Chapter 3.3

Procurement broken down task by task

For the Excel lovers and anyone who likes to see numbers.

This is the procurement cycle at its most granular level, broken down by task, and designed to answer two key questions:

How much of my process is manual (vs digital)?

Does procuring a single trade really take 40+ hours? (or double for Tier 1s with more bureaucracy)

Digest this breakdown to understand current time-spend in procurement and the opportunity for productivity gains.

Free tool: find out how much time you can save
Download the manual vs digital calculator (in Excel)

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4 – The 12 Problems of procurement

The 12 core problems facing builders in procurement and what causes them.

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