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Is Duke ready to make a move away from SciQuest? by Jon Hansen
August 26, 2014
One of the great things about being the rebel in the procurement world is that you become the clearing house for industry news simply because your are viewed as being neutral. In short, people are more inclined to tell you things because they know that their confidences can be trusted, and that you are going […]
Special Post – Procurement: DAI Success Strategy by Andy Akrouche
June 9, 2014
“To be truly successful, the Defence Analytics Institute or DAI has to take the program beyond itself to deliver results” – Andy Akrouche Editor’s Note: Defence spending is a hot topic lately on both sides of the Atlantic, as government’s are challenging Defence Departments to do a better job in terms of procurement. Andy Akrouche who […]
P2P Breaking Through – From Dumb Pipes to Smart Networks a “must attend” Webinar by Jon Hansen
June 5, 2014
Just this morning I received an e-mail invite to the June 12th 30 minute Nipendo webinar under the heading “Beyond e-procurement and e-invoicing: what’s next?” Hosted by Purchasing Insight’s Pete Loughlin, attendees will find out how leading enterprises are building intelligent P2P solutions that: Rise above the limitations of document-based buyer-supplier communication Block bad data […]
How Nipendo makes us all look smart by Jon Hansen
June 2, 2014
Back in my April 23rd post “What IBM was to mainframes and Coupa was to SaaS, Nipendo is to the P2P cloud“, I wrote the following; I believe that Nipendo is a company to watch – and watch closely – in that not only have they seen the future, they also understand it and are […]
Procurement’s Top 30 Under 30 and Proxima Webinar on HBR Article highlight a busy week by Jon Hansen
May 27, 2014
The next couple of days are going to be both busy and interesting. On Thursday I am serving as moderator for the Proxima Webinar that will welcome an international guest panel to discuss the recent Harvard Business Review article that was written by the company’s CEO Matthew Eatough titled “Leaders Can No Longer Afford to […]
Virginia makes SDCE 100 list for 2014 by Jon Hansen
May 20, 2014
Have you ever seen the movie Groundhog Day, where Bill Murray’s character is locked in a perpetual loop in which he is forced to relive the same day over and over and over again? Eventually Murray’s character realizes that he can actually learn from his experiences and use them to both anticipate and respond to […]
The more things change, the more they stay the same . . . at least in the world of procurement by Jon Hansen
April 25, 2014
I doubt that when French novelist Alphonse Karr coined the phase the more things change, the more they stay the same, he was thinking about procurement. Based upon a March 27th, 2014 Harvard Business Review article by Proxima CEO Matthew Eatough, Karr would not be unique in this regard. In fact if you accept the […]
What IBM was to mainframes and Coupa was to SaaS, Nipendo is to the P2P cloud by Jon Hansen
April 23, 2014
In talking about the Internet of Things and more specifically the Internet of Things and Humans, Eran Livneh wrote the following in his recent Nipendo blog post What is the Internet of Things and what does it mean to the P2P world; “For Procure-to-Pay applications to keep pace with where “Things” are heading, we need […]
Coupa Inspire ’14 Kicks Off With a Bang by Jon Hansen
April 16, 2014
As someone who has from the very beginning loved all things social media whether it be Internet radio and television, chat rooms and webinars or social networking forums, when I received the e-mail inviting me to tune into the Live Ustream broadcast of Coupa Inspire ’14 I was immediately interested. Let’s face it, while face-to-face […]
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Virginia’s eVA Program Garners Yet Another Industry Award by Jon Hansen
September 16, 2014
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“Virginia took home the honor of Gold Cronin Award winner with their submission eVA Mobile Apps. eVA Mobile Apps – eVA Mobile 4 Business and eVA Mobile 4 Approvers – empowers users by bringing the bidding process to their fingertips and allows approvers to have real-time access to requisitions. These innovative apps provide a fast, secure […]