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Nick Heinzmann

Nick Heinzmann

Researcher and problem solver for finance and procurement teams.
5 Lessons from IKEA on How to Design a Better Procurement Process

5 Lessons from IKEA on How to Design a Better Procurement Process

Adoption of a procurement process relies just as much on psychology as it does on policy. The design and pathing experience of an IKEA store provides a useful parallel for building a successful guided buying experience with employees.
Nick Heinzmann Mar 9, 2023
How to get more value from finance and procurement systems

How to get more value from finance and procurement systems

Enterprise software implementations are notorious for blowing deadlines and draining budgets. How do we break the ROI ceiling that hobbles even the best-planned deployments?
Nick Heinzmann Feb 28, 2023
How CFOs and CPOs can align with CEO priorities in 2023

How CFOs and CPOs can align with CEO priorities in 2023

Succeed in 2023 by aligning your goals, not just setting them.
Nick Heinzmann Feb 23, 2023
Ever Given Suez Canal 202

How COVID created a K-shaped split in procurement maturity

Succeeding in procurement is getting harder. If you were in charge of a finance or procurement group during the height of the pandemic, that might seem obvious. Businesses lurched from one crisis to another — first supply shortages, then geopolitical shocks, then rapid inflation. The list kept getting longer. But what
Nick Heinzmann Feb 15, 2023

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