SO MANY PEOPLE have registered already for our April 21 webinar, where Pierre Mitchell will be discussing how the procurement department can unshackle itself from the reality of minimal budgets, legacy operating models, manual processes, and antiquated capabilities in the face of stakeholders demanding higher value. (If you can't make the live event but are interested in the content, please register anyway and we'll send you a link to the recording and slides!)
We're thrilled to welcome Andrew Karpie as a new analyst who will be focusing primarily on services procurement! From Jason Busch:
"Even though I’ve personally covered a number of services procurement areas to date – with deeper coverage in the vendor management system (VMS) area – and my colleagues Pierre Mitchell and Peter Smith have contributed to our collective services procurement voice in multiple areas, we still have work to do ... Starting today, with the help of our latest contributing analyst Andrew Karpie we hope to give the broader services procurement area the coverage it deserves."
Speaking of services procurement, attending IQNavigator's "IQNsiders" conference was amongst one of Andrew's first duties. He and Jason have been covering the event for the past few days:
- IQNavigator’s Conference Kicks-off: Innovation and “The Internet Of People”
- IQNsiders 2015: Big Ambitions Starting with a New Platform Model
- IQNsiders’ Dispatch: Joe Juliano on 3 Trends in the Labor Market
And here's a round-up of everything else going on:
- Basware has acquired Procserve
- We did a fantastic interview with Taulia's new CEO, Cedric Bru: Part 1, 2, 3.
- Just say yes...to VMS!
- We're announcing next year's Spend Matters Almanac 50 to Watch and 50 to Know companies on April 20. Save the date and stay tuned.
Finally, I know I'll definitely be watching The Boat Race this weekend (and I am beyond thrilled that the women are getting equal billing with the men this year) but I beg you to not forget about The Goat Race either.
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