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Procurement decisions don’t fail inside procurement. They fail when real-world conditions hit them. That’s what we assess.
Newest PI Sponsor Receives Patent That Will Forever Change The Software Vendor Landscape (e-LYNXX Corporation)
In an upcoming profile article I will be be reviewing the value proposition of the e-LYNXX organization. What will make this particular profile unique is that e-LYNXX recently received what has been described as a “landmark competitive procurement patent,” for an evolutionary methodology that will have a significant and far reaching impact on the supply […]
Posted in: News & Updates
SWaM: A Transformation in Mindset from an Adjunct Undertaking to an Economic Necessity (Report on Virginia Forum 2008)
December 3, 2008
“On August 10, 2006 Governor Timothy Kaine signed Executive Order No. 33 (2006) focusing on enhancing business opportunities for small, women-and-minority-owned (“SwaM”) businesses. It shall be the goal of the Commonwealth that 40% of its purchases be made from small businesses. This includes discretionary spending in prime contracts and subscontracts. The Department of Minority Business […]
Posted in: Procurement Trends, Public Sector Procurement
GUEST POST: Six Week Fall Speaking Tour Concludes On A Strong Note (Jennifer Cameron, President, Hansen Consulting and Seminars Inc.)
November 25, 2008
Virginia Forum 2008 Report After six weeks and three continents, Jon Hansen’s Fall Speaking Tour concluded on a strong note at the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Forum 2008 Conference in Hampton, VA. Sharing the keynote spotlight with world renowned motivational speaker Julio Melara, who himself has toured with the likes of Zig Ziglar, Steven Forbes and […]
Posted in: Guest Posting
Multiple City Speaking Tour for Fall 2008 Nears Completion
November 11, 2008
Starting at the end of September in London, UK and concluding November 19th in Hampton, VA this year’s fall speaking schedule has been one of my busiest ever. Having travelled throughout North America as well as overseas I have had the priviledge of meeting a great many supply chain professionals who recognize the unique challenges, […]
Posted in: News & Updates
New Zealand Public Sector eSourcing: Transparent Procurement encourages Competition & Investment
October 30, 2008
It is widely accepted that procurement transparency promotes competition, and that competition is a good thing for economic efficiency and growth. On a national level, it is also interesting to note the positive correlation between transparency and Foreign Direct Investment. Background to Tenders & Sourcing Transparency, in this context, requires that purchasing decisions be demonstrably fair […]
Posted in: Guest Posting, Syndicated PI Ping
An Advocate for the Little Guy: How CABiNET has provided an Important Voice for High-Tech SMEs in Canada (CABiNET Profile)
October 27, 2008
“Shared Services is different from the diametrically opposite model of Outsourcing which is where an external third party is paid to provide a service that was previously internal to the buying organization, typically leading to redundancies and re-organization. There is an on-going debate about the advantages of Shared Services over outsourcing. It is sometimes assumed […]
Posted in: Sponsor Profile
Doing What Comes Naturally: Accessing Zycus Spend Management Innovation Through A Simplified and Practical User Interface (Zycus Inc. Profile)
October 23, 2008
“Recognizing that adoption or end-user compliance is one of the main barriers to a successful program, the ability for project champions to leverage user comfort with known applications such as Excel to access certain functions within the SAP architecture could stimulate stakeholder buy-in, at least internally. By promoting the utilization of SAP through a familiar, […]
Posted in: Sponsor Profile
eSourcing software promotes procurement transparency: How New Zealand’s use of technology to facilitate procurement best practices established them as the leader in transparent public sector purchasing (Upcoming Guest Post)
October 22, 2008
In an upcoming guest post by Patrick Dobbs, he will explain how the Government of New Zealand has assumed the leadership mantle in terms of implementing a fully transparent procurement process. Moving beyond simply policy-making, which transformed the New Zealand program from an optimistic goal to a dynamic reality, Dobbs will discuss the process and […]
Posted in: Guest Posting
(NEW WHITE PAPER) Yes Virginia! A Profile In Excellence
October 19, 2008
Who Can Benefit from this Paper? This thought provoking white paper is an essential resource tool for public sector organizations that are already in the midst of an established program, or ones who are contemplating a change. Although they do not operate within the same framework of a public or government entity, private sector companies can also […]
Posted in: News & Updates, White Papers
Procurement Insights 
December 5, 2008
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