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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
Memories of the dot com boom . . . before the bust
We recently began sorting through the accumulated memories of a wide and varied collection of pictures, clothes and other such items upon which the ideal garage sale is built. In short, trying to determine what of our junk would be considered a treasure to someone else. Interestingly enough, many of the items that we now […]
Posted in: Your Saturday Smile
Global IT Debt: A “New” Buzz Term For IT/ERP Vendor Avarice
December 17, 2010
First up is a new report from Andy Kyte, a Gartner fellow, in which he estimates that “Global IT Debt” will total $500 billion in 2010, with the potential to jump to $1 trillion by 2015. Those are big numbers, but what does Global IT Debt mean? “The cost of clearing the backlog of maintenance […]
Posted in: Commentary
UK Government “revenue party over” announcement re large IT/ERP projects long on intent but short on execution
December 17, 2010
Cabinet Office minister, Francis Maude, speaking at a meeting attended by 31 major government suppliers including BT, Hewlett Packard, IBM and CapGemini, claimed that large-scale bespoke IT systems – many of which have gone significantly over budget in the past – would henceforth be replaced by less expensive and “off the shelf” offerings. So opened […]
Virginia’s Secretary of Administration provides a clear lens through which to view the breadth and diversity of her critical role in the Governor’s Cabinet
December 16, 2010
It is not often that you get the opportunity to talk with a true buck stops here person but, in the case of Virginia’s relatively new Secretary of Administration, not only were we able to talk with Lisa Hicks-Thomas, we were also able to gain interesting insights regarding her thoughts on a range of topics […]
Government fiscal policies show telltale signs of subprime 2008 meltdown
December 11, 2010
Given the recent announcement from Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General Francis Maude telling vendors that the days of the overarching, big dollar – big budget IT/ERP initiatives is over, one could see why this decision by the UK Government is likely to trigger similar decisions by governments around the world. Nowhere is […]
Posted in: Commentary, Public Sector Procurement
Made-in-Transit Packaging: Innovative, But is it Practical?
December 7, 2010
Most fresh food comes with a “best before” date, but Amsterdam-based Canadian designer Agata Jaworska thinks it should be marked “ready by.” Her concept: packaging in which food can keep growing during shipping to the supermarket so that it arrives ready to be harvested, in a state of optimum freshness. Made-in-Transit Packaging, TIME’s picks for […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends
The Ultimate Silver or Lead Conversion: A Strategic Shift in Transportation at Walmart
December 7, 2010
In the I am from the government and I am here to help you and this is going to hurt me more than it is going to hurt you genre, and similar to the old story about two scuba divers who upon encountering a shark one diver stabs the other in the leg and swims […]
Posted in: Commentary
When it absolutely, positively, has to be there overnight but . . .
December 7, 2010
Funny thing about the famous tag-line for Federal Express is that back in the early 80’s when it was first used, the thought of limited or reduced capacity was never even a question. Back then we were more concerned with fuel shortages and the rising costs associated with what was called the second oil or […]
Posted in: PI Window on Business (Show), Procurement Trends
UK Government Puts An End To The Gravy Days of Big Budget IT Initiatives: Another Nail for Large ERP Vendors?!
December 3, 2010
Cabinet Office minister, Francis Maude, speaking at a meeting attended by 31 major government suppliers including BT, Hewlett Packard, IBM and CapGemini, claimed that large-scale bespoke IT systems – many of which have gone significantly over budget in the past – would henceforth be replaced by less expensive and “off the shelf” offerings. from UK […]
IBX Capgemini Purchasing Executive Summit continues to deliver valuable insight
December 3, 2010
The true value of a presentation or seminar is found in its timeless value to the audience it is intended to serve. A similar principle can of course be tied to almost any form of communication including blog posts, as demonstrated by the enduring popularity of articles that I have written over the years on […]
Posted in: PI Live Event Feed, Procurement Trends
Procurement Insights 
December 18, 2010
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