{"id":263,"date":"2014-03-06T19:06:06","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T19:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/ndedtechguy\/?p=263"},"modified":"2014-03-06T19:06:06","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T19:06:06","slug":"so-about-the-procurement-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/ndedtechguy\/?p=263","title":{"rendered":"So about the procurement process&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The other day I wrote a post about the procurement process here. It may have been born out of some frustration and while I feel it&#8217;s fairly accurate, maybe it&#8217;s a little one sided in its depiction.<\/p>\n<p>While having a conversation today about the contract approval process, one that didn&#8217;t go particularly well I might add, I was reminded of a few times\u00a0when they really came through for me. There have been some fast turnarounds on contract extensions and a desire to help me meet my deadlines.<\/p>\n<p>I can appreciate that. It&#8217;s good that they ultimately have my back.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately I still feel like the process is sometimes harder than it should be. It&#8217;s also hard for anyone else to have the same sense of urgency I feel about my own projects. I completely get that. It&#8217;s just a difficult situation to be in. For both sides.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure how to make things runs more smoothly or efficiently though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day I wrote a post about the procurement process here. It may have been born out of some frustration and while I feel it&#8217;s fairly accurate, maybe it&#8217;s a little one sided in its depiction. 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