Cabinet Office minister, Francis Maude, speaking at a meeting attended by 31 major government suppliers including BT, Hewlett Packard, IBM and CapGemini, claimed that large-scale bespoke IT systems – many of which have gone significantly over budget in the past – would henceforth be replaced by less expensive and “off the shelf” offerings. In this […]
December 17, 2010
Cabinet Office minister, Francis Maude, speaking at a meeting attended by 31 major government suppliers including BT, Hewlett Packard, IBM and CapGemini, claimed that large-scale bespoke IT systems – many of which have gone significantly over budget in the past – would henceforth be replaced by less expensive and “off the shelf” offerings. So opened […]
August 6, 2010
Antitrust expert Evan Stewart and Alan Greenspan share the same Laissez-faire tendencies that is undermining both public trust and ultimately the economy. Is the FTC’s aggressive antitrust approach hurting consumers? What are your thoughts? PI Inquisitive Eye Video Commentary RE Intel Settlement 30
April 29, 2010
Well it was a terrific 2 days in Washington as the PI Window on Business took its show on the road thanks to sponsor Elcom and the tremendous work of the 2010 Business of Government Summit’s organizer, Shared Services and Outsourcing Network (SSON). It was a first rate venue that saw us broadcast “live” 5 […]
April 20, 2010
“Building a Transparent, Collaborative and High-Performance Government Capable of Addressing the Challenges of the 21st Century” NOTE: Please Visit the Event Page through the following 3rd Annual Business of Government Summit Link. Broadcasting Live from Washington, DC April 27th & 28th The PI Window on Business Show will be on the road covering the 3rd […]
April 15, 2010
Since releasing the following PI Inquisitive Eye TV segment on the legitimacy of the term “Spend Intelligence” earlier this week, there have been in excess of 1,000 views. What is noteworthy is that this particular subject seems to have hit a nerve with readers, listeners and now viewers, reflective of the level of interest that […]
April 15, 2010
Editors Note: Guest Panelists for this Friday’s show Cenk Uygur and Larry Winget have a unique way of saying things relative to Alan Greenspan’s recent about face in terms of admitting that there is in fact fraud in the financial markets and, taking personal responsibility for your own finances. I am sure that you will […]
April 6, 2010
Over the past few months I have been approached by an increasing number of industry veterans from both the end-user (client) side of the supply chain market, as well as the analyst/vendor camps requesting and providing information on emerging market trends. This morning I spoke with a top analyst from Craig-Hallum who provided some background […]
April 5, 2010
I have always found it to be a major disconnect that the majority of investment counselors are not independently wealthy . . . in essence, if they can’t do it for themselves and their families how are they going to do it for you?!? “Classic” studies of investment adviser performance from the late 1960s and […]
April 2, 2010
I must admit that I was pleased to discover that the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) highlighted Procurement Insights as a Web Site of Interest in their April issue of Just in ETime newsletter. About ISM: Founded in 1915, the Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) is the largest supply management association in the world as […]
January 18, 2011
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