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When it absolutely, positively, has to be there overnight but . . .
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
Coming in January 2011 The 49th Parallel Forum . . . Enter If You Dare!
December 2, 2010
The 49th Parallel Forum is a 60 Minute Show on the Blog Talk Radio Network that will tackle head on the most thought-provoking and controversial topics of the day in which a viewpoint from an American perspective and a viewpoint from a Canadian perspective will be debated with A List guests from the world […]
Posted in: News & Updates
Navigating The Negotiations Gap in the Procurement Process
November 27, 2010
This post is from the Contracting Intelligence Blog At any instant in time during the negotiation process, “gaps” can be attributed to any number of factors, including different goals and objectives, failure of the parties to clarify their respective understanding of terms and how they are used in particular industries or business segments, or perceptions […]
Posted in: Commentary
Schelling, Game Theory and Vietnam: The perils of a punitive negotiation strategy
November 26, 2010
“This dark side of Tom Schelling is also the dark side of social science – the brash assumption that neat theories not only reflect the real world, but can change it as well, and in ways that can be precisely measured. And it’s a legacy that can be detected all too clearly in the U.S.’s […]
Posted in: Commentary
When elected officials sneeze, government buyers catch the cold
November 25, 2010
You gotta love the world of public sector procurement as the myriad of competing interests that mark the convergence of short-term elected official rhetoric and long-suffering bureaucratic sensibilities rarely if ever aligns into a cohesive purchasing strategy. Like the sentiment that is reflected in the statement when the United States sneezes, Canada catches a cold […]
Is Strategically Outsourcing Public Sector Procurement a Viable Option? What About Blended Competency?
November 25, 2010
Like the old axiom that advises (perhaps cautions would be a better word) one to eat an elephant a single bite at a time, strategically outsourcing procurement – particularly in the public sector where there is no end in terms of anecdotal references to egregiously high costs and diminished taxpayer value – can seem like […]
Posted in: Commentary
Procurement Insights 
December 7, 2010
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