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eSourcing 2.0 is Here! Upcoming Zycus Webcast Illustrates How Best Practices and Technology Leverages Web 2.0

November 19, 2009

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Strategic Sourcing, eSourcing, TCO modeling represent terminology with which we are all familiar.  So when you see these elements of a best practice – best outcome strategy being presented within the framework of an upcoming seminar or webcast, it might be easy to assume an attitude of complacency.  Especially when it is viewed in the context of […]

Strategic Sourcing: Emerging Practices & Supplier Discovery and Visibility Groups Launched

October 11, 2009

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Social networking has redefined how we interact and do business. Nowhere has this been more evident than in the way associations and information sources are attempting to transform themselves into real-time, globally connected intelligence providers. It is an important step as professionals are looking for a collaborative forum that extends beyond the mere provision of […]

Spend Intelligence Resource Group

September 24, 2009

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With all the individual groups within a rapidly growing number of social networks it is important to stand out in critical areas such as the timely and convenient dissemination of needed information. In short, just because you build it (the group), does not necessarily mean they, being professional members, will come. Understanding this new paradigm […]

Tomorrow’s PI Window on Business Panel Discussion on Spend Intelligence Inspires Debate

September 23, 2009

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Whenever you bring together a group of thought leaders and practitioners to discuss a topic which by its very definition ensures diverse views you have the makings for a program that will be both informative and engaging. Tomorrow’s PI Window on Business Show will be that and more as I am joined by a guest […]

Spend Analysis Versus Spend Management: A Guest Panel Discussion

September 17, 2009

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In a September 1st, 2006 article titled “Spend Intelligence: The Next Wave of Spend Analysis” the author made the following observation: “As corporate procurement organizations are charged with securing products and services of the best quality at the lowest possible cost, their enterprises are counting on them to be much more than just “order takers.”  […]

September is Going to Sizzle on Blog Talk Radio’s PI Window on Business

September 2, 2009

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Our theme for this month’s impressive line-up of guests is “September is Going to Sizzle!”  View the following video highlighting the PI Window on Business Show’s outstanding schedule for the month of September. From discussing the secrets of moving ahead with acclaimed (Customize Your Career) author and leadership & communication expert Roz Usheroff on September […]

Spend Analysis versus Spend Intelligence: More Than a Semantical Difference

August 11, 2009

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I believe the phrase “spend intelligence” to be misleading. To me, it sounds like a new take or sub-segment of business intelligence software applications which offer analytics and dashboard capabilities and sit on top of existing systems of record. The problem is that spend visibility and analytics is much more complex, requiring data cleansing, rationalization, […]

Achieving Proactive Spend Management Capabilities Through Adaptive Intelligence

August 4, 2009

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“Progressive business intelligence in key areas such as Spend Management should not only tell you where you have been, but also where you are or where you should be going on an adaptive basis . . . think of true business intelligence in terms of a GPS system that can provide updates on current road […]

350 Years in Business and Counting: How Zycus Equipped Orkla to Save $100 Million

July 8, 2009

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You can’t address what you do not see or acknowledge! In a recent PI Window on Business segment on 21st Century Leadership, I talked with a guest panel of four internationally acclaimed bestselling authors regarding what else, leadership. The heart of this discussion focused on the key attributes of leadership in today’s complex world, and […]

PI Window on Business Presents “Emerging Giants: The New Titans of the SaaS World” (GUEST PROFILE, ANURAG DIXIT – ZYCUS INC.)

June 12, 2009

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As part of our June 25th segment “Emerging Giants; The New Titans of the SaaS World,” we will be featuring senior executives from four of these future “Titans,” highlighting why their organizations are unique, capable and well positioned to reverse the trend of failed initiatives associated with the traditional licensing model vendors. Joining me on June […]