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Is Fragmentation Undermining the Purchasing Profession: IACCM’s Tim Cummins Believes It Is
January 12, 2011
For groups like contract management and procurement, there are no universal standards of practice. Unlike fields such as medicine, engineering and the law, there is no firmly established professional ethic or body of knowledge. And without this, they can never achieve sustainable professional status. Fragmentation clearly works against establishing such standards and ultimately proves inefficient […]
IACCM’s Cummins drives home the importance of relationships and why Bradt’s and Amtower’s new books are needed and timely
January 5, 2011
In today’s Commitment Matters post (The Purpose Of Negotiation) Tim Cummins opens with the statement that “Many of us use the term ‘negotiating’ in a generic form, giving little thought to the variations in approach that are demanded by different circumstances.” In this succinct and seemingly simple statement Tim sums up the basis for the monumental […]
IACCM CEO Cummins discusses government waste due to poor contract management
October 14, 2010
Inefficiencies in public spending are a result of the lack of defined practices for managing supply contracts and relationships, according to IACCM, a leading authority on contract and commercial management. The recent review of UK public finances by Sir Philip Green highlighted what the Topshop owner called ‘shocking’ spending processes, claiming that no business could […]
IACCM’s Cummins Hits One Out of the Park Regarding Dishonesty at the Top!
September 1, 2010
Tim Cummins’ blog offers one of the industry’s most “cerebrally balanced” and even refreshing views of the procurement world. And I don’t say that with whimsical alacrity. In fact Cummins is one of the few who will take a stand on difficult issues, even if it attracts consternation from the quickly fading, old mindset establishment. […]
Guest Author Series: Collaboration Is Everywhere – Except In Contracts
May 26, 2010
Note: The following is a post by Tim Cummins that was originally posted to his blog Commitment Matters on Tuesday, May 25th, and has been provided to Procurement Insights through the Essential Connections Blog. Tim is the Founder and CEO of the International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM), a non-profit organization that has […]
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While the fat versus thin debate is no longer relevant in the cloud, ownership of and accessibility to sensitive data is now the key consideration
June 8, 2011
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In their June 6th, 2011 ZDNET article titled Is the iCloud the end of the Linux & Windows desktop?, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols & Paula Rooney openly wondered about the relevancy of the fat versus thin client debate within the virtual realms of the cloud . . . or more specifically, iCloud. For those unfamiliar with […]