Beyond the Survival guide: Maximizing SaaS ROI
Are you a procurement professional feeling overwhelmed by the daily grind of SaaS management; treading water with tactical tasks, missing renewals, and firefighting alignment problems at the last minute? It’s time to break free from this grueling cycle and transform your approach. Listen in to Erin Guagenti, VP of Customer Success at Productiv, and Dawn…
Read MoreSaaS Management Best Practices: A Fireside Chat
IT teams are under increasing pressure to reduce costs while managing an ever growing array of SaaS applications. The challenge? Traditional methods of SaaS management often fall short, leading to unnecessary spend, redundant tools, and operational inefficiencies. With budgets tightening, IT leaders need to adopt new strategies that maximize the value of their SaaS investments,…
Read MoreProcurement & IT: Go for Gold in Strategic Collaboration
SaaS management is a team sport, but all too often it is approached like an individual competition. Limited data and bandwidth have traditionally kept Procurement and IT in their own lane, making it challenging to discover and share insights around SaaS usage, overlap, and spend. Join Productiv for a conversation on creating the perfect SaaS…
Read MoreOrchestrating your Procurement processes: Streamline, optimize, and accelerate with AI
In today’s dynamic business landscape, efficient and strategic procurement is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity. Navigating the complexities of sourcing, negotiating, and managing everything from software to services can be overwhelming and time consuming given the number of stakeholders involved. Enter procurement orchestration: a powerful approach that unites your procurement processes, tools, and…
Read MoreRethinking Spend Management: Mastering a continuous approach
Tired of scrambling? Nix the last-minute panic and rediscover your negotiation edge with a continuous spend management approach. While the procurement process is cyclical in nature, teams often treat it in a linear fashion. Typically, they only monitor purchases a few months (or weeks) ahead of the purchase or renewal, and then set-and-forget once signed.…
Read MoreFinance and Procurement: Unlock Hidden Value
Finance and Procurement: a partnership that is often undervalued. But 2024 may be the year where smooth collaboration brings the accomplishments of these teams to the surface. With the right strategies, finance and procurement can transform into an unstoppable force for cost savings, growth, and agility. Nick Mayes, Head of Finance at Productiv joins Michael…
Read MoreProcurement 2024: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
The last few years have been tumultuous for procurement leaders – and that’s putting it lightly. Companies have had to navigate resource limitations, changing expectations, and increasingly complex economic challenges. All of this while teams are expanding their engagements with outside vendors and signing shorter term contracts. While it doesn’t feel like there is a…
Read MoreCheckers to chess: How spend management is enabling Procurement to become a strategic business partner today
The sprawling landscape of suppliers and the sharp focus on optimized spend has shaken up the role of Procurement today. Previously perceived as tactical, Procurement teams that are moving the needle are transformative. What does that mean? It means they’re partners to the business. Not just getting stuff done, but helping to make impactful decisions,…
Read MoreBusted! Demystifying software procurement
How procurement can flip the script surrounding software procurement. Get a first glimpse into research conducted by Productiv and Art of Procurement.
Read MoreWebinar: 5 benefits Infoblox has seen from SaaS governance
Infoblox lacked granular visibility into its SaaS portfolio, leading to overspending on apps. See how they were able to gain the insights needed.
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