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Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Coupa’s Acquisition of Cirtuo
May 14, 2025
What was the first thing that came to your mind when you heard that Coupa had acquired Cirtuo?
What are the parallels between Oracle’s acquisition of PeopleSoft and JD Edwards and ProcureTech solution provider’s ORO acquisition of ProcureTech 100?
March 19, 2025
Though 20 years apart, ORO's big move reminds me of Oracle's big move in 2005. But is the industry any better for it?
Impromptu Twitter exchange with SciQuest CMO Karen Sage regarding lawsuits . . . interesting by Jon Hansen
June 22, 2015
One of the many things I like about social media is its spontaneity. Especially on Twitter. While having 18,000 plus followers certainly helps in terms of being exposed to a wide range of timely topics, it also affords one the opportunity to start an impromptu conversation, in which the exchanges are often times unfiltered or […]
Will SAP Buy Tradeshift? by Jon Hansen
April 17, 2015
As you know, and much like the coverage of our industry in general, I usually find press releases announcing either a new client win, or a merger and acquisition, as little more than the perfunctory dissemination of information that reveals little if anything meaningful. In fact, the vast majority of announcements would be better placed in either […]
More than 6 years after my Dangerous Myths post, Jason Busch admits that he kind of got it wrong (Part 1 of 2) by Jon Hansen
June 19, 2013
“I spent five years at FreeMarkets before launching Spend Matters and covering the market as a journalist and analyst . . . I’m a guilty party in terms of reverse auctions and foisting them on suppliers . . . I am also a proponent of them as well, but as you’ll see in our thinking […]
With VA procurement the level of service and care veterans receive should be the primary focus . . .
March 13, 2012
When organizations seek to drive efficiency and savings through the implementation of an automated procurement system, the impact can often be lost in terms of calculated returns and measurable process improvements. This of course is reflected in the consistently high rate of initiative failures to achieve the expected results in both the private and public […]
VA’s decision to stop using reverse auctions is surprising . . . right? Not if self-preservation is their main objective
March 8, 2012
Breaking News Update: Bloomberg’s Kathleen Miller reported earlier this week that VA Probes $42 Million in Awards Questioned by Congress. One of the issues is that “an agency employee processed more than 1,500 awards just under a monetary threshold that would require public disclosure of the contracts.” Now I am not suggesting that the use […]
A Revenue Positive Business Model in Public Sector Purchasing (Part 1)
February 16, 2010
The core “philosophy” behind the New Public Management or “NPM” concept (which has been part of the government lexicon since the 1980s), is the belief that a “market orientation in the public sector will lead to greater cost-efficiency for governments, without having negative side effects on other objectives and considerations.” While there may be merit […]
Procurement Insights 
What Can We Learn From The VHA Bay Pines Debacle, And Why We Should Never Forget Its Lessons (Yet Do).
September 14, 2025
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What was the Bay Pines debacle, and what can we learn from it in 2025?