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What Role Does Diversity Play In Enterprise Purchasing Decisions?
May 4, 2010
Innovative new technology coupled with the recent economic downturn and political climate has given rise to new pressures for both the public and private sectors to create greater transparency and accountability with regard to contractual compliance, public engagement, costs and profits, and operational efficiency. To best achieve these goals will require smart, timely and data-driven […]
NASA’s Success with Shared Services Determinedly Led and Clearly Explained by Richard Arbuthnot
May 3, 2010
What was most interesting about the presentation given by Richard Arbuthnot at last week’s 2010 Business of Government Summit in Washington, D.C. is the fact that he accomplished what so few have been able to do relative to implementing a shared services strategy . . . clearly explain why it worked at NASA and, identify […]
Video Dispatch from the 3rd Annual Government Summit in Washington, D.C.
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 […]
Guest Post: Carl Levin poses three cyber scenarios
April 24, 2010
The following is a guest post by Richard Stiennon who will be my guest on the May 7th, 2010 PI Window on Business segment “Surviving Cyber War” on Blog Talk Radio at 12:30 PM EST. Note: This is the second guest post by Richard in the Procurement Insights Blog. The first “Look to how the […]
3rd Annual Business of Government Summit Day 1 Broadcast Links Now Up
April 22, 2010
The following are the Live and On-Demand show links for the Day 1 Sessions being broadcast live from the 2010 Business of Government Summit in Washington, DC on April 27th starting at 9:00 AM EST “Building a Transparent, Collaborative and High-Performance Government Capable of Addressing the Challenges of the 21st Century” Broadcasting Live from Washington, […]
Guest Post: Look to how the Cold War was won, not how it was maintained, for a cyber strategy
April 21, 2010
The following is a guest post by Richard Stiennon who will be my guest on the May 7th, 2010 PI Window on Business segment “Surviving Cyber War” on Blog Talk Radio at 12:30 PM EST. Note: A second guest post by Richard through the Procurement Insights Blog will appear here on Friday, April 23rd. Perhaps […]
Thought Leaders Segment: Bill Michels Live from ISM’s 95th Annual International Conference
April 21, 2010
Joining us on May 26th at 9:30 AM EST on the PI Window on Business Show from ISM’s 95th Annual International Supply Management Conference and Educational Exhibit in sunny San Diego is Bill Michels. During this Special 30-Minute segment, Bill will discuss how the recovery is putting strain on supply managers because organizations have lost […]
How Vulnerable Are We To A Cyberattack?
April 18, 2010
Because the United States is the most Internet-dependent and automated in terms of supply chain, banking, transportation-control systems and other modern facilities, it’s also the most vulnerable to cyberattack, Clarke argues. And the military’s dependence on the Internet also means it would be vulnerable to disruptions of it. From Fox Business “Cyber War”‘ author: U.S. […]
Spend Intelligence and Botox . . . is the term spend intelligence fluff or, worse yet, misleading?
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 […]
Procurement Insights 
May 6, 2010
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