Whack a Mole

It’s that special time of year for any Procurement Professional. Ah yes, the end of the fiscal year looms large and what does that mean to me?

Budget dumping.

I think I’ll ring up Procurement a week before it’s all over but for the crying to demand they blow my excess three hundred thou on something useless.

These last minute deals really make me crazy. Ok, we’re not a week before year-end yet, but already the insanity is already building.

Note to Clients: When you want to buy a lot of software, you need a crazy thing called a license. And that takes *time* to negotiate.

Ugh. It’s tough to set priorities when everyone claims there panic purchase is the most important.

And as fast as my rock star team can finish a deal, someone else shows up with a bag of cash wanting us to help them spend it.

Ah well, I’ll grab a mallot and keep whacking away at the mountain of contracts…