About the Book

Summary

The advantages of lean and agile business modeling and agile delivery became evident. So it was no surprise that even agile contracts are in place more and more. However the procurement process didn't became agile nor lean yet. Lean-Agile Procurement is a new, exciting simple approach for procurement, that makes fun. It's based on agile and lean principles and focus to the business value and the people involved. The results will surprise you!-Lead time of sourcing a new partner is reduced to days, most important customer problems are solved first and the risk -to evaluate the wrong partner- is minimized.

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http://www.lean-agile-procurement.com

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

After reading the book you'll be able to customize lean-agile procurement in your specific environment for your specific topic. Furthermore it'll give you an insight to:

• the underlaying concepts and principles of procurement in an agilen context.
• it provides you an insight why consideration of the company culture's while sourcing of agile teams is key.
• experience a hands-on introduction into the Lean Procurement Canvas, how to use it as the key tool of lean-agile procurement and see how it develops step-by-step into an agile contract.
• learn more about the roles and cermonies needed in lean-agile procurement and run through all of them in a role game: A pure agilen approach, starting with the company strategy, to the customer needs and possible options until the peer-review/-decision.
• recognize together how the todays role of a procurement manager will change to the positiven and what new options for procurement this will lead to.
• learn from the experience of the writer, the expert/reviewers and customize your own way of implementation. Jump-start on the next day and rock-it.
• benefit from the community around lean-agile procurement with the voucher code in the book.

About the Author

Mirko Kleiner

@mirkokleiner

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Mirko Kleiner, a seasoned thought leader and practitioner, initiated a global movement in lean-agile procurement seven years ago. He's also a serial entrepreneur who founded the Lean-Agile Procurement Alliance - The Global Certification Body, y-o.blue and co-founded flowdays.net, an agile consultancy in Switzerland and Germany. Through his dynamic leadership, consulting, and speaking engagements, Mirko continues to inspire professionals and organizations worldwide to embrace agility, innovation, and adaptive practices to help them achieve greater impact, faster together.