Procurement Value Triangle

Stop selling savings. Start selling value. Every procurement decision balances cost, quality and risk, and the best ones don't win on one at the expense of the others. Set how much weight your current decision puts on each, see where it sits, and check you're balancing all three. Then print or save as PDF.

Weight a decision across cost, quality and risk. The tool plots the balance and flags when you are winning on one at the expense of the others. For the thinking behind these tools, read Building a Procurement Strategy That Works.

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Step 1 — Weight the three dimensions

Move each slider to reflect how much your current decision, supplier choice or business case emphasises it. The percentages show the relative balance.

What are you assessing?

Cost33%

Savings, efficiency, total cost of ownership

Quality33%

Specification, service levels, innovation

Risk33%

Supply continuity, compliance, sustainability

Step 2 — Read the balance

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