NASPO Events & Education Pulse Blog Over the past six years of NASPO Top 10 Priorities lists, four topics have made the Top 10 every year and an additional 3 topics were on the list for all but one year. These topics, collectively, represent 65% of the list from the past six years. NASPO has supported these priorities through the development of the publications found in the table below.
2020-2015 Annual Top 10 Priorities List
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Strategy/Centralization
x
x
x
x
x
x
eProcurement
x
x
x
x
x
x
Training and Certification Programs
x
x
x
x
x
x
Analytics
x
x
x
x
x
x
Transparency/Ethics
x
x
x
x
x
IT Procurement and Processes
x
x
x
x
x
Contract Administration
x
x
x
x
x
Talent Management
x
x
x
x
Innovative Solicitation Methods
x
x
x
x
x
CPI
x
x
x
x
x
Agency Stakeholders
x
x
Cooperative Purchasing Contracts
x
x
Change Management
x
Procurement Preferences and Principles
x
The top three topics represented across the top ten varied slightly from year to year, but overall, Strategy/Centralization and Analytics emerged as the most common.
Table 2
2020-2015 Top Three Priorities
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Strategy/Centralization
x
x
x
x
x
Analytics
x
x
x
eProcurement
x
x
Training and Certification Programs
x
x
IT Procurement and Processes
x
x
Agency Relations
x
CPI
x
Agency Stakeholders
x
Contract Administration
x
Regional Top 10 Priorities
Similar to the Annual Top 10 results, two topics were priorities for each year in each region: Strategy/Centralization and eProcurement.
Together, these two account for 20% of the Regional Top 10 Priorities.
Table 3
2020-2019 Regional Top 10 Priorities
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
East
East
South
South
West
West
Midwest
Midwest
Strategy/Centralization
1
7
2
5
3
3
3
6
eProcurement
7
2
7
6
1
6
2
2
Training Certification Programs
9
9
4
2
9
6
3
Analytics
2
5
10
4
2
7
4
Transparency/Ethics
6
7
1
10
IT Procurement and Processes
10
3
9
4
8
Contract Administration
6
1
1
10
1
9
Talent Management
5
8
6
9
Innovative Solicitation Methods
7
5
CPI
4
4
3
5
5
10
5
Agency Stakeholders
9
1
3
2
8
7
4
1
Change Management
6
5
8
Tracking Performance Metrics*
3
9
8
Cooperative Purchasing Contracts*
8
10
10
7
Supplier Relationships*
8
10
Contract Risk Assessment*
4
8
Note:*region specific priority not found on the Annual Top 10.
The top three topics found in the Regional Top 10 Priorities include Strategy/Centralization, eProcurement, and Agency Stakeholders. Strategy/Centralization is a top priority nationwide as evidenced by its appearance at the top of both the Annual and Regional Top 10 Priority lists.
Table 4
2020-2019 Top 3 Regional Priorities
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
2020
2019
East
East
South
South
West
West
Midwest
Midwest
Strategy/Centralization
1
2
3
3
3
eProcurement
2
1
2
2
Agency Stakeholders
1
3
2
1
Contract Administration
1
1
1
Training Certification Programs
2
3
Analytics
2
2
IT Procurement and Processes
3
Tracking Performance Metrics*
3
CPI
3
Transparency/Ethics
1