
Melting HR bureaucracy
The tastiest employment contract I‘ve ever seen. German version here. We talk a lot about making HR processes more engaging and improving the employee experience. Software for employee engagement has grown, in the space of a few years, to more than a billion euro market. Making HR processes easier and simpler is a big business. […]

Social Networking, Supplier Engagement, Contract Management: Do We Need a Big Step Forward? (Part 1)
Kudos to IACCM’s Tim Cummins for surfacing a great topic in a recent post considering the role of Contracts & Social Networking within companies and amongst their suppliers, customers and partners. Here at Spend Matters, we’ve periodic…

Texas warns IBM on failed data center consolidation
In a classic case of the “blind leading the blind,” Texas accused IBM of failing to deliver on an $864 million IT initiative.

SaaS contracts and cash flow
Many customers are willing to pay up to three years in advance for SaaS contracts, which can make a huge difference to the vendor’s bank balance. But what are the potential pitfalls?

Friday Rant: Treat Contracting as a Business and Sourcing Process, Not Just a Legal One
In last Friday’s first rant, I shared some thoughts and anecdotes about the role contracting can play in helping companies more quickly realize identified savings. In this rant, I?ll focus on some of the roles contracting can play in identifying addi…