Project management skills the key to better relations
3 April 2012
Project management skills will be increasingly important as local and central government seek value-for-money improvements on expensive projects.
Finding professionals with these skills should be a priority to ensure closer relationships with major suppliers, Brian Rigby, deputy chief executive of the Office of Government Commerce, told delegates at the annual confernece of the Society of Purchasing Officers in Local Government.
Contract negotiations for large construction and IT projects are prime...