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Charles Dominick’s NLPA Now Part Of Certitrek????
June 8, 2017
In this hyper-connected world of ours, it is hard for anyone to sneeze without everyone saying God bless you. Here I am sitting at my desk when I received the following message via Skype at 10:23 PM. “Hey, Jon – sorry for the late message. Did you know that the Next Level Purchasing Association was […]
Posted in: Commentary, News & Updates
Is this why POOL4TOOL CCO approached me about Jaggaer over a month ago?
June 2, 2017
A little more than a month ago, I was talking and InMessaging with Roger Blumberg who is the Chief Commercial Officer at POOL4TOOL. He asked me an interesting question; would I be willing to speak with Jaggaer management which as everyone knows is now leading the former SciQuest organization. The reason he was asking is that he has connections with […]
Posted in: Commentary, News & Updates
4 Interesting Questions (And Answers) From Today’s Zycus P2P Uber Webinar
May 31, 2017
Despite the technical difficulties, this morning’s Zycus webinar about Uberizing Procure-2-Pay, generated some fascinating poll results as well as questions. Given that I was addressing a European audience, the webinar’s 6:00 AM ET start time likely meant that you may not have been up when I went live. I was also made aware of the fact that […]
Posted in: webinars
Procurious Career Bootcamp Series
May 22, 2017
If you haven’t yet had the opportunity to check out the Procurious Career Boot Camp video series, then I would recommend that you do. Just click on the image below to access all 15 videos featuring procurement industry thought leaders. 30
Posted in: News & Updates
You Can Read My Posts On Spend Matters PRO And Other Pictures Of The Week
May 19, 2017
Most of you may not remember either Look or Life magazine, as both ceased publication in the early seventies. They were bi-weekly periodicals with minimal text that featured photographs of current events. One could say that with either publication a picture was literally worth a thousand words. In the spirit of these once great magazines, here […]
Posted in: Commentary
10 Years Ago Today Procurement Insights Was Launched
May 18, 2017
It is hard to believe that it has been 10 years since I first shared with you, my thoughts regarding the procurement world. Of course, back then, I think the only people who read my blog – and not even on a regular basis were close friends and family members. Certainly not the 25,000 plus fantastic […]
Posted in: Commentary
Buy American 2017: Is It Just The Current Version Of The Same Old Song?
May 16, 2017
Back in 2010, I had the opportunity to talk with then Canadian Trade Minister Stockwell Day regarding what was at the time a contentious issue between Canada and our neighbor to the south. I am of course talking about the swirling controversy regarding the Buy American legislation that according to the Minister had more to […]
Posted in: Commentary
Why Volkswagen’s Position On Consulting Firms Is Good News For The Hackett Group
May 12, 2017
In a recent post, I had indicated that I was waiting to hear back from The Hackett Group regarding their acquisition of Jibe Consulting and the possibility of doing an interview on my radio show. While I am still waiting for their Global Communications Director to get back to me, there were two points of discussion […]
Posted in: Commentary
Possible Hackett Group Interview: What Does Jibe Acquistion Really Mean?
May 10, 2017
I should know fairly soon if The Hackett Group agrees to do an interview on my radio show. While I have an opinion on what this acquisition might mean “beyond the headline” itself, it is important that you hear all sides to what I think is probably one of “the” sleeper stories of the year. […]
Posted in: Commentary
Procurement Insights 
Do Service Providers Choose The Right Clients?
June 27, 2017
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First, there was the Commonwealth of Virginia. Now there is Santa Clara County. Both have achieved amazing things in their respective procurement practices. So much so that I have often referred to them as beacons of excellence in the realms of public sector procurement. As I watched the following video which was just released on […]