Aligning Processes and Systems II – Reprise
More on the universal challenge of properly aligning processes and systems... When you talk to procurement organizations large and small about the primary challenges that impede that group’s ability to…
Aligning Processes and Systems I – Reprise
Traded comments this week with a friend of the site, where I made the point that many challenges facing procurement departments are universal - for both large and small enterprises.…
eSourcing 2.0: Making the Case – Reprise
Editor’s Note: This article kicked off one of last year’s most popular topics: eSourcing 2.0. For more than a decade, strategic sourcing consultants, professionals, and solution providers have been working…
More eSourcing Myths – Reprise
Editor's Note: We continue our look back at articles from our first year by exposing five more commonly-held eSourcing myths (or what are also commonly-used excuses to bypass eSourcing). eSourcing…
eSourcing Myths (and How to Deconstruct Them) – Reprise
Editor's Note: One of my favorite topics this past year has been eSourcing 2.0. This code/policy/doctrine was introduced in our articles, research, and presentations in 2010, but was developed over…
ROA – Software (Maintenance & Support)
In this Return on Assets series, we have previously discussed how improving the usage of sourcing/procurement software can improve your returns (here and here). Yes, software can be a huge…
ROA – Now Showing: “The Return of eProcurement”
Our ROA (Return on Assets) series continues... In the movie business, “Returns” can mean big "returns" at the box office – Just ask the King or the Jedi or two…
ROA – Improve Your Return on Technology Assets (Strat. Sourcing)
Two years ago this month, I caught up with the Chief Procurement Officer of a US Federal agency about her plans for the upcoming year and our discussion turned to…
The Formula
I find it interesting that Ardent Partners’ recently published research report, Sourcing in the 2010s: The Formula for Success (registration required), is, at its core, a report about spend analysis.…
Monday Morning Query – Can Sourcing be Strategic Without the “e?”
MMQ - Can sourcing be strategic without the “e?” The Context In this day and age, can a sourcing process that eschews process automation be considered a truly strategic process?…