Systems and methods for managing business award workflow

A method for managing business award workflow, comprising:

• receiving, by a computing device, information related to a policy, wherein the policy is associated with purchasing an item;
• receiving, by the computing device, information related to a project, wherein the project includes a business award to a supplier, and wherein the information includes data related to the business award;
• comparing, by the computing device, the policy with the information to determine whether the business award adheres to the policy;
• in response to determining that the business award adheres to the policy, sending, by the computing device, at least a portion of the information to a predetermined approver for approval;
• in response to determining that the business award does not adhere to the policy, preventing, by the computing device, the business award to occur and identify a reason that the business award does not meet the policy;
• and
• providing, by the computing device, a user interface that includes at least a portion of the information related to the project, including an indication regarding whether the business award adheres to the policy, wherein the user interface further comprises an option to create a new project.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for managing business award workflow that stores logic that causes a computing device to perform the following:

• receive information related to a policy, wherein the policy is associated with purchasing an item;
• receive information related to a strategy, wherein the strategy includes a plurality of projects, at least one of the plurality of projects including a business award to a supplier, and wherein the information includes data related to the business award;
• compare the policy with the information to determine whether the business award adheres to the policy;
• in response to determining that the business award adheres to the policy, send at least a portion of the information to a predetermined approver for approval;
• in response to determining that the business award does not adhere to the policy, identify a reason that the business award does not meet the policy;
• and
• provide a user interface that includes at least a portion of the information related to the strategy, including an indication regarding whether the business award adheres to the policy, wherein the user interface further comprises an option to add a new project to the strategy.