Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As you read the title of today’s post, you may wonder what maverick spend, vendor rationalization and change management have to do with user adoption and AI Chatbots. The simple answer is the end of maverick spend , vendor rationalization , and change management.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

For example, many reports show that the adoption of e-sourcing by best-in-class companies has stagnated at 60% – 70% since 2007. Analysts and research firms have all reached the same conclusion. Our analyst writes that a few simple and pragmatic approaches can make the difference between success and failure.

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The critical point here is that the technology was an extension of their industry experience and expertise, minimizing the need for change management because the user interface was aligned with the way the world operated and then made it better. I remember when I first talked to Dave Stephens and Noah Esiner in 2007.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JULY 27, 2022

while addressing ancilliary processes (tax, legal, change management, etc.) Later in my career (2006-2007) my boss became my mentor. to expanding how AI is impacting us both professionally and personally as consumers. How have mentors supported your career growth in the supply chain? I have had a few mentors in my career.

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Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Back in 2007, when Microsoft made yet another failed attempt to acquire SAP, I had talked about the ubiquity of the former’s Office suite of applications as perhaps being a point of familiarity that would – at least in part – pave the way to user acceptance of the latter’s platform.

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Procurement Insights

AUGUST 30, 2023

As you read this post originally published in May 2007 about “enabling technology and the emergence of the metaprise,” can the three-stage implementation framework be as successful today as it was back then? Kearney Report that was originally released in May 2007.

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The Procuretech Podcast

OCTOBER 5, 2022

He came into his role at Maersk in 2007/8, so there was a huge degree of uncertainty, being right on the brink of the financial crisis. Adoption and change management. Another huge barrier to adoption here is change management, mindset, and the lack of buy-in from the procurement community. These are: Definition.

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