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Introduction

This guide can be used by buyers of Procurement outsourcing services to interview senior management in their organization to assess key stakeholder alignment to Procurement sourcing initiative. The guide details list of questions which help in defining stakeholders’ view of organizational readiness and appetite for Procurement sourcing engagement.

Scope

The scope of this interview guide in restricted to Procurement practices that include sourcing, category management, transactional procurement, compliance, change management, and related software technologies.

Contents

The interview guide is divided into three sections: Introduction, Functional Questions, and Wrap-up sections.

Introduction – The intent of this section is to give a brief overview of expectations, understand the current efforts underway as well as the roles and responsibilities of the interviewee.

Functional Questions – The intent of this section is to summarize the current organization situation, assess the stakeholder’s position on outsourcing, performance till date and identify opportunities for improvement.

Wrap-Up – This section wraps up the interview session by summarizing the data collected, gives an opportunity for some free form discussion and allows the interviewee to share additional information that is unique and pertinent to the process as it applies to his/her organization.