Software & apps · Planning worksheet

Supplier portals: organise document requests

Illustrative situation

Several departments ask a supplier for the same document through different email threads.

The decision

Create a shared request record with a purpose, owner and accepted version. The portal should reduce repeated requests rather than become another unowned folder.

Rehearse this before accepting the change

Upload a replacement file; the reviewer should identify which version is awaiting a decision.

Use fictional examples and an authorised test environment. Record what happened, the evidence you inspected and any issue that still needs a responsible owner.

Choose a useful measure

Measure repeated requests and documents awaiting review.

Agree the definition and baseline with the team doing the work. Review the result over a comparable period and note other changes that could affect it.

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Map the work and the information it depends on.
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Verify suggested output against appropriate sources.
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Agree ownership, configuration and ongoing maintenance.

Your planning worksheet

Use these checks to prepare a discussion with your team or supplier. Tick a check when you have recorded the decision or evidence, rather than when a feature has simply been promised.

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