Join DIR's Chief Procurement Office for a post-conference workshop to explore how procurement can be a strategic partner in IT planning, while gaining additional insights and practical ideas you can apply to your own IT purchases.
 
Technology changes faster than most procurement cycles run. Products get replaced, licensing models shift, and the solution that fit at kickoff may not be the one you want at award, so IT planning has to account for a market that keeps moving. This session looks at how IT and procurement handle that together. When both teams share goals early, requirements can be written so the market can respond, schedules reflect what the purchase actually takes, and vendors have room to propose approaches your team had not considered. Bringing program, finance, and legal staff into the same conversation removes the surprises that can stall projects. You will leave with practical ways to start those conversations sooner on your next IT project.