Procurement Insights

Beyond But Not Above Technology: Business Intelligence the Viador Way

August 31, 2009

No doubt you have noted that I have recently been spending a fair amount of my time discussing the importance of Business Intelligence (BI) to an organization in terms of driving best practice or value decision-making on a real-time, real-world basis. While it is easy to fall into the trap of dismissing BI as semantically-based […]

Tagged: BI, Business Intelligence, data synthesization, ERP, Forrester, navi radjou, oracle, SaaS, supply chain, Thomas Abbott, Viador

Posted in: Procurement Trends

Are Purchasing and Supply Chain Bloggers Sleeping?

August 31, 2009

Note: Originally published in the PI Window on Business Blog under the heading “If Traditional Media is Dead, Where Does That Leave Social Media’s Current Professionals?” As I continue to contemplate the rapidly developing story regarding the death of traditional media, and the growing urgency for social media to come up with a viable revenue […]

Tagged: Blog TV, BlogTalk Radio, CFO, CIO, Evan Williams, If Traditional Media is Dead, NFL Players Strike, PI Window on Business, Twitter, Where Does That Leave Social Media's Current Professionals?, Wordpress

Posted in: News & Updates, PI Window on Business (Show), Procurement Trends

Death of Print Newspapers in 5 Years (J. William Grimes)

August 30, 2009

Newspaper, magazine and broadcast media continue to lose audience and revenues to new forms of content that sprout up daily in digital forms. With a 45-year career in the media industry, Grimes will highlight important industry trends, examine changing business models, and talk about social, environmental and economic impacts of the changing media landscape. from […]

Tagged: American Basketball Association and Blog Talk Radio?, American Football League, Blog Talk Radio, ESPN, Evan Williams, National Football League, Philip Recchia, PI Window on Business, Shel Israel, The American Football League, The Commonwealth Club of California, Traditional Media's Future in an Increasingly Digital World of Unlimited Ubiquitous Content, Twitter, Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods

Posted in: News & Updates, PI Window on Business (Show)

If You Are New to LinkedIn Then this is a Segment You Will Not Want to Miss!

August 26, 2009

In today’s interview with bestselling author of 27 books Patrice-Anne Rutledge we discussed in depth her newest project that hit the shelves today in major bookstores throughout the US and Canada. Titled “Sams Teach Yourself LinkedIn in 10 Minutes,” Patrice’s book is the ultimate primer, guide and quite frankly quintessential resource to get you up […]

Tagged: LinkedIn, Patrice-Anne Rutledge, PI Window on Business, Sams Teach Yourself LinkedIn in 10 Minutes

Posted in: PI Window on Business (Show), Professional Development, Professional Profiles

Early Reviews For “Your Show Will Go Live in 5 Seconds” Humbling

August 26, 2009

I must admit that I have been truly humbled by the early reviews for my new book “Your Show Will Go Live in 5 Seconds,” and I would like to extend an invitation to you to read the advanced excerpt and of course share your comments if you are so moved. Here are just a […]

Tagged: Blog Talk Radio, Bradley A. Hensley, Dynamic Components of Personal Power, Jim Bouchard, Libby Gill, PI Window on Business, Think Like a Black Belt, You Unstuck, Your Show Will Go Live in 5 Seconds

Posted in: News & Updates, PI Window on Business (Show)

About.com’s Martin Murray’s post “Non-Profit Organization Suing ERP Supplier” A Sign of the Times?

August 25, 2009

In a white paper that I had written in 2007 titled “SAP Procurement for Public Sector” I had highlighted how the challenges with failed ERP-centric initiatives extended beyond the public sector to include the private sector. The difference as one senior Colgate-Palmolive executive told me shortly after scrapping a failed program was that “unlike the […]

Tagged: 25 Terrifying Information Technology Horror Stories, big sea, CGI, CIO.com, Colgate-Palmolive, ERP: Small fish, FoxMeyer Drug, Lawson Software, Martin Murray, Martin's Logistics Blog, Mike Ouellette, Non-Profit Organization Suing ERP Supplier, on-demand, PHFE, Public Health Foundation Enterprises, SaaS, SAP Procurement for Public Sector, The Ariba Interviews

Posted in: News & Updates, Procurement Trends

I Believe This Will Interest You Also . . .

August 25, 2009

W. Clement Stone sold papers as a kid. He became a billionaire by selling insurance door-to-door. He documented what he learned in his great book, The Success System That Never Fails. Picture this – you respond to a knock at your door. You open it to see a young man pointing to a list of […]

Tagged: I Believe This Will Interest You Also, Inquisix, Michael Kreppein, PI Window on Business, The Success System That Never Fails, W. Clement Stone

Posted in: PI Window on Business (Show), Professional Development, Professional Profiles

PI Syndicated Ping: Is The Canadian Government Bartering Away The Domestic SME Market?

August 24, 2009

Response to the recent Globe & Mail article titled “Canada offers trade promises to U.S. in exchange for Buy American Waiver” has been significant and diverse with some expressing concerns that Canadian businesses “will not be able to compete” with U.S. firms resulting in the “collapse” of domestic companies, and “our tax dollars going to […]

Tagged: Canada offers trade promises to U.S. in exchange for Buy American Waiver, Globe & Mail, Is Canada Bartering Away The Domestic SME Market?, PI Window on Business

Posted in: News & Updates, PI Window on Business (Show), Public Sector Procurement