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David Shields
David Shields is ASI Government’s Director of Procurement Transformation and Category Management and former Managing Director of the U.K. Government Procurement Service.
David Shields is ASI Government’s Director of Procurement Transformation and Category Management and former Managing Director of the U.K. Government Procurement Service.
Management
Category Management Basics: How to Attract Top-Quality Suppliers and Ensure They Deliver
Maintaining a productive relationship with suppliers is critical.
- David Shields
Management
To Make Government Great Again, Fix the Procurement System
When strategic sourcing fails to deliver mission value, it isn’t strategic. Category management could solve that.
- David Shields
Management
How to Avoid Vendor Problems and Reduce Costs
Only continuous, “supercharged” market research can overcome today’s risks.
- David Shields
Management
How to Tame the Software Beast
Veterans of the United Kingdom’s category management campaign offer support and encouragement to agencies and OMB.
- David Shields and Tony Crawley