives, and introduces the inagural pair of experts, Norma Hall and Veronica Caston Frost.

Dustin Lanier reviews the procurement news of the week in audio and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

Dustin Lanier reviews the procurement news of the week in audio and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

In a new speech, Dustin Lanier provides new insights for public procurement professionals on a practical approach to evaluation and negotiation, including sources of power in acquisition, solicitation development, evaluation strategies, and approaches to negotiation.  This excerpt is a 10 minute preview from the first portion of this speech.  This presentation is available for virtual and in-perso...

At the International City and County Managers Association, Dustin Lanier talks about Procurement as a Service - why Procurement should be a priority, what is Procurement as a Service, and includes four use cases for its application, including short clips from four local government leaders.

Dustin Lanier describes an upcoming speech on "Procurement as a Service - Stories from the Field" for the International City/County Managers Association.    He covers procurement should be a priority for City and County managers, what is Procurement as a Service, and who needs Procurement as a Service in four profiles.  An article accompaniment can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in...

Dustin Lanier reviews the procurement news of the week in audio and also with links at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-lanier-cppo/

In Part two of a case study conversation at the NIGP Forum, Raffi Sarrafian and Dustin Lanier begin a discussion about the Transformation projects underway in Cook County.

In Part one of a case study conversation at the NIGP Forum, Raffi Sarrafian and Dustin Lanier begin a discussion about the Transformation projects underway in Cook County.