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I would have liked more procurement policy examples for local government, and discussion around what works well.
Interesting, made me think.
Exceeded my expectations; thought it could be above my head, but was practical and "fun".
As my role grows this information will become more useful. Thanks for sharing your expertise Frank.
Very practical. Great examples, relevant to the topics.
Excellent course. Really helps to refresh mind etc. Learnt some new tools and will apply.
Excellent content and presentation. I have learnt a great deal, cemented some of my "old" knowledge and feel more confident in the procurement aspects of my new role. I look forward to receiving the excel spreadsheet "tools" demonstrated in the workshop.
Good practical stuff.
I have really enjoyed this course and got a lot out of it, good practical information. The reading list sounds really interesting.
This has been extremely entertaining. Starting from scratch , has been a lot to absorb but very good
Fantastic practical tools - will be great for leading processes in my own workplace. Great to be able to download tools. My role is more theory based so I might still need more assistance in development of our policies
Really enjoyed it! Learnt heaps - invaluable. Would 100% recommend
Very useful, aided my refresh working in this space. Big learning: "Plan - the ROI will pay"
It reiterated my existing knowledge and skill base
I still need to understand how to write an appropriate policy and strategy - next time maybe. But the whole process of delivering a project using that process will help me understand what I need to do and what others need to do. I might be the "teacher"
Great to see a contract come to fruition from start to finish
Loved it. Learnt heaps, laughed lots. Loved the interaction and presenation. Low-tech rocks!
Very well presented and flexible enough to cater to participant's needs
Awesome! Thank you
Enjoyed approach of Frank as presenter/facilitator
Very good
I was very pleasantly surprised at how interesting the workshop was - you made quite a dry process extremely intersting
Great communicator - presenter knew his craft!
Great! Useful and applies to my role
Good place but got lost at times
Perhaps just a little more group activity would have been good. Excellent content and presentation
Teaching through each stage of procurement process is great
Awesome!
Really like all of the tangilbe examples. Clear presentation
Good to hear supplier perspective and impact of procurement processes on potential outcomes
Enjoyed it. Good instruction. Real world examples
Supplier perspective was really interesting
Really good practical approaches
Great - Easy to stay engaged
Incredibly useful cotnent, can be used everyday
Good motivational speaking
Information and contents were relevant to my role
Great use of humour and real life examples/stories
I think the workshop fronted a useful overview for those who aren't experience in the procurement process. Would have been useful to have the organisational templates available (RFP)
The tools/charts are so helpful, simple to use, and I will use them
Great informative course
Great facilitators - made light and fun of what could be a difficult concept to grasp
Being new to my current role, this has been really useful
Excellent!
Really good course involving a lot of information and skills I willuse in and out of work. Frank is a great facilitator.
Very informative, entertaining "fun"
I didn't expect procurement training to be so entertaining and easily understood
Taking away a number of very useful tools. Difficult in that with internal parks staff in not procuring services - more plant/materials. But do see how much of content can be adapted to suit/be used for this
Got me thinking about the planning and the process
Very broad course covering participants with little to higher understanding. I would have benefitted from a more advanced session.
Good use of the two days. Content well presented and relevant
A fair amount of the course was directed towards the processes I don't use. It was good to get some background but I feel some of the very good ideas need to be adopted by the organisation as a whole
Course content good, but not always relevant for me as I don't handle many bigger projects
Great subject knowledge
Information presented was timely
Well prepared, engaged with participants, gave real life examples and back up processes and tools. Flowed well over the two days
Well worth it to reinforce concepts and improve processes we do all the time across the organisation
Very good coverage from basics through to main issues. Good stories to illustrate issues.
Great delivery. Neat "flow" right through. Loved the way you deviate from the programme to build the whole picture.
Engaging, simple language with excellent examples. Packed a punch. Leaving with amazing tools ttat can be applied in my workplace.
This workshop exceeded my expectations as delivered a total package of tools around procurement.
Great interaction and humour.
Very engaging.
Had fun the last 2 days, while taking in a lot of hints/tips and tools to use along the way.
Good course overall.
Learnt a lot of new tips.
Very beneficial, great tools available and better understanding of the process.
Frank was a great presenter, lots of practical experience and examples to offer.
All good.
Great content over 2 day; went quick. Thought it would be a bore, was not.
Very valuable training.
Good pace, repetition and use of practical tools.
Very good.
Would like to do the Project Management training with the Integral Group.
Really well done. A lot to take in, in 2 days. Recommend to others - a great course.
Well-paced - interactive, practical, good use of tools using real examples.
Interesting and fast-paced.
Very useful to my job. A very useful and practical workshop.
Very good all around. Real life skills. Frank knows his stuff.
