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Understanding the Changes in Defence Spending by Andy Akrouche
Originally posted on Relational Contracting Intelligence Blog:
When news broke earlier this month that there were major changes being implemented regarding Defence spending in Canada, no one was really surprised. Change as they say was inevitable. The question is what does it really mean? Over the next week I will be posting several articles that…
The Relational Divide: Why CGI HealthCare.gov experience reflects more about the contracting process than the company itself by Andy Akrouche
January 24, 2014
Originally posted on Relational Contracting Intelligence Blog:
I read with interest the January 14th Wall Street Journal article “Accenture to Take Over Fixing HealthCare.gov Website” by Stephanie Armour, in which it was announced that CGI’s contract with the Federal U.S. Government would not be renewed. Even though the loss of the contract was small in…
The (Real) Art of the Deal by Andy Akrouche
December 23, 2013
Originally posted on Relational Contracting Intelligence Blog:
With everyone from deal architects to premier transaction firms embracing a “Relationship” mantra when it comes to complex contracting and outsourcing, the true meaning of the word is being lost in a sea of good intentions. Or to put it another way, just because you say the word…
The Relational Contracting Bandwagon by Jon Hansen
December 17, 2013
They say that originality is the ability to conceal your source, and this statement has never been truer than it is regarding the emergence of the Relational Contracting model. I say emergence in that while the concept is certainly not new ̶ as detailed in his book, Andy Akrouche developed and began successfully implementing his […]
Ubiquitous Progression: How the SRS Relational Model is becoming an Industry Standard by Andy Akrouche
October 2, 2013
Originally posted on Relational Contracting Intelligence Blog:
I have to admit that I was happy to see that my numerous discussions with IACCM has made an impression on them to the point that they would talk about the core elements of the SRS relational model that we developed and implemented over the past 20 years…
Do you negotiate deals or build relationships and why there is a difference? by Jon Hansen
September 3, 2013
In his book Relationships First! The New Paradigm in Contract Management Andy Akrouche had made reference to a Commitment Matters blog post by IACCM CEO Tim Cummins titled “The Power of Negotiation.” In his post Cummins shared the revelation of what he called a ‘conspiracy’ that leads executives on both sides of the negotiating table […]
Can you be truthful and candid at the same time? (Part 1 of 2) by Roz Usheroff
August 28, 2013
Editor’s Note: Given our recent focus on the subject of negotiation by way of my interview with Keld Jensen and yesterday’s guest post by Andy Akrouche, it seemed only logical to share with you this article from The Remarkable Leader Blog by Roz Usheroff on the differences between truth and candor. More specifically, and within […]
Procurement Insights 
February 14, 2014
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