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Endings and Beginnings

Endings and Beginnings

By Michael Fauscette on February 1, 2016

Almost ten years ago I did a slight career course change and moved from senior roles inside software companies to software market analyst. In that nearly ten years with analyst firm IDC, leading what has grown into a broad team of highly respected software market analysts, I have grown professionally and personally. For the first […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged career, change, Community, evaluation, G2Crowd, internet, platform, purchasing, research, Social, social business, Technology / Software

Friday Rant -- What's Holding Ariba Back? (Part 1)

Friday Rant — What’s Holding Ariba Back? (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on February 5, 2010

With its latest quarterly earnings announcement from last week, Ariba appears to be on a roll. While I plan to examine some of the details from the call and the earnings report in more detail next week along with the yearly and quarterly performance …

Posted in Business | Tagged Ariba, procurement, purchasing, SaaS, Spend Management | 1 Response

Handicapping the SAP/Oracle Procurement Race

Handicapping the SAP/Oracle Procurement Race

By Jason Busch on January 14, 2010

In sports, it’s common to handicap competitors. This allows observers
of the game — not to mention those actually participating in the
festivities — to better understand how they stack up to their peers.
Now, many factors can comprise a ha…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged erp, handicap, oracle, produrement, purchasing, race, sap, Sport

Ivalua: The Broadest Spend Management Suite Vendor You've Never Heard Of  (Part 1)

Ivalua: The Broadest Spend Management Suite Vendor You’ve Never Heard Of (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on January 12, 2010

Over the past few months, I’ve had numerous correspondences with
Ivalua’s North American team as it’s started to pick up steam
Stateside. Ivalua, despite its
lack of brand recognition outside of the European market, offers one of
the mark…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged dashboard, European Union, Ivalua, procurement, purchasing, Purchasing Intelligence, reporting, Spend Management | 1 Response

A Thriving Procurement Function for the Next Five Years -- Part 1:  Do You Speak Finance?

A Thriving Procurement Function for the Next Five Years — Part 1: Do You Speak Finance?

By Jason Busch on January 5, 2010

What will a thriving procurement function look like over the next five or so years? I’d like to begin a dialogue here on this blog, hoping that a number of people can share their perspectives on what a thriving procurement function helps to make happ…

Posted in Business | Tagged Management consulting, procurement, purchasing, Strategic sourcing, supply chain

Why is SAP Prioritizing E-Sourcing in its Sourcing Portfolio? (Part 1)

Why is SAP Prioritizing E-Sourcing in its Sourcing Portfolio? (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on December 15, 2009

At SAP’s Influencer Summit last week, one thing became quite clear
rather quickly in discussions with key SAP team members as well
as during the specific analyst and customer briefing on its latest
products. And that’s the fact that SAP is p…

Posted in Business | Tagged conferences, e-sourcing, erp, procurement, purchasing

SAP Influencer Summit, Dispatch 5: The SAP Procurement Portfolio (Part 2)

SAP Influencer Summit, Dispatch 5: The SAP Procurement Portfolio (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on December 14, 2009

Last week I had the chance to get an update from SAP on the latest
positioning and solution elements of its overall procurement
portfolio. In this post, I’ll continue to share what I learned,
focusing on providing an update on the provider’s…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged BPO, erp, ibm, Infosys, Outsourcing, procurement, purchasing, sap, sapsummit

Friday Rant: Doubling Down on Spend Matters (Part 1)

Friday Rant: Doubling Down on Spend Matters (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on December 11, 2009

There comes a time in the evolution of any idea — or business —
where rapid introspection is preferable to any long, drawn-out
goal-setting or visioning development process. Over the course of 24
hours in early November, I had one of these…

Posted in Business | Tagged analysts, Business Model, Friday Rant, Goal setting, procurement, purchasing, SpendMatters

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