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Buyers Meeting Point: A Community of Purpose for Purchasing Professionals
When I recently spoke with Buyers Meeting Point “BPM” founder Cindy Allen-Murphy about the exciting things that are happening around her web services site for purchasing professionals, I could not help but look beyond the innovative tools and expanding resources to see the emergence of a true “community of purpose.” As you know, I have often lamented (at […]
Redefining the RFP Process: SRS’ RFPBlaster Heralds a New Breakthrough in SaaS Purchasing
November 16, 2009
On my November 5th post titled “Exemption from the Competitive Process: Calculating the Costs of Convenience” I shared with you the press release from SRS Inc. regarding the launch of their new RFPBlaster solution. According to SRS, the RFPBlaster “offers high quality, ready-to-use Request for Proposals (RFPs) for IT managers and procurement specialists.” The release […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends
Your Saturday Smile: Sparky’s Revenge (How To Build Your Own Wildlife Preserve)
November 14, 2009
Indulge me this morning and take a journey back in time with me. It is the mid-sixties and my father (who works at a local meat packing plant) is a wise man who knows how to manage his money, providing for his family of six living in a two-bedroom bungalow. A selfless man, he would […]
Posted in: Your Saturday Smile
The Lords of Discipline: A Journey of Self Discovery and Shared Experiences
November 14, 2009
Will is an outsider and finds life as a first-year cadet in training at the Institute to be physically and emotionally brutal. But he finds solace in three boys who become his great friends: Tradd St. Croix, an “old Charlestonian” (from a very rich and respected family); Dante “Pig” Pignetti; and Mark Santoro, two brawny, […]
Syndicated PI Ping: Intel Will Pay Rival Chipmaker AMD $1.25 Billion to Settle All Legal Disputes
November 12, 2009
Intel Will Pay Rival Chipmaker AMD $1.25 Billion to Settle All Legal Disputes (Related PI Article: http://ping.fm/1NwUY) Trying to resolve a longstanding legal case, the chipmaker Intel agreed on Thursday to pay a rival Advanced Micro Devices $1.25 billion to settle antitrust and patent disputes. The settlement will resolve a case pending in Federal District […]
Page 96 of book worked to a “T” when system failed
November 12, 2009
“Due to technical problems beyond our control, today’s interview with Joy Webber a.k.a. “The Twittering Granny” has been rescheduled for Monday November 16th at 12:30 PM EST (5:30 PM UK Time). In the meantime we are pleased to offer the back-up segment “Death Before the Eulogy” with New York Times bestselling author Dr. Larina Kase […]
Posted in: News & Updates, PI Window on Business (Show)
13 Million Hits Per Month Signifies the Reach of Social Media
November 10, 2009
Cenk Uygur, is the main host of the liberal talk radio show The Young Turks. He was also the host of the internet interview show Meet The Bloggers throughout its run. The show currently airs in a number of places, including the 8pm slot on XM Satellite Radio’s America Left, channel 167. Aside from airing […]
Posted in: News & Updates, PI Window on Business (Show)
Sponsor Event: Eliminate Ineffective Silos and Achieve Company-Wide Process Improvement Success
November 10, 2009
Occasionally I will post an event that I feel will be of interest to my readers. Forrest Breyfogle III has been a guest on the PI Window Business on two separate segments. His first appearance was on April 23rd, 2009 on a show titled “Unemployed Excellence – Why Lean, Six Sigma Have Left Some People […]
Comment regarding recent Intel post worth noting
November 9, 2009
I recently made the following comment in reference to my role and responsibilities as a writer; “My job is not to make you see the world my way, but is instead to alert you as a reader of other possibilities and in the process cause you to think outside of the framework within which you […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends
Procurement Insights 
November 19, 2009
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