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Video Dispatch from the 3rd Annual Government Summit in Washington, D.C.
April 29, 2010
Well it was a terrific 2 days in Washington as the PI Window on Business took its show on the road thanks to sponsor Elcom and the tremendous work of the 2010 Business of Government Summit’s organizer, Shared Services and Outsourcing Network (SSON). It was a first rate venue that saw us broadcast “live” 5 […]
3rd Annual Business of Government Summit Day 1 Broadcast Links Now Up
April 22, 2010
The following are the Live and On-Demand show links for the Day 1 Sessions being broadcast live from the 2010 Business of Government Summit in Washington, DC on April 27th starting at 9:00 AM EST “Building a Transparent, Collaborative and High-Performance Government Capable of Addressing the Challenges of the 21st Century” Broadcasting Live from Washington, […]
PI Window on Business Show will be live on location at 3rd Annual Business of Government Summit
April 15, 2010
The PI Window on Business Show will be on the road covering the 3rd Annual Business of Government Summit at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC on the 27th and 28th of April. Broadcasting live from the venue itself, the PI Window on Business Broadcast Booth which this year is […]
Today’s segment on shared services and outsourcing with Colin Cram went to where we need to go, but where few dare to tread
April 9, 2010
Today’s PI Window on Business segment “Towards Tesco: Saving the Government £25 Billion Per Year” was one of those times when the old saying about the chickens coming home to roost . . . I of course opened up this afternoon’s broadcast with the comment that “those of you who have followed me for the […]
Interesting Call from Craig-Hallum Regarding ICG Commerce
April 6, 2010
Over the past few months I have been approached by an increasing number of industry veterans from both the end-user (client) side of the supply chain market, as well as the analyst/vendor camps requesting and providing information on emerging market trends. This morning I spoke with a top analyst from Craig-Hallum who provided some background […]
Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Just in ETime Newsletter Highlights Procurement Insights
April 2, 2010
I must admit that I was pleased to discover that the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) highlighted Procurement Insights as a Web Site of Interest in their April issue of Just in ETime newsletter. About ISM: Founded in 1915, the Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) is the largest supply management association in the world as […]
Towards Tesco – Improving Public Sector Procurement to the Tune of £25 Billion Per Year
March 31, 2010
UK public sector spending amounts to some 1.5 per cent of global GDP. In 2009-10 it will amount to nearly 50 per cent of UK GDP, approximately £11,000 per man, woman and child in the UK. This is equivalent to a lifetime investment of £850,000 for a person with average life expectancy. The public therefore […]
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NASA’s Success with Shared Services Determinedly Led and Clearly Explained by Richard Arbuthnot
May 3, 2010
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What was most interesting about the presentation given by Richard Arbuthnot at last week’s 2010 Business of Government Summit in Washington, D.C. is the fact that he accomplished what so few have been able to do relative to implementing a shared services strategy . . . clearly explain why it worked at NASA and, identify […]