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IBM invite to join their Futurist Community; Honored to be one of the 50!
I received an invitation from IBM to join their Futurist “think tank” community. This Community consists of 50 handpicked industry leaders selected based on their field expertise, social presence, and engagement in the Commerce conversation, including supply chain and procurement. They indicated that they reached out to me because they have been following my coverage […]
Truth In Procurement Part 2
August 13, 2016
Apparently Part 1 of my interview on Bill Culhane‘s terrific radio show broke listener records, so tune into part 2 and let me know what you think . . . (for Canadian listeners, you can hear the segment on Spreaker at https://lnkd.in/e-ZDtv7) Going wherever the Truth leads. Also, the Cubs are leading and Bed Bugs […]
Is There Truth In Procurement?
August 6, 2016
CLICK LINK TO LISTEN TO THE LATEST EPISODE Show Survives a Cancelled Flight. The Voice and Conscience Behind #CodeGate and #Transparency. Protecting a Best Friend 30
Procurement Insights Moves Into Mainstream Media
July 25, 2016
With our final sponsorship commitments ending at the end of this month, Procurement Insights will be a 100 percent sponsor free blog. While I have always striven to provide thorough and objective coverage, for me accepting blog sponsorship dollars didn’t seem to mesh with true journalism. Or as I would write in my post it is […]
Theranos Update: “Celebrity” Boards And Their Negative Impact On American Business
June 16, 2016
When I read the following excerpt of Michael Fertik’s post Elizabeth Holmes and the Burden of (Social) Proof, the name Conrad Black immediately came to mind: “Holmes did what many entrepreneurs do, often with positive effect: brought together smart, known people to build the board and leadership team. She surrounded herself with an original board configuration […]
I Have Waited Nearly 10 Years For This To Happen . . . The Santa Clara Story
June 15, 2016
The County of Santa Clara has successfully implemented their eProcurement initiative by transcending the functional silos that have traditionally limited procurement’s effectiveness and influence in the past. In short, and for the first time since I began covering Virginia’s eVA initiative back in 2007, I can say with great confidence that there is now another […]
Wall Street Journal: SciQuest Agrees to Be Taken Private by Accel-KKR
June 8, 2016
“There are no discussions with Oracle, there are no discussions with IBM, there are no discussions with . . . anyone wanna pick a name . . . there are no discussions, there’s nobody.” – Stephen Wiehe, SciQuest CEO July 2015 (SciQuest Q2 Scoop Session Audio Excerpt) As you read the above words, and listen […]
Lawsuit Update: A Campaign For Truth
March 21, 2016
A large, publicly traded company in the United States claiming libel, has sued me for $3.5 million US dollars in alleged damages. While I am confident that I will probably win the libel case, their action was filed in Ontario. Due to the vagaries of the differences in law in different jurisdictions, having the matter […]
The $85 Million Manitoba Hydro Contract Controversy: A Case Of Looking For Phantom Monsters Under The Bed?
March 1, 2016
Earlier today, an old friend from Winnipeg posted a CBC News article on Facebook titled “$85M contract with Manitoba Hydro was not tendered” with the sub-title “Manitoba Hydro says contract was justified, but won’t say why for competitive reasons.” Based on a cursory view of the above headline, one might be inclined to jump to […]
Procurement Insights 
September 23, 2016
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