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Is Fragmentation Undermining the Purchasing Profession: IACCM’s Tim Cummins Believes It Is
January 12, 2011
For groups like contract management and procurement, there are no universal standards of practice. Unlike fields such as medicine, engineering and the law, there is no firmly established professional ethic or body of knowledge. And without this, they can never achieve sustainable professional status. Fragmentation clearly works against establishing such standards and ultimately proves inefficient […]
Madison Avenue ooops . . . make that Gartner, names Oracle as a leader in supply chain planning
January 7, 2011
The company was founded in 1979 by Gideon Gartner. Originally a private company, the Gartner Group was launched publicly in the 1980s, then acquired by Saatchi & Saatchi, a London-based advertising agency, and then acquired in 1990 by some of its executives, with funding from Bain Capital and Dun & Bradstreet. In 2001 the name […]
2005 SR&ED Related Report on eProcurement Software Industry Tells An Interesting Story 5 Years Later
January 6, 2011
The major ERP companies are starting to move “down market,” approaching firms as small as $50 million in revenues. These slimmed down versions are of necessity horizontal products that either require significant customization or that the client changes their business processes to meet the application’s needs. While much of the larger market has been approached […]
IACCM’s Cummins drives home the importance of relationships and why Bradt’s and Amtower’s new books are needed and timely
January 5, 2011
In today’s Commitment Matters post (The Purpose Of Negotiation) Tim Cummins opens with the statement that “Many of us use the term ‘negotiating’ in a generic form, giving little thought to the variations in approach that are demanded by different circumstances.” In this succinct and seemingly simple statement Tim sums up the basis for the monumental […]
The Two New Books in 2011 That Will Forever Change Public Sector Procurement!
January 4, 2011
On the PI Window on Business’ second show back in April 2009 I welcomed along with McEvoy Galbraeth and Anne Phillips, Stephen Bauld who at the time was Vice President for the Ontario General Contractors Association and author of the books “Leadership Or The Lack Thereof” and “The Municipal Procurement Handbook (two editions).” For those […]
Dinosaurs, Meteors and a Fork in the Road Awaits Us in 2011
December 30, 2010
When I was once again contacted by the Shared Services and Outsourcing Network asking me about my predictions for 2011 I must admit that my thoughts immediately turned to the significant changes in the eProcurement market landscape and how this might influence organizations in terms of their approach regarding the contemplation of outsourcing as a […]
To all our readers THANK YOU for making 2010 Memorable . . . Merry Christmas and All The Best for 2011!
December 23, 2010
Note: Use the following link to read about the history of this animation of Santa and his Reindeer singing White Christmas! 30
Oracle acquisition of PeopleSoft rated as one of the top 10 hostile takeovers of the decade
December 19, 2010
You have to love the oblivious nature of Enterprise Resource Planning “ERP” vendors who seem to operate in a world of their own without much regard for the clients they serve . . . or don’t serve given the high rate of implementation failures. Take for example Oracle, in which an August 28th, 2009 CIO […]
Procurement Insights 
Ask a simple question about government procurement . . .
January 14, 2011
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Perhaps the natural radio host in me is the reason why I am interested in everything that goes on around me and thus like to ask a lot of questions. What is it my mother used to say . . . there is no such thing as a dumb question?! Great advice, and I have […]