{"id":2578,"date":"2008-12-05T16:39:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-05T16:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2008\/12\/05\/introducing-the-spsm-index\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T08:33:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T12:33:51","slug":"introducing-the-spsm-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/introducing-the-spsm-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing&#8230;The SPSM Index!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the hardest questions to answer is \u201cWhat topics does the Senior Professional in Supply Management<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Program cover?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>Well\u2026a lot!<\/p>\n<p>So rather than spout off the topics that most individuals are interested in \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/leverage-the-power-of-spend-analysis\/\">spend analysis<\/a>, stratetic sourcing, managing supply risk, eProcurement and eSourcing, cost savings reporting, yada, yada, yada \u2013 we\u2019ve developed a tool that can help purchasing professionals and procurement executives identify whether or not the topics they are most interested in are included. This tool is called the Senior Professional in Supply Management<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Program Index.<\/p>\n<p>This index lists the topics that are covered in the six purchasing classes that comprise the program. Now, this is new, so it\u2019s not perfect nor all inclusive. But it is a decent starting point for determining which classes cover which topics. And it demonstrates the breadth of topics that are covered.<\/p>\n<p>You can download it for free, with no registration required.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome any and all suggestions to help make this most useful for you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/the-4th-quarter-is-procurement-planning-time\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cThe 4th Quarter Is Procurement Planning Time!\u201d (Edit)\">The 4th Quarter Is Procurement Planning Time!<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/the-last-economic-stimulus-what-did-we-learn\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cThe Last Economic Stimulus:  What Did We Learn?\u201d (Edit)\">The Last Economic Stimulus: What Did We Learn?<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/whitepaper-wednesday-recession-proofing-a-business\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cWhitepaper Wednesday \u2013 Recession-Proofing A Business\u201d (Edit)\">Whitepaper Wednesday \u2013 Recession-Proofing A Business<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/supplier-partnerships-mean-you-have-to-contribute-too\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cSupplier Partnerships Mean You Have To Contribute Too!\u201d (Edit)\">Supplier Partnerships Mean You Have To Contribute Too!<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/educational-videos-for-purchasing-professionals-hit-the-web\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cEducational Videos For Purchasing Professionals Hit The Web\u201d (Edit)\">Educational Videos For Purchasing Professionals Hit The Web<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the hardest questions to answer is \u201cWhat topics [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-procurement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.4 (Yoast SEO v19.13) - 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