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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
Multi-Billion Dollar U.S.-Based Engineering and Construction Firm Utilizes GPO to Strategically Source Audio Conferencing: Does It Really Matter?
When I first received the news that Corporate United, the nation’s largest group purchasing organization (GPO) had played a critical role in helping a Fortune 500 firm whose annual revenues exceed $6 billion in spend to “strategically source audio conferencing services,” I wondered why this would be important news. After all outside of the parties […]
Posted in: News & Updates, Procurement Trends
A Canadian View of Procurement: Why it is Important to Answer the iProcurement Call
August 3, 2009
Last Wednesday I received an e-mail from an individual whose passion for all things procurement rivals my own enthusiasm for this profession. Ryan Spinner, who based on his own tireless energy and desire to create a community of procurement professionals who could come together to share insights and express opinions from a global perspective through […]
Posted in: News & Updates, Professional Development
August 4th PI Window on Business Guest Panel Examines a Woman’s View of Professional and Personal Balance
August 1, 2009
The old axiom that “Men Are From Mars,” and “Women Are From Venus” has become a sustaining metaphor for the supposed differences between the sexes. While there are differences to be certain, the collective vision for achieving a total life “equilibrium” is a shared one. But what is balance between one’s personal and business life? […]
Posted in: PI Window on Business (Show), Professional Development
Virginia Call-In Show Provides A Few Interesting Insights
July 30, 2009
Yesterday’s PI Window on Business call-in show regarding the recently released Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission’s (JLARC) report on how Small-Medium Enterprise suppliers have been affected by the Commonwealth’s eVA procurement platform provided a few interesting insights relative to communication, pay-to-play fees and the related (and growing) cash surplus. While the JLARC Briefing highlighted […]
Virtual Conferencing Trends (A PI Social Media Poll)
July 30, 2009
At the annual Gartner Predicts 2009, the item topping the list of forecasts called for a significant decrease in physical traveling as virtual conferencing options offer an alternative. Specifically, Gartner is looking at high-definition based video meeting solutions to replace 2.1 million airline seats annually by 2012, costing the travel and hospitality industry US $3.5 […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends
We Have to Start Meeting Like This: The Power of Virtual Conferencing
July 30, 2009
In the recent PI Window on Business broadcast “The Psychology of Social Networking” we asked the question, is L.J. Hanifan’s 1916 definition regarding social networking a reflection of its true intent that is best achieved or realized through a face-to-face interaction, or does our current technology driven mediums, while lacking in the realm of up […]
Posted in: PI Window on Business (Show), Procurement Trends
The Gathering Storm (What is Behind LinkedIn Policy Regarding Member Usage?)
July 30, 2009
I would have to say that my July 28th interview with Neal Schaffer (including the lead-up to the actual broadcast) was equal parts interesting, thought provoking and to a certain degree surreal. While the segment answered as many questions as it created, based on the flurry of calls, e-mails and yes even responses to my […]
The Virginia Legislative Review of eVA Call-In Show
July 29, 2009
In addition to Virginia establishing a page on their website specifically relating to Procurement Insights’ Coverage of eVA, the Commonwealth sent out invitations to 41,000 businesses inviting them to tune in, and call-in to today’s PI Window on Business broadcast “The Virginia Legislative Review of eVA Call-In Show.” A follow-up to our July 16th show […]
Procurement Insights 
August 4, 2009
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