WHO MOVED MY OFFICE?

Tammy Rimes, MPA

Virtual Forum nigp.org

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The best laid schemes o’ mice and men often go astray. Robert Burns

Paradigm Shifts or

Moving the Cheese!

Quickly pivot and change direction – look for new ways to get things done

Acknowledge the change, analyze and look for ways to continue under the new

conditions.

Hang Tight and keep hoping things will go back the way they were

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World's largest work-from-home experiment

PROS

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CONS

• No commuting

• Productivity Maintained or Increased

• Focused during emergency toward common goals

• Innovation and creative problem-solving increased

• Automation has risen for whole organization

• Lack of personal connection

• Unsure of future with coming back to work, budgetary impacts and family care

• ZOOM fatigue

• Vacation time – limited options

• Performance reviews and raises

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Workforce of the Future

Changing/blended roles

Decentralized Workforce

Lifelong Learning

Work / Life Balance

Office Space and Locations

Needed Skill Sets

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WORKFORCE: 2020 SURVEY

81%

Analytical –Critical Thinking

48%

Technology

75%

Interpersonal

22%

Management

51%

Written Communications

14%

Public Speaking

Presentations

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Automation• eProcurement systems

• Contract management

• Renewals and Performance Reviews

• Insurance Renewals

• Wet signature vs. electronic signatures

• Virtual team meetings/conf calls

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Policies and Procedures

DURING AND POST COVID

• Bids, evaluations, contract award

• Presentations for the Board / City Council

• Site Visits and Pre-Bid Meetings

• Emergency purchases section (FEMA compliant)

• Timelines and submissions

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Warehousing

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Budget Reductions

Large Purchases

Our Panel of Experts…

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Ronnie BarnesHGAC BUYChair - NCPP

Jeff Drury Choice Partners

Duff ErholtzSourcewell

Doug LooneyOMNIA Partners

One piece of good news…

• One silver lining of Covid is it knocks us all off our hamster wheels - of doing things in a particular way - and forces everyone to think of new ways of doing things. Which is cognitively, quite good for you. In that sense, all our brains are forced to be more exercised than normal. Challenging your brain with novelty appears to provide cognitive protection.

• David Eagleman, neuroscientist and host of PBS “The Brain”

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