{"id":4294,"date":"2022-08-29T08:47:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T06:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/widoo.eu\/the-benefits-of-the-smart-method-in-a-collaborative-purchasing-group\/"},"modified":"2022-11-17T18:21:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T17:21:25","slug":"the-benefits-of-the-smart-method-in-a-collaborative-purchasing-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/widoo.eu\/en\/the-benefits-of-the-smart-method-in-a-collaborative-purchasing-group\/","title":{"rendered":"The benefits of the SMART method in a collaborative purchasing group"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Today, we would like to share with you a method that we use daily in-house<\/a>. Because every company has many challenges to face, we thought it would be relevant to remind you what the SMART method is. We use it in particular when we set our objectives in the context of negotiating framework contracts with suppliers<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Image source: https:\/\/www.blogdumoderateur.com\/smart-methode-atteindre-objectifs\/<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What are the SMART goals?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Each letter describes one of the attributes that the set objectives should represent. <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The objective must be clearly defined and precise<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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To know if the objective has been reached, it is necessary to quantify in order to measure. The use of KPIs<\/b> is strongly recommended.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Consider whether the resources provided are sufficient<\/b> and be aware of the team's skills. <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The objective set must be profitable<\/b> for the company and must come at the right time <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The objective must be defined and limited in time<\/b> and therefore with a deadline <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The benefits of the SMART method<\/h2>\n

There are many benefits for both the company and the employees<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The implementation of SMART goals allows to: <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Better manage employees and their progress <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Communicate more easily with the different actors of the company <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Align strategy by making decisions and actions consistent <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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To measure and increase the company's performance <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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To use company resources efficiently <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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To better understand the actions to be taken <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Motivate employees to achieve their goals <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Increase employee engagement <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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To feel satisfaction when the goal is reached <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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In short, any objective can be refined using this SMART method, which guarantees the effectiveness of the actions taken. This results in time and energy savings, with guaranteed results.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What about you?
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Today, we would like to share with you a method that we use daily in-house. Because every company has many challenges to face, we thought it would be relevant to remind you what the SMART method is. We use it in particular when we set our objectives in the context of negotiating framework contracts with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"19","_seopress_titles_title":"The advantages of the SMART method in a buying group","_seopress_titles_desc":"Discover the benefits of using the SMART method in your company's daily life? Why set SMART goals? ","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/widoo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/widoo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/widoo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/widoo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/widoo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4294"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/widoo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5282,"href":"https:\/\/widoo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4294\/revisions\/5282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/widoo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/widoo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/widoo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/widoo.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}