Guest speaker
Mirko Kleiner
Author and Global Lean-Agile Procurement thought leader.
Join an exclusive workshop to master the Lean Agile Procurement (LAP) method, a groundbreaking approach that has earned recognition and accolades from the world's three leading procurement alliances and professional bodies.
Mirko Kleiner travels the world, sharing his expertise with procurement professionals, guiding them on how to evolve from traditional roles to becoming strategic partners.
Learn how to use the LAP canvas to co-create proposals with vendors, fostering a collaborative environment to align and accelerate organisational goals.
Learn how to reduce time-to-market to mere days, a competitive edge in today's fast-paced business landscape.
A Melbourne exclusive:
Transform Procurement into a Strategic Partnership
Enhance procurement processes
Learn how to use lean and agile practices to enable effective and value-centric results.
Build strong supplier relationships
Discover how LAP can streamline strategic sourcing and foster partnerships.
Analyse real-world case studies
See how leading organisations are using LAP in complex procurement situations.
Presented by
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Certified LAP coach, Ways of Working Leader and Twenty2 Collective Founder
Marcus Ward
Accredited LAP coach Marcus Ward will facilitate the workshop and is a renowned Principal Business Agility identity with 20 years’ of experience and a background in Strategic Problem Definition and Solution Delivery.
Marcus has established and worked within multiple transformational initiatives across national and international companies.
Responding to change
During a keynote address to chief purchasing officers in Australia, Marcus explains the power of agile and how it can apply to procurement.
What you will Learn
Day one: Understand how digitalisation has changed procurement forever
1. What today's purchasers and providers have to improve
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Current developments in the market and your own organisation’s partner ecosystem to assess the advantages and disadvantages of common procurement.
2. Improved solutions the tech landscape offers today
Understand modern procurement’s status quo and see the industry trends driving the need for a new approach in sourcing services and products.
3. What's different with Lean-Agile Procurement and where to apply it
Understand Lean-Agile Procurement, its application areas and why collaboration is the key to building a partnership.
Video testimonial: APA Group
Marcus interviews Henriette Kamfer about how agile in procurement changed ways of working in a big way at APA Group in Australia.
What clients say
"This is a game changer."
- Phil Thomas CPO, Barclays
"Innovation through true partnerships and start-up methods for corporates."
- Astrid Borgmann: CEO of Swarovski
Leading a global movement
Mirko Kleiner
Established in 2018 by Mirko, the Lean Agile Procurement (LAP) Alliance is a not-for-profit organisation based in Switzerland, that is disrupting procurement and supply.
The LAP Alliance is also a Certification Body and offers in-person and online awareness and advanced certification courses as well as guidance via coaching.
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Keynote appearances
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World Commerce & Contracting Summit 2024, Malaga, Spain
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The CIPS MENA Procurement Futures Conference, 2024, Saudi Arabia
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World Agility Forum 2023, Lisbon, Portugal
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Future of Business, Johannesburg, South Africa
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FWD50, Ottawa, Canada
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