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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
Calculating Digital Capital and what it means to traditional ERP vendors
July 13, 2010
In the just released white paper titled “Transparency in Government Procurement” Karen Evans the former CIO for the U.S. Federal Government under the Bush Administration hit the proverbial nail on the head when she made the statement that “products” (re technology), does “not replace skill sets,” and that “vendors have to change their business models” […]
Posted in: Commentary, Procurement Trends
New Contracting Intelligence Blog Officially Launched
July 5, 2010
Over the July 4th long weekend, the new Contracting Intelligence Blog was launched here on WordPress. Referencing industry luminaries such as the former U.S. Federal Government’s CIO under the Bush Administration, Karen Evans who oversaw $70 billion US in IT acquisitions, and the ever engaging, highly cerebral founder and CEO of IACCM, Tim Cummins (in […]
Posted in: News & Updates
Washington Dispatch No. 9: Roundtable Discussion on Transparency and the Economy
June 29, 2010
Today’s post is the final excerpt in the series from the Transparency in Government Procurement white paper that has run on both the Procurement Insights Blog, as well as the Official Event Blog Essential Connections. As the lead-up to the release of the white paper later this week, we examined the observations and revelations from […]
Access the Complete PI Window on Business On-Demand Library on iTunes
June 26, 2010
With 160 segments and counting of the PI Window on Business Show, you can access the entire On-Demand Library through iTunes.
Posted in: PI Window on Business (Show)
What Really Happened At Toyota? Business Thought Leaders Segment
June 22, 2010
Could better intelligence have prevented the massive recall woes of the once revered Toyota Supply Chain? According to one industry analyst, “better analytics tools, including software-as-a-service products, could help Toyota and other companies crunch the numbers,” and thereby avoid the problems which led to a massive recall due to safety concerns with acceleration. There are […]
Women on Success Profile: Pat Brown
June 21, 2010
As part of our “Women on Success” Specials, we have already featured Jennifer Allan, Dr. Gaby Cora, Dr. Larina Kase and Karen Evans. In this fifth and final installment I am pleased to introduce you to bestselling author and acclaimed criminal profiler Pat Brown. Remember that our panel discussions air on June 23rd at 10:00 […]
Posted in: PI Window on Business (Show), Professional Development
Procurement Insights 
July 13, 2010
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