TweetSome great things have come out of Australia but leaving Rolf Harris and Skippy aside, passion for procurement doesn’t seem to be one of them. Why is it that Aussies don’t get as passionate as the poms about procurement?

Well I’m not sure that the Europeans do get quite as passionate as Claudine Swiatek believes in her captivating article in her blog The Young Sourcerer about passion. But her point is well made that it’s a shame that procurement isn’t as well respected in some quarters as it should be. continue reading…

TweetYou can tell who the good guy is – he wears the white cowboy hat. But enterprise application vendors don’t wear hats so how do you tell them apart? continue reading…

TweetThis is the second article in the series reflecting on how we got here.

In the facebook age, when the digital natives – those who don’t remember a time before the internet – are emerging as the new generation of business leaders, thinkers and politicians, it can be easy to forget how today’s business technology evolved. And it’s easy to dismiss it. But knowing a little more than best practice and understanding why we do stuff the way we do is enlightening and helps inform us about the future evolution of business technology. continue reading…

TweetIn the facebook age, when the digital natives – those who don’t remember a time before the internet – are emerging as the new generation of business leaders, thinkers and politicians, it can be easy to forget how today’s business technology evolved. And it’s easy to dismiss it. But knowing a little more than best practice and understanding why we do stuff the way we do is enlightening and helps inform us about the future evolution of business technology. continue reading…

TweetHave you heard about the internet fridge? The one that detects that you’re running low on semi skimmed and sends an email to the grocery store to get you topped up? Well you should have. It’s been announced as the next big thing every couple of years for at least the last 15. I saw a prototype in London in 1996. It’s never taken off and it never will. continue reading…

TweetThe charging models of the supplier networks may be non-sustainable as the commodity transaction fees are replaced by added value services. But which comes first?  Develop the added value products or secure the customers prepared to pay for it? continue reading…

TweetJason Busch, the founder and executive editor of Spend Matters, is on a world domination tour at the moment and this week, I had the great pleasure of bumping into him together with Peter Smith in a London pub and took the opportunity to share thoughts on the world of purchasing and stuff. continue reading…