The latest news on people and tech in the digital procurement space, as well as thought leadership pieces on all things procurement software.
I’ve just got back from attending Zip Forward in London, where I was speaking on a panel with my good friend Susan Walsh.I’m really bullish on vendor-hosted conferences,...
I’ve been producing content on procuretech for 5 years.It’s official!I launched the first episode of The Procuretech Podcast on 25th March 2020. (We later rebranded...
It’s THE hot topic of the week.ORO Labs pulled a rabbit out of the hat on Tuesday, announcing their acquisition of London-based analyst and consultancy firm ProcureTech.I...
Digital procurement tools offer both immediate benefits and long-term returns.While full-scale digital transformation certainly takes time, organisations can see rapid improvements in efficiency, collaboration, and data...
In this week’s deep dive article, I share my opinion and thoughts about CIPS, and the ongoing debate in the procurement community:Is CIPS (the Chartered Institute of...
Effective Hourly Rate is a concept I came across back in 2017.Back when what seems like an eternity ago, I still had a corporate job....
We’d all like the latest digital procurement tools. But often, those who aren’t familiar with the procurement software market mistakenly overestimate the cost.The reality is...
When you hear the words Generative AI in Procurement, your reaction is probably one of two things:Either you get excited, thinking of all the benefits...
AI in procurement – especially generative AI – is going through the hype phase at the moment. But make no mistake. In one form another,...
Nordic Europe has a long tradition for being innovative, and Nordic procurement startups are no exception.From Ikea to Nokia to Lego, some world-beating companies have...
Procurement conferences are more popular than ever, after almost 2 years’ absence of in-person events during the pandemic. As we step into 2024, the procurement...
Berlin is one of Europe’s key tech hubs. From the capital and beyond, German procurement startups are chipping away at a conservative business culture, making...
Could more visionary procurement leaders be the cure for procurement teams not getting the recognition they deserve? We often don’t have the necessary organisational clout...
Business spend management suites, including SAP Ariba and Coupa software, offer marketplaces with App-Store like functionality. This is a well-trodden route, with Salesforce probably the most famous example to successfully do...
Procurement spend data is often unstructured, difficult to interpret and unreliable as a source of truth. Poor data quality is one of the biggest challenges that procurement...
