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Dinosaurs, Meteors and a Fork in the Road Awaits Us in 2011

December 30, 2010

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When I was once again contacted by the Shared Services and Outsourcing Network asking me about my predictions for 2011 I must admit that my thoughts immediately turned to the significant changes in the eProcurement market landscape and how this might influence organizations in terms of their approach regarding the contemplation of outsourcing as a […]

Chairman Emeritus at The International Institute for Outsource Management Weighs In on UK Roundtable

October 26, 2010

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As reported in a post last week, I participated in what turned out to be a very interesting and informative Roundtable discussion on Sir Philip Green’s review of the UK Government’s purchasing policies and practices.  (NOTE: for those who may have missed the live broadcast, here is the link to the on-demand audio portion of […]

Video Dispatch from the 3rd Annual Government Summit in Washington, D.C.

April 29, 2010

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Well it was a terrific 2 days in Washington as the PI Window on Business took its show on the road thanks to sponsor Elcom and the tremendous work of the 2010 Business of Government Summit’s organizer, Shared Services and Outsourcing Network (SSON). It was a first rate venue that saw us broadcast “live” 5 […]

Today’s SSON Panel Discussion on Procurement Outsourcing Went Well Beyond the Same Old Industry Chatter

April 13, 2010

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When I was approached by the Shared Services and Outsourcing Network “SSON” to host/moderate a special guest panel discussion with senior executives from Genpact, ICG Commerce and IBX  Group AB (which was recently acquired by Capgemini) regarding the emerging trends within the world of Procurement Outsourcing, I was both excited as well as a little […]

SSON Smart Procurement Series: Procurement Outsourcing

April 12, 2010

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This past Friday I had the opportunity to interview Colin Cram, whose 30 year public sector experience has made him one of the leading experts on public sector procurement initiatives centered around shared services and outsourcing. In fact in his just released paper “Towards Tesco – improving public sector procurement” which was discussed for the […]

Shared Services and Outsourcing Network’s The Year in Review and the Year Ahead

December 7, 2009

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When I was recently contacted by SSON‘s Jamie Liddell to provide my thoughts on “The Year in Review ” for 2009, as well as “The Year Ahead” in 2010, relating to shared services and outsourcing I must admit that there was no shortage of ideas and reference material. Over the past 12months I have had […]