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With regards to the NIGP Code, are States forfeiting their future for the sake of a questionable past? by Jon Hansen
April 3, 2015
“Just to be clear . . . one of the main reasons why States don’t just jump to the United Nation’s Code is that without a crosswalk, historic spend data that is tied into the NIGP Code would be lost? Based on my research to date, it appears that with the exception of a handful […]
The Fruit of The Poisonous NIGP Code Tree by Jon Hansen
April 1, 2015
The National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. is a national, membership-based non-profit organization providing support to professionals in the public sector purchasing profession. – Wikipedia This past November, I had an opportunity to meet and talk with the NIGP’s Chief Executive Rick Grimm. As a panelist in a discussion that I was moderating, I found […]
Missouri Award Protest: The Gettysburg of Public Sector eProcurement by Jon Hansen
March 31, 2015
CONTENTION #2 – Within their offer Perfect Commerce made false claims regarding contractual rights with the NIGP Code . . . we contend that Perfect Commerce is non-responsive (non-compliant) as they have indicated affirmative responses that violate existing contractual agreements between Perfect Commerce and Periscope. Please refer to the attached letter (pages 7 to 9) from NIGP […]
Periscope Protest Letter Highlights Their Reasons For Challenging Missouri Selection of Perfect Commerce by Jon Hansen
March 31, 2015
Yesterday, and as an update to my December 11th, 2014 post on Periscope, I shared the news that the vendor had filed a formal letter of protest regarding Missouri’s decision to award the contract for the state’s eProcurement system to Perfect Commerce. Below is the actual Protest Letter. Over the coming days I will focus […]
Article by veteran contracts expert Lewis-Fernandez demonstrates the kind of thinking that gives negotiation a bad name by Jon Hansen
March 27, 2015
Point #3 Create a strong foundation by building relationships first: This is probably one of the most important things an individual can do in regards to negotiation and in business in general. Perhaps you have attended the standard “networking” event where you give dozens of cards out without having a real conversation with anyone. It’s time […]
Posted in: Commentary, Negotiating
The Impact Of An M&A On The Procurement Department
March 25, 2015
This morning I read a post by Roz Usheroff regarding the just announced merger between Kraft and Heinz, and how an employee can both survive and thrive when an M&A occurs. Overall it was a great post, which provided practical insights and tips on what an employee should do when their company has either acquired […]
Posted in: Commentary
The Employee’s Guide for Surviving a Merger & Acquisition (Revisited)
March 25, 2015
Originally posted on The Remarkable Leader:
“I wondered if I would lose my job despite what we were told. We all know when mergers happen there are overlaps, or for other reasons you can get pushed out,” he said. From MSNBC Careers article “How to survive and thrive after an acquisition” by Eve Tahmincioglu Back…
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Sustainable Procurement: Converting Environmental Impact into Financial Impact By Nick Ford
March 23, 2015
It’s difficult to put a price on pollution. Damage to the environment is something we all end up paying for – through the depletion of resources and decreased quality of life – but how do you assign a figure to that? In pounds, dollars, yen, euros? Corporations, the world’s biggest polluters, think in terms of […]
Posted in: Guest Posting
How Winning Isn’t The Only Thing?
March 23, 2015
Originally posted on The Remarkable Leader:
How many people equate success with conquest? In other words, believe that we live in a dog-eat-dog world in which, while maybe not the only way, the best way to get ahead, is at bettering someone else. I thought about this perspective recently, when I read an article discussing…
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Why the everyday taxpaying citizen should care about the Missouri NIGP Code Bid Protest by Jon Hansen
April 4, 2015
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“Can you imagine what a politician would do with a story like this? How would State’s explain their coming under the thumb of a purported non-profit entity such as the NIGP who, through what appears to be a non-arms length relationship with a private entity, wields enough power to the point that they can dictate […]