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Abandoning the old demo mindset: Today proving where something works is more important than demonstrating how it works
I can still remember the days of CP/M and the emergence of DOS as if it were yesterday. Back in the days when 10MB was considered huge and a monitor resolution choice was limited to being either one of green phosphorous versus amber, demonstrating a system was focused on pointing out its various bells and [...]Collected in elcomus's videos May 9, 2011 -
Government purchasing expert confirms that 90% of RFP winners decided before RFP is actually issued . . . with an important caveat!
When the procurement ombudsman for the Canadian Federal Government announced last summer that “The government has inadvertently created the conditions (for monopoly),” and that “It’s not what the government intended to do and that’s why we think a review would be beneficial to see what the impacts are, including the unintended effects,” it was not [...]Collected in elcomus's videos May 2, 2011 -
Former key executive for successful Scottish Government initiative talks about automation success and failure
Ian Burdon, who recently entered the ranks of the private sector, and has held a number of key executive positions within the Scottish Government including being at the helm of the eProcurement Scotland initiative as it’s Program Manager and chief champion, joined me earlier today on the PI Inquisitive Eye from the UK. Ian provided [...]Collected in elcomus's videos Apr 28, 2011 -
The winning bidder in government tenders are selectedbefore the RFP is actually issued 90% of the time . . .
According to the former Senior Aide for Gov. Mario Cuomo, Al Gordon, the winning bidder in government tenders are selected before the RFP is actually issued 90% of the time.Collected in elcomus's videos Apr 7, 2011 -
For 5 years the Oakland Unified School District has done what 85% of the market has failed to do . . . sucessfully implement and leverage an eProcurement solution
At California’s Oakland Unified School District (USD), which manages 146 district schools with more than 45,000 students, the march toward e-procurement has paid enormous dividends. Not only is the district saving about $2 million annually, it is also improving the educational process by ensuring that computers, supplies and books are available when and where they’re [...]Collected in elcomus's videos Feb 8, 2011 -
From the American Express Study to The Usual Suspects and the Estimated Cost of Doing Government Business Amtower Delivers Powerful Insights
Besides referring to this current period in the above video as “one of the scariest times in recent memory” relative to being on the front lines of government procurement, Mark Amtower delivered a number of very interesting insights during this afternoon’s broadcast as he both explained and quantified the cost of pursuing business with the [...]Collected in elcomus's videos Jan 11, 2011 -
To all our readers THANK YOU for making 2010 Memorable . . . Merry Christmas and All The Best for 2011!
Note: Use the following link to read about the history of this animation of Santa and his Reindeer sing White Christmas! 30Collected in elcomus's videos Dec 23, 2010 -
UK Government “revenue party over” announcement re large IT/ERP projects long on intent but short on execution
Cabinet Office minister, Francis Maude, speaking at a meeting attended by 31 major government suppliers including BT, Hewlett Packard, IBM and CapGemini, claimed that large-scale bespoke IT systems – many of which have gone significantly over budget in the past – would henceforth be replaced by less expensive and “off the shelf” offerings. So opened [...]Collected in elcomus's videos Dec 17, 2010 -
Made-in-Transit Packaging: Innovative, But is it Practical?
Most fresh food comes with a “best before” date, but Amsterdam-based Canadian designer Agata Jaworska thinks it should be marked “ready by.” Her concept: packaging in which food can keep growing during shipping to the supermarket so that it arrives ready to be harvested, in a state of optimum freshness. Made-in-Transit Packaging, TIME’s picks for [...]Collected in elcomus's videos Dec 7, 2010 -
Centralized Buying and Staff Reductions at The Heart of Whitehall Plan
What stands out the most to me based on a preliminary review of the Cabinet Office’s “plans to slash administration costs, including procurement operations, by £100 million in 2013-14,” is that the approach from a purchasing standpoint is at once a courageous acknowledgment of the need to make hard and even unpopular decisions, tempered by [...]Collected in elcomus's videos Nov 16, 2010 -
23rd Annual Virginia Forum delivers insights into one of the few public sector success stories
Broadcasting Live from Hampton, Virginia November 15th to 17th The PI Window on Business Show will be on the road covering the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Forum 2010 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center, in beautiful Hampton, Virginia the 15th to the 17th of November. (Use #vaforum10 to follow event tweets on Twitter.) Broadcasting live [...]Collected in elcomus's videos Nov 15, 2010 -
Day 2 Dispatch from eWorld
The following is a re-post from the Essential Connections Blog Day 1 from the 2010 eWorld Conference in London delivered a cornucopia of energetic insight covering a variety of both current and emerging trends and challenges in the procurement and supply chain world. From The Hackett Group’s Chris Sawchuk’s opening keynote address “Agile Procurement: A [.Collected in elcomus's videos Sep 29, 2010 -
Roundtable on Outsourcing and Security in the Cloud just one highlight for eWorld 2010
The Pi Window on Business Show is launching a busy Fall schedule which includes our 200th Episode Anniversary Special and Live Event Feeds from both London and Stockholm. For those who did not have the opportunity to tune in to the broadcast, here is the link to our 100th Episode Special .Collected in elcomus's videos Sep 10, 2010 -
Supply Chain Integration Video: It Had Me At Hello!
Okay, so I chose to use a cheesy line from a mildly entertaining movie. I hang my head in shame not because it isn’t an applicable reference to a recent video I witnessed on supply chain integration, but because I saw the movie in the first place.Collected in elcomus's videos Sep 8, 2010 -
IACCM’s Cummins Hits One Out of the Park Regarding Dishonesty at the Top!
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.Collected in elcomus's videos Sep 1, 2010 -
Video Dispatch from the 3rd Annual Government Summit in Washington, D.C.
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Seven Steps to Success: Teaming to Win Government Contracts
Collected in elcomus's videos Apr 8, 2010
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elcomus I can still remember the days of CP/M and the emergence of DOS as if it were yesterday. Back in the days when 10MB was considered huge and a monitor resolution choice was limited to being either one of green phosphorous versus amber, demonstrating a system was focused on pointing out its various bells and [...] Read More
May 9, 2011