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Guest Author Series: Collaboration Is Everywhere – Except In Contracts
Note: The following is a post by Tim Cummins that was originally posted to his blog Commitment Matters on Tuesday, May 25th, and has been provided to Procurement Insights through the Essential Connections Blog. Tim is the Founder and CEO of the International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM), a non-profit organization that has […]
Washington Dispatch No. 4: Roundtable Discussion on Transparency and the Impact on Stakeholder Relationships
May 14, 2010
As part of our Live Event coverage of the 3rd Annual Business of Government Summit in Washington, D.C. on the 27th of April, was an in-depth 90-Minute Special Roundtable discussion which posed the question “What is Transparency in Government“. Joining me on the live broadcast from the floor of the Ronald Reagan Building and International […]
Washington Dispatch No. 3: Roundtable Discussion on Transparency Eye Opening
May 11, 2010
What is Transparency in Government? In my keynote address “Contracting To Win: Buyer and Seller Responsibilities in 21st Century Government Procurement” at the D.C. Summit, I made the statement that “transparency is not holding fast to the illusion of a level playing field, but to a clear understanding of the layout of the field itself.” […]
Video Dispatch from the 3rd Annual Government Summit in Washington, D.C.
April 29, 2010
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 […]
3rd Annual Business of Government Summit Day 1 Broadcast Links Now Up
April 22, 2010
The following are the Live and On-Demand show links for the Day 1 Sessions being broadcast live from the 2010 Business of Government Summit in Washington, DC on April 27th starting at 9:00 AM EST “Building a Transparent, Collaborative and High-Performance Government Capable of Addressing the Challenges of the 21st Century” Broadcasting Live from Washington, […]
IACCM Newsblast Introduces White Paper on Why RFPs Fail
April 9, 2010
Over the past year I have enjoyed every opportunity I have had to interact with IACCM, and in particular its CEO Tim Cummins. From numerous guest panel appearances on the PI Window on Business Show, to Live Event Feeds I have found that the association is consistently in sync with the changing dynamics of the […]
A Winning Strategy: Is Walmart Right To ‘Delayer’? (A Guest Author Post by IACCM’s CEO Tim Cummins)
March 9, 2010
At first glance, Walmart’s new strategy of ‘delayering the supply chain’ appears to be a reversal of the cost saving device of consolidating spend and reducing the number of suppliers. Are they mimicking others, who are saying ‘if we get rid of the prime contractors, we can get better deals from working with each sub’. […]
(LIVE Event Feed) From Chapters to Community: The Emergence of the New Association Model
January 22, 2010
In one of the PI Window on Business’ earliest segments we tackled the difficult question “are traditional association models dead?” Featuring what can only be described as a diverse and experienced panel of industry veterans, it became clear from the discussions during the two-part series that associations were rapidly losing touch with the needs of […]
Shared Services and Outsourcing Network’s The Year in Review and the Year Ahead
December 7, 2009
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 […]
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May 26, 2010
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