Yesterday’s PI Window on Business call-in show regarding the recently released Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission’s (JLARC) report on how Small-Medium Enterprise suppliers have been affected by the Commonwealth’s eVA procurement platform provided a few interesting insights relative to communication, pay-to-play fees and the related (and growing) cash surplus. While the JLARC Briefing highlighted… [Read more…]
July 30, 2009
At the annual Gartner Predicts 2009, the item topping the list of forecasts called for a significant decrease in physical traveling as virtual conferencing options offer an alternative. Specifically, Gartner is looking at high-definition based video meeting solutions to replace 2.1 million airline seats annually by 2012, costing the travel and hospitality industry US $3.5… [Read more…]
July 30, 2009
In the recent PI Window on Business broadcast “The Psychology of Social Networking” we asked the question, is L.J. Hanifan’s 1916 definition regarding social networking a reflection of its true intent that is best achieved or realized through a face-to-face interaction, or does our current technology driven mediums, while lacking in the realm of up… [Read more…]
July 30, 2009
I would have to say that my July 28th interview with Neal Schaffer (including the lead-up to the actual broadcast) was equal parts interesting, thought provoking and to a certain degree surreal. While the segment answered as many questions as it created, based on the flurry of calls, e-mails and yes even responses to my… [Read more…]
July 29, 2009
In addition to Virginia establishing a page on their website specifically relating to Procurement Insights’ Coverage of eVA, the Commonwealth sent out invitations to 41,000 businesses inviting them to tune in, and call-in to today’s PI Window on Business broadcast “The Virginia Legislative Review of eVA Call-In Show.” A follow-up to our July 16th show… [Read more…]
July 28, 2009
When I was contacted by IACCM’s Tim Cummins to write an article on knowledge tools, and in particular “how today’s network technologies are transforming how knowledge is collected and disseminated,” I was of course delighted to provide my proverbial two cents. After all, I personally consider IACCM to be fine organization that gets where the… [Read more…]
July 27, 2009
We interrupt this broadcast: Our scheduled interview with Libby Gill has been postponed to enable us to respond to the growing controversy between LinkedIn and it Power Connectors. LinkedIn’s policies seems to be a topic that is gaining considerable traction in social media circles for a variety of reasons including what the network’s Power Connectors… [Read more…]
July 24, 2009
In my July 10th post titled “Today’s PI Window on Business Show on Contracting Challenges Drives Home The Lessons That GM Has Learned The Hard Way,” I had made several references to the observations expressed by ADR North America’s CEO Bill Michels. The “wreck” that is now the GM supply network, according to Michels was… [Read more…]
July 22, 2009
As many of you already know, I have been covering public sector procurement policy and practice at all levels of government quite extensively for some time. From the Government of Canada’s Way Forward programs to the UK’s Gershon Review to the impact of cluster development and even the private sector influence of a Wal-Mart, I… [Read more…]
July 22, 2009
In today’s interview with Ecademy’s Thomas Power regarding social media and business we touched on issues that were thought provoking, stimulating and insightful. From the demographic breakdown by age of different social network users and the subsequent impact on network growth and business utilization, to the misstep by Linkedin and Facebook to arbitrarily enforce user… [Read more…]
Relational Outsourcing Seminar
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