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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
Alan Greenspan Does An About Face on Fraud . . .
Editors Note: Guest Panelists for this Friday’s show Cenk Uygur and Larry Winget have a unique way of saying things relative to Alan Greenspan’s recent about face in terms of admitting that there is in fact fraud in the financial markets and, taking personal responsibility for your own finances. I am sure that you will […]
Today’s SSON Panel Discussion on Procurement Outsourcing Went Well Beyond the Same Old Industry Chatter
April 13, 2010
When I was approached by the Shared Services and Outsourcing Network “SSON” to host/moderate a special guest panel discussion with senior executives from Genpact, ICG Commerce and IBX Group AB (which was recently acquired by Capgemini) regarding the emerging trends within the world of Procurement Outsourcing, I was both excited as well as a little […]
SSON Smart Procurement Series: Procurement Outsourcing
April 12, 2010
This past Friday I had the opportunity to interview Colin Cram, whose 30 year public sector experience has made him one of the leading experts on public sector procurement initiatives centered around shared services and outsourcing. In fact in his just released paper “Towards Tesco – improving public sector procurement” which was discussed for the […]
Today’s segment on shared services and outsourcing with Colin Cram went to where we need to go, but where few dare to tread
April 9, 2010
Today’s PI Window on Business segment “Towards Tesco: Saving the Government £25 Billion Per Year” was one of those times when the old saying about the chickens coming home to roost . . . I of course opened up this afternoon’s broadcast with the comment that “those of you who have followed me for the […]
IACCM Newsblast Introduces White Paper on Why RFPs Fail
April 9, 2010
Over the past year I have enjoyed every opportunity I have had to interact with IACCM, and in particular its CEO Tim Cummins. From numerous guest panel appearances on the PI Window on Business Show, to Live Event Feeds I have found that the association is consistently in sync with the changing dynamics of the […]
Posted in: News & Updates, Procurement Trends
Seven Steps to Success: Teaming to Win Government Contracts
April 9, 2010
Due to the very large nature of many public sector contracts, it is very common for commercial organizations to decide to bid on a joint basis. Teaming agreements are used when companies wish to team together to bid on a procurement opportunity. Very often teaming up will be essential, when customers have prepared a tender […]
Are American Hospitals A Seething Cauldron of Potential Disease?
April 9, 2010
After surviving a motorcycle crash in 2006, David Meyer–a healthy, active man in his 50s–never guessed that the broken ankle he suffered in the crash would be the least of his worries. He underwent surgery for his ankle, endured four more operations, an intensive antibiotic program and debilitating pain–not because of the accident, but because […]
New Rosslyn Analytics White Paper To Be Released Next Week
April 7, 2010
As you know I have been covering Rosslyn Analytics since early January (although they were on my radar screen well before then). In the two articles that I have written, January 27th, 2010 – Rosslyn Analytics Adaptive Intelligence Reflects Scientific Principles and, March 18th, 2010 – Rosslyn Analytics: Find a Need and Fill IT! I […]
Posted in: News & Updates
PI Window on Business Thought Leaders Series Expands to Include Public Sector Procurement
April 7, 2010
As announced here in my December 31st, 2009 post “Exciting New Vistas Await the PI Window on Business Show in 2010,” we have launched the new Business Thought Leaders Series in which we will be joined by industry experts to share their perspectives on the key areas of everyday business including Venture Capital investment, logistics […]
Posted in: Business Thought Leaders Series, News & Updates
Interesting Call from Craig-Hallum Regarding ICG Commerce
April 6, 2010
Over the past few months I have been approached by an increasing number of industry veterans from both the end-user (client) side of the supply chain market, as well as the analyst/vendor camps requesting and providing information on emerging market trends. This morning I spoke with a top analyst from Craig-Hallum who provided some background […]
Procurement Insights 
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