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Spend Intelligence & Botox – PI Inquisitive Eye (Television Unscripted)
“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
Winning True Preference is the Cornerstone for Winning Government Contracts
March 15, 2010
In Part 3 of the 7-Part “Seven Steps to Success: Jump Start Government Contracts” Series with Washington-based expert author Judy Bradt a true moment of epiphany occurred about three quarters into the show. Specifically, it was the realization that outside of an instinctual approach by a handful of suppliers, the process for winning government contracts […]
Canada and U.S. Go For The Gold TOGETHER (Guest Author Judy Bradt)
March 14, 2010
Just as the Olympics were about the begin, two countries shared the podium with a joint victory of enduring value. The agreement signed February 16th between the United States and Canada on government procurement has four significant features that make a big difference for Canadian — and American – companies. (And, as I write this, […]
USTR: AGREEMENT WOULD GIVE AMERICAN SUPPLIERS NEW ACCESS TO CANADIAN PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS
March 14, 2010
Tentative deal would address government procurement concerns between U.S., Canada with long-sought access to contracts in Canadian provinces and territories. I received an e-mail from Janice A. Corbett, who is the Acting Senior Commercial Officer from the US Embassy in Ottawa, Canada. While the US Embassy’s Press and Information Officer Stacy White, indicated that they […]
Posted in: News & Updates, Public Sector Procurement
The Very First ConFoo 2010 Conference An Interesting Experience with a Cerebrally-Centric, Technical Audience
March 12, 2010
Having spoken at many venues in both North America and overseas, part of the initial attraction of the first of what is to become annual ConFoo conferences was its proximity to my home base. Operating just outside of the nation’s capital (Ottawa) on the Quebec side of the border, the short and relaxing train trip […]
Posted in: PI Live Event Feed, PI Window on Business (Show)
Procurement Insights 
March 21, 2010
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