Blog

The latest news on people and tech in the digital procurement space, as well as thought leadership pieces on all things procurement software.

How to get procurement software ROI: Start small!

Proving that there is an ROI on procurement software is often tough. Our colleagues in Sales tend to get given whatever they want to facilitate...

Read More

Source-to-Pay suites: Why big consultancies love them

Legacy Source-to-Pay suites and big consultancies seem to stick together like birds of a feather.Have you ever taken a critical look at why this might be?If...

Read More

Is the role of Procurement Category Manager dead?

The Procurement Category Manager role has been the backbone of the procurement profession over the past 20 years. In larger organisations especially, it’s has been...

Read More

What digital procurement tools should you buy first?

Digital procurement tools – there are literally hundreds of them out there now. We have over 440 of them listed in our software database.So, which one...

Read More

Does Direct Procurement Need Its Own Tech Stack?

Direct procurement involves acquiring raw materials and components essential for your production process. Indirect procurement, on the other hand, generally deals with non-complex goods and...

Read More

Moving Beyond Procurement Cost Savings to Driving Value

Procurement cost savings stand out as a critical lever in the pursuit of trimming down expenses without compromising on quality. However, the work of procurement...

Read More

Digital Procurement in SMEs and Emerging Markets

This blog post is based on a video interview I gave about digital procurement back in January in Dubai with Dr. Muddassir Ahmed of SCMDOJO....

Read More

How to succeed with eAuctions: An essential guide

eAuctions are an essential alternative to traditional negotiation methods. With tangible benefits for buyers, eAuctions could help your organisation survive the economic downturn. In this...

Read More

Requisition to Order: Fraport and Lhotse success story

This article summarises a recent discussion of a successful requisition to order process implementation case study. Featuring Lhotse’s Co-Founder Henning Hatje and Senior Solutions Advisor...

Read More

How The Best Procurement Tech Improves User Experience

With the rise of smartphone apps, user experience has become a vital metric for the success (or failure) of software implementation. Over the last few...

Read More

What is Sourceable Spend?

Sourceable spend is a concept to evaluate how much freedom a Buyer actually has over whether, and from whom, they purchase goods or services. Around...

Read More

Procure-to-Pay (P2P) vs. Source-to-Pay (S2P)

Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Source-to-Pay (S2P) are not just fancy acronyms used by consultants, procurement and finance professionals. Behind these terms are whole concepts of processes...

Read More

10 Key Criteria for Selecting Procurement Software

Selecting procurement software is tricky. Today, more than ever, with the sheet number of procurement tech solutions on the market. A lot of the “best...

Read More

ProcureCon EU vs. DPW: Which Procurement Conference is Best?

Well, we’ve had 2 years of procurement conference organisers experimenting during the pandemic. But, I think it’s now widely accepted that virtual conferences aren’t that...

Read More

Why Don’t We Publish Procurement Software Reviews?

One of things I frequently get asked is why we don’t have software reviews as part of our Software Finder section. There are a few...

Read More