How to Prepare for Procurement Legislation Without Costly Delays (Advanced Strategies)
From NASPO Pulse by National Association of State Procurement Officials
January 20, 2026 · 26 min · Season 7 · Episode 2
About this episode
The episode discusses advanced strategies for preparing for procurement legislation with insights from Sherry Neas.
In part two of our discussion with Sherry Neas from North Dakota, we lay out a practical playbook that starts with a precise legislative summary, aligns interpretations with partners like risk management and the AG, and then moves through manuals, training, website updates, and template revisions that vendors can actually follow. We talk about capacity like operators do: splitting the team so daily buying continues while a focused group drives implementation on deadline. Sherry shares how to...
People in this episode
Guest: Sherry Neas
Topics covered
- procurement legislation
- implementation strategies
- team management
- training
- vendor communication
Keywords
- procurement
- legislation
- training
- implementation
- vendor management
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Places: North Dakota
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