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EXCLUSIVE ROUNDTABLE: UK Government’s ‘crazy’ services expenditure – time to scrap and rethink?
October 18, 2010
The following post is also available on the Essential Connections Blog This morning I had the opportunity to participate in a roundtable discussion pertaining to the just released review of UK Government Procurement by Sir Philip Green. The following provides both an overview as well as the link to the live and on-demand broadcast. (NOTE: […]
Did Sir Philip Green Get It Right?
October 16, 2010
Below is the actual review prepared by Sir Philip Green regarding the inefficiencies of the UK government’s procurement policies and practices. Please note that it also includes a brief introduction video after the first slide. While we all take the time to review and digest the findings of Sir Philip, especially his assertion that “The […]
IACCM CEO Cummins discusses government waste due to poor contract management
October 14, 2010
Inefficiencies in public spending are a result of the lack of defined practices for managing supply contracts and relationships, according to IACCM, a leading authority on contract and commercial management. The recent review of UK public finances by Sir Philip Green highlighted what the Topshop owner called ‘shocking’ spending processes, claiming that no business could […]
Contracting and the Law: The Art of Interpretation
September 5, 2010
As you know, I have through the PI Window on Business Show and Blog, as well as the PI Inquisitive Eye TV Channel been covering the story of William Melchert-Dinkel who I have called The Serial Suicide Killer. In the most recent post titled “The Constitution is not a Suicide Pact: The questions and perhaps […]
OECM Punts Ariba, Taking a $20 Million Dollar Hit In The Process?
September 1, 2010
Editor’s Update: Unfortunately the PowerPoint presentation that is referenced in this article was taken down by it’s author. While it would have served as a good reference point in terms of what ultimately derailed the program and perhaps helped others to understand what went wrong and why, its removals is nonetheless telling. The great part […]
IACCM’s Cummins Hits One Out of the Park Regarding Dishonesty at the Top!
September 1, 2010
Tim Cummins’ blog offers one of the industry’s most “cerebrally balanced” and even refreshing views of the procurement world. And I don’t say that with whimsical alacrity. In fact Cummins is one of the few who will take a stand on difficult issues, even if it attracts consternation from the quickly fading, old mindset establishment. […]
With Baxter Kawasaki Let’s The Good Times Roll!
August 18, 2010
In another one of those moments when you realize that your are just a few short years away from wearing plaid shirts, pants that buckle over your belly button and running shoes (not because your athletic but because you need the arch support), the first thing that came to mind when I received word that […]
What is the most effective way for government to engage the SME supply base? (Part 2)
August 13, 2010
The following is the second of a 2-Part series in which Part 1 (Defining “meaningful accessibility” across the spectrum of spend (Part 1)) appeared in the Procurement Insights blog on August 9th. It seems like a fairly simple and straight forward question to which an immediate answer should be readily forthcoming. However, for those of us […]
Defining “meaningful accessibility” across the spectrum of spend (Part 1)
August 9, 2010
Over the past several months we have been focusing on contracting practices ranging from transparency in the public sector procurement process, to the importance of creating a clearly defined RFP with concise performance requirements, and of course the fair or equitable distribution of risk between buyers and suppliers. While each of these areas have their […]
Procurement Insights 
October 22, 2010
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