PI SoundBites deliver an added dimension that will provide you, our growing Procurement Insights’ readership, with a convenient synopsis of some of the previous month’s top posts.
This month we discuss news-breaking events such as the Marlin Equity Partners’ investment in Emptoris, and Corporate United’s launch of their new “knowledge-based” interactive web site.
We also take a stroll down memory lane to re-examine the history of Perfect Commerce which ironically reveals why the vendor may be positioned to emerge as a dominant player in the on-demand solution market.
And finally, we introduce the latest white papers from the Procurement Insights Knowledge Library on Integrated Enterprise Excellence and Lombardi’s Blueprint Solution (whom Gartner has just positioned in the Leader’s Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Business Process Management Suites.)
PI SoundBites
Marlin-Emptoris Equity Investment (http://www.houndbite.com/?houndbite=7130)
On January 20, 2009 Marlin Equity Partners announced that they were making a significant capital investment in software company Emptoris.
In this commentary SoundBite regarding the January 22, 2009 Procurement Insights post Jon hansen touches on the reasons why this transaction may very well reshape the software vendor landscape.
Use the following link to access the post in its entirety: https://procureinsights.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/sponsor-news-marlin-equity-partners-invests-in-emptoris-beyond-the-headlines-commentary/)
The World Leader in Supply and Contract Management
Perfect Vision (http://www.houndbite.com/?houndbite=7269)
In my January 26, 2009 post titled “A Perfect Vision and Determined Execution: Laying the Foundations for Sustainable Success,” I make the following statement; “Perfect Commerce is the epitome of both enterprise adaptability and perseverance of vision.”
Listen to this PI SoundBite to find out why.
Use the following link to access the post in its entirety: https://procureinsights.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/a-%e2%80%9cperfect-vision%e2%80%9d-and-determined-execution-laying-the-foundations-for-sustainable-success-perfect-commerce-profile-httpwwwperfectcom/
The Key Principles behind the Integrated Enterprise Excellence Methodology White Paper (http://www.houndbite.com/?houndbite=7840)
Is Six Sigma Still Relevant in A Dynamically Changing World?
With the growing level of dissatisfaction with programs such as Six Sigma, the question that needs to be asked is quite simply this . . . what are the key elements of a successful improvement initiative?
This PI SoundBite focuses on the possible reasons behind the alarming number of failed or struggling programs, as well as providing insight into why both Deming as well as IEE represents a viable solution and resolution to the operational challenges of the emerging global enterprise.
Use the following link to obtain your free copy of this Procurement Insights Knowledge Library white paper: https://procureinsights.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/the-key-principles-behind-the-integrated-enterprise-excellence-methodology-a-procurement-insights-knowledge-leadership-publication/
Taking clients beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard
Corporate United’s New Web 2.0 Collaborative Website (http://www.houndbite.com/?houndbite=8277)
In my August 20, 2008 post titled “The Web 2.0 Association: A Dynamic Engagement Between Stakeholders Sharing the Same Interests and Goals,” I expressed my opinion that “traditional membership models for many associations have become somewhat stagnate in that they are not effectively aligned with the emerging Web 2.0 world of dynamic engagement between stakeholders sharing the same interests and goals.”
This PI SoundBite provides a highlight of how Corporate United’s new web site represents the “new frontier” in the member services sector.
Use the following link to access the post in its entirety: https://procureinsights.wordpress.com/2009/02/13/sponsor-news-corporate-united%e2%80%99s-new-website-enhances-membership-collaboration/
Lombardi Blueprint Process Mapping Solution Overview (http://www.houndbite.com/?houndbite=7962)
“Information is giving out; communication is getting through.”
This is a powerful statement and it is at the heart of the Lombardi product offering’s value proposition.
Shedding the shackles of user complexity, the Lombardi Blueprint solution’s ease-of-use is truly a collaborative tool that takes process mapping to a level of communication that leads to understanding.
Use the following link to access the post in its entirety: https://procureinsights.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/bridging-the-operational-disconnect-within-the-collective-enterprise-lombardi-software-profile/
Using Business Process Mapping as a Communication Facilitator in the Global Enterprise White Paper (http://www.houndbite.com/?houndbite=8718)
“Communication is getting through!”
John C. Maxwell had it right when he made the statement that “information is getting out; communication is getting through.”
What is interesting is that communication requires an effort in which many organizations – especially at the senior level – seem to fall short.
In his book Frankenstein’s Manager: Leadership’s Missing Links, author Bill McAneny research found that next to the ubiquitous lack of people skills, the second most frequent complaint against an organization’s senior management is their inability to listen.
How does Lombardi’s Blueprint Solution bridge the communication chasm? Use the following link to obtain your free copy of this latest white paper from the Procurement Insights Knowledge Library: http://www.slideshare.net/piblogger/lombardi-blueprint-white-paper-1052432
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Posted on February 24, 2009
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