Procurement teams continue to evolve, especially as the executive leadership team looks to them for value and competitive advantage in addition to cost savings. Although the procurement value proposit...

Procurement organizations employ spend analytics as one of their major tools for proactively identifying savings possibilities, managing risks, and maximizing their purchasing power. Spend analys...

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“The whole is more than the sum of its parts.” – Aristotle We believe we have good data… but is it complete? I’ve had many conversations with Travel and Procurement managers about how much addressable...

I recently read about ‘Broken Windows Theory’ from a 1982 Atlantic article by George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson. It is a criminological theory that suggests small but visible signs of public disar...

This content was posted on the MyComplianceOffice blog on July 8, 2020         When a company makes the decision to implement compliance software, the steps the...

This week’s webinar notes are from a July 23 webinar hosted by ISM Vermont and presented by Verian Vice President Tommy Benston on ‘Five Steps To Eliminate Maverick Spending.’ Although an on demand version was not available as of the posting of my notes, it will be available on Verian’s site shortly.

This week’s webinar notes are from a February 18^th event presented by Selectica and featuring Ardent Partners‘ Andrew Bartolini. The event is available on demand on Selectica’s site.

After last week’s busy schedule, this week’s webinar calendar is a little thin. Part of the reason could be that ProcureCon Indirect East is taking place in Orlando from the 6^th to the 8^th. If you’re headed to Orlando, be sure to see Paul Blake and Joanna Martinez – attend their sessions and tell them I said hi. You’ll be glad you did. Click on the title of each webinar below to view the full description and register.

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Last week, we unexpectedly had a full slate of webinars – this week the topics and speakers are unexpected. Take this opportunity before the year runs out to attend one of these unique events.  Click on the title of each event below to view the full description in our events calendar and to connect to their registration pages.