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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
Quote #4 – POWER
May 10, 2017
I have recently heard comments about waking up in bed with a horse head and other such fables of power and influence. Such comments confirmed what I have always believed that being in a position of power through which you can influence others is a privilege and responsibility. In other words, real power should be […]
Posted in: Commentary, Questionable Quotes
Mickey North Rizza v. Thomas Kase
May 3, 2017
Some of the people who have been following the #coupakase story had observed that while Thomas Kase’s move to Coupa isn’t as noteworthy as when Mickey North Rizza jumped to Bravo, they are in agreement that the optics are an issue. I would agree with this assessment from the standpoint of poor optics. However, for […]
Posted in: Commentary
What is good for the Theranos goose is not for the procurement gander
May 2, 2017
Short and sweet . . . When I posted the following poll as part of my coverage of the Theranos story asking if procurement needs or deserves independent media coverage, the results were 80 percent Yes, and 20 percent No. This lined up with what Kelly Barner and I found when we posed the question “does […]
Posted in: Commentary, PI Poll
New PI Poll: Does procurement need (deserve) independent media coverage?
May 1, 2017
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Posted in: PI Poll
Former Spend Matters “Analyst” Kase: A VP By Any Other Name . . .
May 1, 2017
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is a frequently referenced part of William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet seems to argue that it does not matter that Romeo is from her rival’s house of Montague, that is, that he is named “Montague.” – Wikipedia In Friday’s post 4 Major […]
Posted in: Commentary
4 Major Problems With Jason Busch’s Post Regarding COUPA Kase
April 28, 2017
While I have reached out to Coupa CEO Rob Bernshteyn as well as Spend Matters’ Carina Kuhl for a comment on my post from this morning, I was sent the link to a post that Jason Busch wrote about Coupa hiring former Spend Matters employee Thomas Kase. You can read it through the following link; http://spendmatters.com/2017/04/28/technology-analysts-ndas/ Given […]
Posted in: Commentary
Spend Matters’ Kase Joins COUPA In An Interdepartmental Transfer
April 28, 2017
For five years, Kase worked at Spend Matters as vice president of research and lead analyst . . . Prior to Spend Matters, Kase worked in different roles for source-to-pay providers Ariba and SciQuest – through their Procuri and AECsoft USA acquisitions, respectively. – April 27th, 2017, Global Newswire The incestuous nature of the procurement world […]
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Procurement Insights 
Buy American 2017: Is It Just The Current Version Of The Same Old Song?
May 16, 2017
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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 […]