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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
I would have to say Close Project or Phase, but with emphasis on "Project". I always feel a little sad when a project is done.
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mar 27, 2018 9:28 PM
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The funny thing is I was almost 10 years an external supplier and I thought how well I’m doing and I always wondered why some clients are not happy. Then I changed the sides and I started to see the things completely different:)
You had the best (or worst) of both worlds so you are in a unique position to judge procurement. For me it's all the documentation and working with legal, finance and often separate procurement departments internally that are just as much as pain than dealing with some vendors.
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Mar 27, 2018 10:20 PM
Lenka Pincot
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We always used a lot of templates to make it easier on the paperwork side, mostly to prevent forgetting something really important. But I would say that there is no paperwork that can prevent difficult situations to happen. At the end it’s always more about how do the parties cooperate together and if they share the same goals. I know it sounds pretty obvious but unfortunately I think it’s also the most challenging thing, to share the same objectives. When I’m writing this I’m thinking I don’t even want to remember what everything ever happened on projects where I was part of :)
But in general it would be great if people have experience on both internal and external side, it really helps to see the other perspective and to react to situations in better way, I hope.
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Lenka Pincot Chief of Staff to the CEO| Project Management Institute Paris, France
Mar 27, 2018 9:32 PM
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You had the best (or worst) of both worlds so you are in a unique position to judge procurement. For me it's all the documentation and working with legal, finance and often separate procurement departments internally that are just as much as pain than dealing with some vendors.
We always used a lot of templates to make it easier on the paperwork side, mostly to prevent forgetting something really important. But I would say that there is no paperwork that can prevent difficult situations to happen. At the end it’s always more about how do the parties cooperate together and if they share the same goals. I know it sounds pretty obvious but unfortunately I think it’s also the most challenging thing, to share the same objectives. When I’m writing this I’m thinking I don’t even want to remember what everything ever happened on projects where I was part of :)
But in general it would be great if people have experience on both internal and external side, it really helps to see the other perspective and to react to situations in better way, I hope.
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Mar 27, 2018 5:57 PM
Replying to Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Ah I understand, bittersweet in other words.
Yes Sir
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