No Reds, No Regrets: Turning Procurement into a Friendly Race

About this episode

The episode discusses strategies to improve procurement turnaround times using simple tools and structured data management.

What if you could cut overdue bids by more than half without buying a new e-procurement system? We sit down with Stacia Dawson and Michael Stroud from Missouri’s Division of Purchasing to unpack a practical playbook for turnaround time management that anyone can adopt. Their approach blends simple tooling—Smartsheet for structured data and Tableau for clear visuals—with tight weekly reviews that turn insights into action. We walk through the foundations: setting phase-based goals, logging ac...

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Guests: Stacia Dawson, Michael Stroud

Topics covered

• procurement
• management
• data visualization
• efficiency
• turnaround time

Keywords

• procurement
• overdue bids
• efficiency
• Smartsheet
• Tableau
• data management
• weekly reviews

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Missouri’s Division of Purchasing

Products: Smartsheet, Tableau

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