In many large organisations, spend is everywhere and nowhere at once. A university has multiple ERPs and grant systems; a hospital has local ordering habits; a government agency has panels plus ad-hoc buys. People do the right thing in their silo, but the enterprise view is foggy. The results are familiar: duplicate suppliers, different prices for the same item, contract leakage, and risk hiding in the tail. When leaders ask “What are we really spending, with whom, and why?”

Innovation today is less about technology for its own sake and more about finding smarter, faster and more effective ways to deliver outcomes.

Organisations must invest in the systems, processes and data quality needed to create connected intelligence. Without these foundations, attempts to automate or apply AI will remain limited, unreliable and high-risk.

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Procurement transformation only sticks when the people who live it every day help shape it.  Across sectors, we’re seeing a shift from top-down policy reform to collaborative procurement design, involving stakeholders from finance, operations, sustainability, and clinical or technical teams right from the start.  At August Consulting, we run co-design workshops that bring together data and dialogue. These sessions help translate numbers into meaning, uncovering pain points, s

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Many organisations facing financial pressures, skills shortages, and complex supplier landscapes are turning to Procurement as a Service (PaaS) to help reduce costs and improve performance. But not all offerings in the market are equal.

The next generation of Contract Management Systems (CMS) will be AI-powered, deeply integrated, and user-centric, transforming contracts into living assets that evolve with your business, rather than archived documents gathering digital dust. 

Every organisation reaches a point where its internal capacity is stretched. You know there’s an important initiative or challenge that needs attention, but the skills, time, or capability simply aren’t available in-house.

In procurement and asset management, one of the most common mistakes organisations make is evaluating suppliers or solutions solely on purchase price. While price is an important consideration, it often represents only a fraction of the real cost. To make informed, strategic decisions, procurement teams and executives must consider the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

While rising costs and increased regulatory scrutiny are creating pressure across aged care, there are practical ways to improve financial performance. One of the most overlooked areas? Non-labour operational costs, which can account for up to 22% of total expenditure.

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By combining deep procurement expertise with an embedded model, August Consulting was able to unlock value quickly, while building procurement capability and confidence within the organisation. Transparency, robust reporting, and strategic alignment were critical enablers in delivering measurable outcomes.

Procurement functions that track the right KPIs can provide confidence to leadership that they are delivering results aligned with the organisation’s strategic objectives.

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