Agile - maybe you've heard of it in relation to software project management, especially in the tech and startups world.

But what is Agile, and can Agile principles be applied to procurement?

My guest today is David Kershaw of consultancy Curshaw who gives us a 101 on how Agile came into being and what its relevance is in the procurement space.

We explore Agile's values and tackle some of the challenges of applying these in the real world of excessive process and bureaucracy that is the corporate world or the public sector.

Hard to understand processes and tools, unnecessarily complicated documents, out-of-date negotiating styles, and inflexible plans that are far too prescriptive.

Two of the important concepts that David dives into when it comes to agility starts with being more open and working in multi-disciplinary teams. Something that procurement perhaps hasn't been great at in the past.

But, is Agile restricted to certain categories? And can it be brought into categories or organisations which are drowning in superfluous processes?

We dive into some of David's examples of how Agile principles have helped to reduce irrelevant or unnecessary process and have reduced the time required to get to your final destination.

Finally, how does Agile fit with the different pieces of procurement software out there?

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