AGENDA
Welcome
Presentation #1: Yolanda Broome, City of Atlanta Deputy Commissioner, will share her 2025 NIGP Forum presentation, "Politics, Pressure and Procurement - The Real P3".
Session Description:
Procurement professionals have long experienced interference from top elected or appointed officials while attempting to carry out acquisition strategies within clear policies and procedures. Add that kind of political power structure on top of the already mounting pressures of post-COVID supply chain issues, talent scarcity, and overly aggressive goals, and the perfect storm begins to brew. In this session, we will take your stories from the field and dissect them, helping you to identify and analyze the source of pressure, while offering sustainable mitigation tools to keep your procurement team out of the news cycle.
Learning Outcomes:
- The Learner will identify and analyze sources of pressure as either political, geo-political, inflationary, or other;
- The Learner will use tools learned during the presentation to develop a systematic approach to mitigating risks from politicians, or pressures caused by inflation, the COVID-19 legacy, wars and conflicts, and stakeholders; and,
- The Learner will create, implement, or enhance policies, procedures, and practices that support transparency in procurement and trust and confidence to sustain internal and external relationships.
Break
Presentation #2 Carrie Roberts, Pasco County Purchasing Director, will share her 2025 NIGP Forum presentation, "SAY WHATTTT? Writing Clean, Straightforward and Easy to Follow Specifications".
Session Description:
Workshops on specification writing typically address the what (content) and why (the reason the whats are important) of specification writing. This session addresses an area that most specification trainings do not address… the how. As we explore the hows, we will learn how to write clear, straightforward and easy to follow specifications.
Learning Outcomes:
- Receive reminders of how important basic grammar and basic organization are, and how poorly written specification can affect the outcome of a solicitation;
- Learn how to recognize and avoid some common pitfalls of specification writing: poor grammar, disorganization, being too bossy (for the sake of being bossy), lack of clarity and accuracy, and unnecessary repetition;
- Gain the ability to apply the tactics discussed to their own specification writing by developing an understanding of how specifications should be organized in a manner to provide clear information in a well-organized manner;
- Develop the skills necessary to take a specification submitted by their customer and utilize the skills discussed in this session to make the document clear, concise. and easier for their vendors to understand; and,
- Receive encouragement to apply the skills discussed to their existing agency specification templates or to utilize the information learned to develop templates which can be share with their customers.
GPAG Business Meeting
Call to Order & Welcome
Recognize:
First Time Attendees
New Members
New Certifications – NIGP-CCP, CPPB, CPPO
Recertifications - CPPB, CPPO
Executive Board:
1. President Angela Egan
2. Vice President Stephanie Brice, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP
3. Treasurer Jacqueline Huley, CPPB
4. Secretary Terri Gregory, GCPA
5. Member at Large Stefanie Taylor, CPPB, CPPO, NIGP-CPP, CPCM, CPM
6. Past President Arleen Samuels
Treasurer’s Report
Committee Reports:
By-Laws Stephanie Brice, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP
Chapter Outreach Cory Craver, CPPB
Education Cory Craver, CPPB
Legislative Ted Burgess, CPPB
Membership Rhonda Stewart, GCPA
Public Relations Michelle Butler, CPCM
Vendor Relations Stephanie Brice, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP
Awards Daphne Burch
Old Business
Approve meeting minutes from Spring 2025 business meeting
New Business
Announcements
Adjourn