6/18/2021 TECHNICAL DIALOGUE SESSIONS ON PUBLIC PURCHASING Discussion on the implementation of a new procurement law June 2021 Professor Steven L. Schooner 1 Data: Key to Informed Decision Making • Measure what matters, not what’s easy to measure – Focus...
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6/18/2021 TECHNICAL DIALOGUE SESSIONS ON PUBLIC PURCHASING Discussion on the implementation of a new procurement law June 2021 Professor Steven L. Schooner 1 Data: Key to Informed Decision Making • Measure what matters, not what’s easy to measure – Focus more on procurement OUTCOMES • Value for money, life cycle cost, customer satisfaction – Focus less on the procurement process – What you received (in exchange for your expenditure) is more important than what you spent • Make decisions based upon data – not myths, not anecdotes, not rumors – Distinguish between numbers (things you can quantify) and (helpful, relevant) information (things you care about) 2 1
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