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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
Compliance Adherence: A Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil Proposition?
Like the person who refuses to seek proper medical attention for fear that the doctor may actually find something wrong, many corporations look at compliance investigation or analyses as a sign that the system has somehow broken down and therefore casts a negative “light” on both the individuals involved and the company as a whole. […]
Public Sector Suppliers: Are You Winning Contracts or Winning Money?
March 30, 2010
In Part 4 of our 7-Part “Seven Steps to Success: Jump Start Government Contract” Series with Washington-based expert author Judy Bradt, we talked about the competition process in government contracting. Judy, who as part of our Business Thought Leaders Series appears on the PI Window on Business Show every second Monday at 3:00 PM EST, […]
Jason Busch’s Rant part of another interesting week in the world of procurement
March 25, 2010
With an undertone of an “you are ugly and your mother dresses you funny” admonishment, I once again found myself on the receiving end of a Jason Busch rant. For those of you who may not remember, Jason took umbrage when I had made the suggestion in a May 21st, 2009 article regarding the Emptoris […]
Posted in: Commentary
Spend Intelligence & Botox – PI Inquisitive Eye (Television Unscripted)
March 21, 2010
“Spend intelligence takes spend analysis a step further. It enables the enterprise to take what it knows from the spend data it has gathered and use it to act on forward-thinking initiatives. In other words, spend intelligence provides actionable information.” While some industry pundits have expressed the opinion that the reference to “spend intelligence” is […]
Posted in: PI Inquisitive Eye (Unscripted TV)
PI Inquisitive Eye (Television Unscripted) – Judy Bradt Interview from Mar. 15/10
March 19, 2010
This week we officially began broadcasting on the PI Inquisitive Eye TV Channel through a series of episodes in which we provided commentary on recent PI Window on Business segments that originally aired on the Blog Talk Radio Network. Blog Talk Radio has more than 7 million listeners each month, which is double where they […]
Health Care Reform Should Focus More on Quality Care Than Access
March 18, 2010
Incredible insight into the health care reform question . . . a Doom Loop versus Fly Wheel approach . . . the real issue has nothing to do with partisan sensibilities but instead with the quality of health care under Medicaid. During today’s broadcast with Maine’s Republican Gubernatorial Candidate (and the latest thought leader to […]
Rosslyn Analytics: Find A Need and Fill IT!
March 18, 2010
Ruth Stafford Peale, wife of The Power of Positive Thinking author, Norman Vincent Peale is credited with the famous quote “Find a need and fill it!” Powerful and insightful in its very simplicity, it’s true meaning is surprisingly and consistently overlooked by the majority of organizations – especially those within the world of high tech […]
Posted in: Commentary, Procurement Trends
Ariba’s Expected Decision to Drop Supply Excellence Blog Illustrates How Disconnected the Vendor is from the World of Social Media/Networking
March 16, 2010
I have always enjoyed reading, on more than one occasion, Charles Dominick’s “Purchasing Certification Blog” for many different reasons.Charles, whose Next Level Purchasing equips procurement professionals with the leading edge insights and expertise to become “indispensable” resources for their respective organizations, brings a unique perspective to any discussion or subject matter being covered. Nowhere was […]
Posted in: Commentary, Procurement Trends
Procurement Insights 
March 30, 2010
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