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Reader Spotlight Series or What does Martha Stewart know about blogging anyway by Jon Hansen
November 11, 2013
In our October 17th post titled “Martha Stewart’s comment that “Bloggers Are Not Experts” is a case of delivering the right message but using the wrong standards,” I shared with you my opinion on Stewart’s assertion that bloggers are not experts. While I questioned the advice offered up by those who have been traditionally referred to as being […]
Posted in: Commentary
How to Handle Contract Disputes by Shené Commodore, CPCM
November 11, 2013
Editor’s Note: Over the past few months we have focused on the factors that have led to the high rate of failure of complex contracting relationships, as well as the challenges it poses in terms of engaging an increasingly cynical supply base. The latter is particularly true in relation to the public sector procurement process as […]
Posted in: Guest Posting
Values under pressure: Is there a way to keep your job without compromising your values? by Roz Usheroff
November 7, 2013
Originally posted on The Remarkable Leader:
“Personal Values as well as Corporate Values are critical . . . how many people have personal mission statements such as Merlin Olsen to serve as a reference point and guide during periods of crisis or as you called it pressure. Remember Charlie Sheen’s Wall Street character, and his…
Posted in: Guest Posting
Don’t Let Your Implementation Become a ‘Debacle’ by Kelly Barner
November 7, 2013
Editor’s Note: In what is another great post from Buyers Meeting Point’s Kelly Barner, she talks about the reasons why 93% of all large technology projects fail. While I am in agreement with the reasons she gives for these misfires, I believe that the underlying factor that ties them all together is an absence of […]
#eVAForum2013 The procurement professional’s Achilles heel by Jon Hansen
November 5, 2013
“Procurement professionals are great at delivering value, but terrible at promoting their value to their organization and beyond.” This is the statement I made to open my second session at last weeks 25th Annual Public Procurement Forum in Virginia. Titled Strategically Speaking: Procurement, the Organization and You, I focused on the significant changes that are […]
Posted in: Branding Procurement, Commentary
Does anybody still use the “should-cost” model? by Jon Hansen
November 4, 2013
In this week’s guest soundbite, John Moyer and Bryce Heller from A.T. Kearney Procurement and Analytic Solutions explain how to develop a should-cost model. The full podcast can be heard here: http://www.atkearneypas.com/knowledge/podcast.html As you all know, every Monday at 12:00 noon EST over the virtual airwaves of the Blog Talk Radio Network, Buyers Meeting Point’s […]
Posted in: Commentary
Sustainability and Finance by Ian Burdon
November 4, 2013
Editor’s Note: Ian Burdon is currently the Director of Strategic Business Development at Elcom, Inc. Prior to joining Elcom, Ian held senior positions with the Scottish Government including Head of eProcurement Scotland. The views in this article represent his personal views and do not reflect the views of Elcom. As I discussed in my last […]
Posted in: Guest Posting
#eVAForum2013 Blue Ocean Brain: Blazing a new (vendor category) trail?
November 1, 2013
While we are all familiar with the expression “originality is your ability to conceal your source,” what happens when you are the “originator” and therefore have no point of reference from which to begin. As a vendor looking to do business with the Commonwealth of Virginia, Blue Ocean Brain believes that they fall into this […]
Posted in: eVA Forum 2013
SAP: No Longer an ERP Company? by Jon Hansen
November 1, 2013
When I was speaking before what I can only describe as being a great audience at Virginia’s Forum 2013 earlier this week – it has to be something in the water there because these people are remarkable in terms of their enthusiasm for procurement and desire for information – I touched on the decline of […]
Posted in: Commentary
Procurement Insights 
Is Atyeo $30 million judgement against Canadian Government good or bad for public sector procurement? by Jon Hansen
November 12, 2013
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. . . the fact is that the RFP process should be as you indicate a guidance tool as opposed to a selection tool. Unfortunately the public sector seems to look for absolutes as a way of mitigating risk as opposed to making the right choice in terms of choosing the best supplier partner. My […]