Assess Organizational Readiness

Authorization and Resource Commitment

Assesses and measures the buying organization’s emotional, political and rational readiness to undertake the sourcing/procurement initiative prior to engaging vendors/suppliers. The outcome of the assessment will help the organization prepare itself for change by ensuring that:

• Business issues and business cases are understood and validated
• Authorization for work has been approved
• Funding is approved and resources are committed
• Key stakeholders are aligned, and ready and clear roles and responsibilities are established.

Organizational Assessment

Collaboration Authorization

• Purchasing Policies
• Go-Ahead-Authorization to Purchase
• Team Alignment
• Resource Commitment
• Participation
• Change Management
• Sponsorship
• CSF