- 28
- MAY
- 2012
SAP deepens it dominance: is this procurement’s fault?
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories: Spend Analytics
The Procurement Intelligence Unit is in the midst of its research into Requisition-to-Pay processes, and the the findings show weaknesses of current providers. more
- 14
- MAY
- 2012
R2P: Whose budget line is it anyway?
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories: Spend Analytics
The PIU has recently closed a survey focused on the Requisition-to-Pay (R2P) process. The most interesting aspect is not what is said by respondents, but what is not said. more
- 05
- JAN
- 2012
Re-forecasting in a downturn – getting demand management right
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories: Spend Analytics
The Euro-zone is in crisis: there are reports of bad loans to China and commodity prices still soaring. In a climate of unremitting unease, it is hard not to cut back on purchasing. However, to do so may exacerbate the problem. more
- 11
- APR
- 2011
Executive Research: Capability Development - PIU's new measure of spend analysis maturity
Author: Ben Ngobi - Categories: Spend Analytics
The PIU has been developing a new industry benchmark study to complement its research on spend analysis. The new capability development model corrects a previous lack of research by providing a base point from which to understand how managers can best maximise their return on investment in spend analysis systems. more
- 15
- FEB
- 2011
Spending your way to advanced analytics: Can you climb the maturity ladder?
Author: Ben Ngobi - Categories: Spend Analytics
It is now a given that spend analysis is an enabler in identifying opportunities that improve procurement performance. more
- 11
- FEB
- 2011
Governments inching to modernity: public procurement in the slow lane
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories: Collaboration, Spend Analytics
A recent European discussion paper is setting out the options for a pan-European e-procurement system. But why are governments so far behind the private sector? more
- 24
- DEC
- 2010
Good spend analysis adoption improves performance
Author: Ben Ngobi - Categories: Spend Analytics
Businesses are all jumping on the exciting journey of spend analysis. They are either buying new systems, developing existing ones or offshoring parts of the process to improve the visibility of spend under management. more
- 25
- NOV
- 2010
Procurement in High Definition
Author: Tom Seal - Categories: Spend Analytics, Technology & Apps
Can your procurement team view the depth and breadth of your organisation's spending? Accurate spend data analysis was highlighted as one of the most important pre-requisites to achieving procurement success by respondents to the PIU's 2010 CPO Strategy survey. In fact, spend analytics tools are the highest ranked tool or technology. more
