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GRANTEGY: Don’t Leave Your Grants to Chance Series

Grant Consulting Services, LLC

The Importance of Strategy A good strategy provides a clear roadmap, consisting of a set of guiding principles or rules, that defines the actions people in the business should take (and not take) and the things they should prioritize (and not prioritize) to achieve desired goals (Watkins, 2007). 2007, September 10). 2016, February 24).

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Saving the planet through procurement: Governments are identifying ways to use purchasing to achieve and support sustainability goals

American City & Country

Procurement may be asked to help support a broader strategic plan, such as energy management. By taking advantage of any value-added consulting services, the role of procurement is taken from a simple transactional mode to one of strategic planning to ultimately reduce energy costs for the institution.

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How Texas Is Cultivating a Data-Savvy Workforce

GovLoop

Cooke began working for Texas in 2007, when he took a job at the Department of Agriculture, first as a systems analyst and later as a management analyst and project manager. They use data to inform their decisions, develop strategic plans and measurably contribute to the success of the organization.”