Lots of information and backed-up with examples.
Very informative, fast-paced, engaging and fun. Frank made it fun and positive.
Had a ball.
Great course.
The detailed heavy procurement stuff was over my head as never been exposed to it and unlikely to be involved in future.
Was good. Good examples aused and humour. Day 2 was longer and taxing. Was good to understand the reason/theory behind procurement and best practise ways.
Really surprised that I enjoyed it as much as I did. Some things I won't use and I just need to take away from the course relevant ones. In saying that, I have a better understanding now around procurement.
Getting all onto a common framework and understanding 'why', was the key objective which you and the team nailed. Thank you.
As always, very engaging and informative session.
It was really good, a lot of information to take in. The legal process part was of most benefit to me having been involved in your project management workshop.
Very good, lots to take in and put to practise.
Day 1 - 3 star; Day 2 - 4.5 star - for me.
Overall good crash course into procurement. Very helpful having previously run through it with Frank with the Pahiatua Main St designer procurement.
Day 1 = been there done that. Great content but could have been done in half day. Day 2 - great content, bit rushed.
Well presented - thanks.
Feel like I understand procurement better and really appreciate the collaberative approach. I feel more confident using these tools to help manage our panel contract.
Thanks Frank, really enjoyed the 2 days.
Great workshop, thank you.
Really great couple of days. Very professional and thought out. Great flow and clear learning objectives.
Good content, fun and heaps learned.
A good refresher with simple but effective tools/techniques.
It was fun; fast-paced; lots of different takeaways.
Great, really enjoyed it.
The tools that were given to us during the training were helpful and will start to use them.
I knew very little about procurement before this workshop. I know a bit more now and know where to go to find help when I need it.
Exciting to be introduced to a more collaborative and positive way of engaging with and selecting suppliers/contractors.
Enjoyed the interactiveness.
Not having participated in any other workshops, project management etc I found these aspects beneficial to the overal procurement framework.
Gave me a good understanding of good procurement processes.
Understood some of the fundamental processes from P.M. workshop so was a bit repetitive. Would have appreciated more time on our policy and tools for PM and developing contracts (this is where we get screwed up).
Excellent material, was a lot there however once we do the procurement process will then find this helpful.
Good mix of discussion, workshop, slides, standing up.
Very thorough and beneficial.
Huge topic - covered extremely well.
Great to refresh on key principles and some good tools to take away and apply to future procurement.
Personable, stories with value, engaging.
Well-presented, good use of examples from personal experience.
Good to refresh/reinforce Right Track Workshop benefits and how they can be applied in the procurement space
Always good Frank :)
Well presented and clear with good and practical ideas. Will be recommending across WCC
Great info and delivery with good real world examples
Enjoy the practical examples and real time scenario/case study
Good workshop, it was great getting another perspective than the government-centric view
I'm moving back into procurement, but it's been an age. For me, I'd get more value from this course 6-12 months into my role when I have tangible examples to relate back to
Very informative, however I feel I have a way to go.
Loved the passionate facilitation. As a newbie to procurement I found the workshop extremely educational.
Great workshop and lucky to have workshopped my procurement project.
Certainly reaffirmed my current knowledge. Gave new tools and added to my suite.
Kerry & Frank excellent facilitators. Very relevant content.
Good coverage of subject matter.
Great presenters.
Learned a lot on the process and to make it easier
Will be good to put ideas into practise
Frank is a very good presenter and kept us engaged
Frank has a gift or keeping things simple and fun.
Open your mind to change in process
Great to get real life examples
Workshop was very insightful and provides tooling and skills that can be taken back to the workplace and our offices
Good content
Well paced and thorough
Really interesting. A lot of information that I'll need time to assimilate. Love that I will have some new templates.
The workshop was interactive, fun and lots of tools shared.
Good level of theory and practical real life examples
Really thorough. A lot covered ?. Maybe too much. Fast paced and fun.
Really enjoyed the workshop. A lot of content due to low knowledge levels, but grew my baseline knowledge a lot. Gave me confidence.
Great facilitator - good workshop and techniques shown.
A lot of tools gained for multiple purposes in the way it was presented.
Overall delivery I thought was excellent, using visual and interactive methods to help tap into being able to use different techniques. Being new to the procurement process I felt I was able to understand multiple aspects and hopefully put them into proactise in the near future.
Enjoyable, good mix of interactive sessions and 'workbook' sessions. Good examples.
Very enjoyable learning experience.
Learnt some good ideas.
Excellent workshop - covered a significant amount of materials - a lot to think about.
Really enjoyed the level of experience Frank and the team have had. Helps to drive home key points.
It would be nice to see more existing procurement plans and plan templates.
Interactive, fun, informative