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A Sycophants Waltz? Why One Can’t Get a Straight Answer from Jason Busch?

May 21, 2010

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I must admit that I was surprised by the kerfuffle surrounding my suggestion that Jason Busch might on perhaps one or two points of opinion surrounding topics such as spend intelligence be out of touch.  Wait for it . . . did the world just stop rotating on its axis? If you recall from a […]

Jason Busch’s Rant part of another interesting week in the world of procurement

March 25, 2010

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With an undertone of  an “you are ugly and your mother dresses you funny” admonishment, I once again found myself on the receiving end of a Jason Busch rant. For those of you who may not remember, Jason took umbrage when I had made the suggestion in a May 21st, 2009 article regarding the Emptoris […]

Rosslyn Analytics: Find A Need and Fill IT!

March 18, 2010

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Ruth Stafford Peale, wife of The Power of Positive Thinking author, Norman Vincent Peale is credited with the famous quote “Find a need and fill it!” Powerful and insightful in its very simplicity, it’s true meaning is surprisingly and consistently overlooked by the majority of organizations – especially those within the world of high tech […]

Unfortunately, some traditional mainstream pundits continue to miss the mark when it comes to Coupa and similar-type vendor solutions

March 2, 2010

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I just read Torbjorn Thorsen’s post on his  Purchasing Transformation Blog, and while gently making reference to the fact that Spend Matters’ Jason Busch was “correct in his analysis” regarding a recent post comparing Coupa to Ariba, he went on to say that “there are a few areas where the correct analysis unfortunately gets in […]

Purchasing/Supply Chain Professionals Finally Cluing in to Twitter?!

July 15, 2009

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In his July 15th Spend Matters post titled “Ten Reasons Why I’m Finally Sold on Twitter (and Tips for Making it Work for You),” Jason Busch indicated that he is “back on Twitter with a vengeance.”   In fact he even used the word “addict” to describe his renewed level of Twitter activity. While recent articles […]

The Supply Chain Bloggers Council: Self-Governance through Collaboration and Cooperation

March 26, 2008

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Supply Chain Bloggers Council – An Introduction As a result of the continuing high rate of e-procurement initiative failures (which is somewhere between 70% and 85%), as well as the recognition of the important role supply chain practice plays in the health of an organization, purchasing professionals want more “substance” and less “sizzle” in terms […]