The latest news on people and tech in the digital procurement space, as well as thought leadership pieces on all things procurement software.
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....
This week’s piece was inspired by a LinkedIn post from well respected industry commentator Jon W. Hansen.He’s predicting that 75% of AI (procurement tech) solution...
Procurement has the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to evolve into a strategic powerhouse.Will we grasp it, or will we fluff it?A lot of that will depend on...
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...
The war for talent is all about the importance of attracting and retaining exceptional human capital. Companies must actively seek out and employ brilliant minds...
The topic of supplier consolidation is a popular one, especially across indirect procurement spend.If we take the 80/20 rule, then 80% of the supply base usually...
Procurement is changing. And so must the contemporary procurement leader.We’re – slowly – moving from being a process obsessed, box-ticking function to being a more value-driven,...
Category management software was one of the final frontiers for procuretech. Along with services procurement and automated negotiation bots, this is certainly a tougher nut to...
Shockwaves were sent through the procurement software industry last December when the Coupa software acquisition was announced.They are arguably the market leader and self-proclaimed “inventor...
So, you’re about to embark on a digital procurement transformation in your organization.You’ve read lots of articles, listened to a few of the best procurement podcasts,...
