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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
100th Episode Special (PI Window on Business)
100 Episodes! It doesn’t seem that along ago that I moved into the host’s chair here on the PI Window on Business Show on Blog Talk Radio. Perhaps it is not a milestone that can be measured in terms of time, but instead in the richness of the experience of being able to share the […]
Posted in: News & Updates, PI Window on Business (Show)
Rosslyn Analytics Adaptive Intelligence Reflects Scientific Principles
January 27, 2010
The journal seeks to transform data analysis into a competent tool for scientific research and engineering applications, and to distinguish it from mere data processing. Unlike data processing, which relies on established procedures and parameters, data analysis encompasses in-depth study in order to extract physical understanding. A further distinction the journal makes is the need […]
Social Media Voices of Influences Interview
January 22, 2010
“Jon Hansen is the host of PI Window on Business – one of the fastest growing Blog Talk Radio shows today. Jon shows us how social media has far greater reach and capacity than just tweets and status updates. Join us as Jon describes what it takes to develop a winning radio show and add […]
Posted in: News & Updates, PI Window on Business (Show)
Profiles of Professional Acccomplishment Series: The People Behind eVA’s Success
January 22, 2010
For those readers who have been following the Procurement Insights Blog over the past two to three years you are undoubtedly familiar with our coverage of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s highly successful eVA procurement program. This coverage of course has extended beyond this blog to include the “Yes Virginia” white paper, as well as a […]
Posted in: News & Updates, Professional Profiles
(LIVE Event Feed) From Chapters to Community: The Emergence of the New Association Model
January 22, 2010
In one of the PI Window on Business’ earliest segments we tackled the difficult question “are traditional association models dead?” Featuring what can only be described as a diverse and experienced panel of industry veterans, it became clear from the discussions during the two-part series that associations were rapidly losing touch with the needs of […]
Survival of the Fittest and Other Stories on Surviving and Thriving in the New Business Paradigm
January 21, 2010
Even though we live in a rapidly changing world of social media and personal branding, the core principles of surviving and thriving in the world of business remains somewhat consistent . . . or does it? Like the analogy of the general fighting the last battle, are you meeting today’s challenges based solely on yesterday’s […]
Pepsi’s Sugar, Childhood Obesity and Twitter’s Swiss Cheese
January 20, 2010
Pepsi’s recent announcement that they were re-introducing the “throwback” recipe for both their flagship and Mountain Dew brands which replaces the “high-fructose corn syrup” or “HFCS,” is interesting especially given the suggestion that sugar is now a cheaper option. From a supply chain perspective is it in fact cheaper and, what are the implications for […]
Posted in: Commentary, Procurement Trends
Emory University’s Decision to Implement Zycus Spend Analysis and Strategic Sourcing Solutions Noteworthy
January 19, 2010
The recent news that Zycus had cracked the education market with the announcement that Atlanta-based Emory University has decided to implement the company’s “SaaS based Spend Analysis and Strategic Sourcing solutions,” is noteworthy on many levels. One of the most demanding sectors in which the dynamics of decentralized purchasing practices at the departmental level doesn’t […]
Posted in: News & Updates, Procurement Trends
Procurement Insights 
January 29, 2010
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