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Procurement BPO:  Be careful before sharing your proverbial corporate bedroom with another party

Procurement BPO: Be careful before sharing your proverbial corporate bedroom with another party

By Phil Fersht on February 3, 2011

Procurement BPO engagements aren’t about dating. They’re about getting married, something we actually think many people don’t realize. Remember this one point, and your chances of success with procurement BPO will increase on a log scale. Never mistake a BPO relationship for advisory or software. You can scrap a consultant’s deck and trash a software […]

Posted in Business | Tagged BPO, Engineering & Supply Chain Outsourcing, Enterprise Irregulars, Jason Busch, Outsourcing Research, procurement, Sourcing Best Practises, SpendMatters | 1 Response

And Now: The Absolute Youngest Enterprise Irregular

And Now: The Absolute Youngest Enterprise Irregular

By Zoli Erdos on December 3, 2010

Baby @monkchips did not reign long: after a month and a half, baby @jcorsello took over as the Youngest EI. And now she is not.  The youngest, that is. We’re thrilled to welcome the Youngest EI,  Simon Louis Busch, born today,  7 pounds, 7 ounces and 20 inches.  Congratulations, Lisa and Jason!

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged baby, SpendMatters, youngest ei

Back of the Napkin -- A New Series and an Open Invitation

Back of the Napkin — A New Series and an Open Invitation

By Jason Busch on May 21, 2010

I’d like to invite all Spend Matters readers to participate in a new series we’ll post every Friday on Spend Matters titled “Back of the Napkin”. The goal is to bring a bit of visual substance, learning and, cough, humor to the world we inhabit. Each week, we’ll post a new sketch or chart — […]

Posted in Business | Tagged business process outsourcing, performance management, procurement, SpendMatters, Supplier relationship management | 2 Responses

Filling a Research Void: Spend Matters Compass (Part 1)

Filling a Research Void: Spend Matters Compass (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on January 28, 2010

I can’t tell you how often someone corners me and tells me how much
they enjoy reading Spend Matters, but wished that sometimes
we’d dig a bit deeper into the subjects we cover. This
feedback comes most frequently after I give a presentation…

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Compass Series, procurement, research, SpendMatters, supply chain | 1 Response

Friday Rant: Doubling Down on Spend Matters (Part 1)

Friday Rant: Doubling Down on Spend Matters (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on December 11, 2009

There comes a time in the evolution of any idea — or business —
where rapid introspection is preferable to any long, drawn-out
goal-setting or visioning development process. Over the course of 24
hours in early November, I had one of these…

Posted in Business | Tagged analysts, Business Model, Friday Rant, Goal setting, procurement, purchasing, SpendMatters

Shameless Plug: MetalMiner Turns Two

Shameless Plug: MetalMiner Turns Two

By Jason Busch on December 3, 2009

MetalMiner, Spend Matters’ sister publication focused on metals sourcing, turned two today. Three years younger than Spend Matters, the site is nonetheless following in the virtual steps of this digital rag, quickly catching up with and overtaking es…

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Category Management, Industry Analysts, innovation, Learning / Research, Lisa Reisman, metalminer, SpendMatters, Sponsorship

Five Things the Gartner/AMR Deal Suggests for the Future of Industry Analyst Research

Five Things the Gartner/AMR Deal Suggests for the Future of Industry Analyst Research

By Jason Busch on December 1, 2009

As I sat down to write about the Gartner/AMR deal this morning, I realized that I could probably fill a book with my thoughts on what the deal bodes for the future of research, publishing and expert consulting models in the technology sector. But rat…

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged amr, AMR Research, boutique analysts, Forrester, gartner, individual brands, Industry analyst, Market research, research, SpendMatters

Gartner to Acquire AMR Research: Supply Chain and Procurement Analyst Game Over?

Gartner to Acquire AMR Research: Supply Chain and Procurement Analyst Game Over?

By Jason Busch on December 1, 2009

Earlier this morning, Gartner announced that it was acquiring AMR Research. For those who are not familiar with AMR, the firm, for the longest time, has been the most influential analyst outfit focused on supply chain and procurement. While it has te…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged AMR Research, Forrester, Forrester Research, gartner, Industry analyst, Industry Analysts, Learning / Research, SpendMatters, supply chain

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