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Kelly Barner weighs in on the Bloggers Defence Fund, my coverage of industry events, and the $3.5 million lawsuit by Jon Hansen
Editor’s Note: In response to a $3.5 million lawsuit, late last week I officially launched the Bloggers Defence Fund. While I have just begun the process of reaching out to the community, I have received words of support from several people – including the message below from Buyers Meeting Point’s Kelly Barner. It was originally […]
Ask the Expert – Nine questions critical to the future of procurement WEBINAR
September 9, 2015
Thursday 17th September 2015 – 4:00 PM London, 11:00 AM New York, 11:00 PM Singapore Jon Hansen and Kelly Barner are the co-authors of ‘Procurement at a Crossroads: Career Impacting Insights into a Rapidly Changing Industry’ (November 2015) takes a close look at the field of procurement during a time of extraordinary transition. In the book, the […]
What does “Covering The Procurement World” really mean? by Jon Hansen
June 14, 2015
In the 6th chapter of our upcoming book, Kelly Barner and I assess the effectiveness of the media in covering the procurement world. Titled “The Media and Procurement: Are We Really Covered?,” we open the chapter with the following; “I am hard pressed to understand the reasons why industry blogger and analyst coverage of the Periscope acquisition of BidSync […]
What Role Did The Collective NIGP Membership Play In The #CodeGate Scandal? by Jon Hansen
May 12, 2015
Collective guilt is particularly interesting, because it can lead to pro-social behaviors (such as apologies or restitution to injured groups), but also can motivate people to turn a blind eye to their own groups’s past misdeeds. – Elliot R. Smith, Indiana University According to multiple sources, the industry buzz regarding Procurement Insights’ coverage of #CodeGate is that […]
Rosslyn’s “Five Ways” Webinar And How To Find The Value From Big Data by Jon Hansen
April 28, 2015
“More importantly, how are we being equipped to handle Doug Laney’s volume, velocity, variety hypothesis relating to data growth, and the amount of information that bombards us on a daily even hourly basis? In essence are we controlling the data or is the data controlling us and, are we seeing more but knowing less?” – […]
Should governments boycott Periscope-BidSync until the NIGP conflict is resolved? by Jon Hansen
April 22, 2015
Another major difference between grassroots boycotts and professional campaigns lies in their focus. While grassroots campaigns are usually aimed at convincing consumers to spend their money elsewhere, Steele says that smart campaigns direct their attention towards a brand’s reputation instead of directly at its bottom line. “Although seemingly intangible, the brand value alone of a […]
What is the real cost of moving away from the NIGP Code? by Jon Hansen
April 15, 2015
“Interesting yet . . . outside of a handful of States, the majority of the 33 using the NIGP Code according to my multiple sources, do not feel that the history component is enough of a deterrent relative to making the change to the UNSPSC Code. Their determination in this regard is further underlined by […]
What are the origins of the NIGP story? by Jon Hansen
April 9, 2015
oligarchy [ol-i-gahr-kee] 1. a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by a few. I would imagine that it would be easy to assume that the origins of the NIGP -Persiscope story originated with the seemingly innocuous musings of my December 11th, […]
Whether being praised or skewered I wouldn’t want to do anything else by Jon Hansen
March 13, 2015
As many of you probably already know, I am co-authoring a book with Buyers Meeting Point’s Kelly Barner. It will be out before the end of the year, and I promise you that it will be a great read. Besides complimentary writing styles, it is also our differences that make the collaborative partnership work really […]
The Answer Alex: Busch, Handfield, Vitasek, Cummins and Barner by Jon Hansen
March 2, 2015
Dear Jon I like reading your blog, “The Face of Procurement’s Generation Next” as it very much resonates with me. I am an independent consultant, who is supporting a global organisation to define the Procurement Capabilities of the future. I would like to speak with some leading edge professionals in Procurement & Supply and wondered […]
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October 29, 2015
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