Governance - put the right structure in place!

The right structure

Governance is the combined structure and approaches that are needed to enable a strategy, project or major initiative to be implemented effectively. Without good governance it is likely goals will not be met, benefits not realised; the project will drift and could fail completely. The right structure for your organisation is essential and is something which needs to be properly considered.

We can help you establish, with governance, the right structure for your purchasing function. This might be governance to support the implementation of your purchasing strategy or a governance structure for a major organisation-wide Category Management program. 

Good governance

Good governance ensures that all the necessary resources are in place and that the individuals or teams are working on the agreed priorities, progressing to agreed time scales and delivering the required benefits. It also ensures the program and program progress are well communicated and reported across the organisation.

At the heart of a good governance approach is a steering group; typically this is a senior team tasked ensuring the ongoing success of the project or realisation of strategic objectives. The group’s role centers around the project management of the overall program of individual category projects to deliver the required results. We have experience of helping to get steering groups working effectively; starting with group selection and formation, to leading and running the initial meetings to get the forum established.

We can help launch the program company-wide by working with you to create a range of communications tools including stakeholder brochures, intranet pages or an introductory video streamed to all employees via an Internet link.

A key part of governance is ensuring that the right resources with the right capabilities are available when needed. We can help here and the Positive Purchasing Competency Assessment program can provide an analysis of the current capability mix for the key competency areas. With this insight we can identify and deliver the right education and training program to uplift capability.

Contact Positive Purchasing today to find out how we can help establish governance for your purchasing function. ‘contact us’  or send us an email. You can call us on +44 (0) 845 331 3312 or +44 (0) 1752 827969