CIPS L3M1 Exam - Topic 1 Question 48 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L3M1 exam

Question #: 48
Topic #: 1

The idea / practice that some users / internal customers will spend organisational funds without in-volving procurement professionals when required to do so by organisational rules, is called:

AOff balance sheet procurement

BNonconformist procurement

CMerchandise buying

DMaverick buying

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Suggested Answer: D

One of the best ways to combat maverick buying is for procurement to be seen to be doing a good job, reducing the justification in colleagues' minds for going outside the system.

The other terms shown in the answers are simply made up to create the question.

This is your final question in this practice exam - good luck in the real exam!

by Jettie at May 03, 2026, 05:35 PM

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Thad

3 days ago

I remember discussing this in class, and I think the term we used was maverick buying. It definitely sounds familiar!

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Lili

8 days ago

I think this might be related to how some departments bypass procurement rules, but I'm not entirely sure if it's called maverick buying or something else.

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