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Tell Us What You Think (POLL): Excel Spreadsheets Is Still A Thing?

February 4, 2019

You have a voice, and we want you to use it. Excel spreadsheet use in the procurement world is still widespread despite the advent of cloud-based, intuitively user-friendly platforms and apps. So here is our newest poll, tell us what you think.

New Paper: Is Change Management Still Relevant in The Emerging Digital Era?

May 10, 2018

Focusing on the inherent link between vendor rationalization, maverick spend and change management this discussion paper will seek to answer the question; is change management as we know it from a procurement standpoint still relevant in the digital era? By referencing more than 15 years of research, this paper will show how the intuitive nature […]

New Paper: Digital Transformation in Procurement

April 6, 2018

Discussion Paper Focus: This paper examines the four cultural influences that impact digital transformation within an organization.

Which came first? Procurement’s transformation or technology’s?

March 22, 2018

Editor’s Note: Here is the On-Demand Link To The Webinar: The Rise of Postmodern ERP & its Impact on Procurement In the second poll from today’s webinar The Rise of Post Modern ERP & its impact on procurement, the following question was asked; How much will your role as a procurement professional change in the postmodern ERP era? […]

ISM Webinar The “Human” Side Of Digital Transformation Now Available On Demand

December 27, 2017

This ISM/Zycus interactive webinar was fast-paced and energized and one of the most memorable ones that I have done this past year. In fact, everyone who signed on to attend stayed until the very end – and even a little longer because we ran six minutes over. The fact is when we usually talk about […]

Procurious Gen NEXT Report informative but not surprising

October 18, 2017

Would you believe that… … over two-thirds of procurement professionals are unclear about their long-term career plans … more than half don’t trust their own bosses to help with their career progression … just under half intend to change roles within the next two years In the above excerpt from an email, I received from Procurious regarding […]

ISM/Zycus Webinar: The Key To Relationship Success In Procurement

September 18, 2017

Click on the box below to register for tomorrow’s ISM/Zycus Webinar; The Key To Relationship Success In Procurement. 30

Interview with Bravo’s Sexton goes beyond Ontario Government implementation

August 3, 2017

Claire Sexton, who has taken the helm of the Ontario Government implementation from former BravoSolution VP Dan Warn made two interesting statements regarding the status of the at times challenging initiative. In case you missed my previous posts on this story, here is the link to access the archive. To start, Sexton indicated that they have […]

So this is why women earn less money than men

July 27, 2017

When I last wrote about the pay gap in the procurement world between the sexes, studies such as the one from Argentus in 2015 showed that except for women at the executive level, men consistently earned more. While there was some generalized speculation as to why the gaps existed at various levels, there was no […]

Is Military Procurement Really Broken?

July 26, 2017

July has been an “active” month it seems regarding the calling out of military procurement in Canada. With tantalizing headlines such as Botched procurement delays inflatable boats for military and After years of missteps, Canadian military officials hope procurement now on track, it is likely that most people have already concluded that our taxpayer dollars are being […]