EquaTerra Procurement

US Government: How to Make Procurement Less Painful

Wed, 5 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The open-procurement bid process is frequently seen as a costly, time-consuming headache for state and local agencies. But hardly anyone disputes that it’s what’s best for taxpayers. Ways of cutting through an open bid’s red tape do exist, which IT departments might want to evaluate as maneuvers for surviving their budget shortfalls, as some departments are facing cuts of up to 20 percent.

Oncor Sourcing Transformation in Support of ERCOT’s Transmission Capacity Increase and Connectivity to Future Texas Wind Farms

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Oncor operates the largest electric distribution and transmission system in Texas, delivering power to approximately three million homes and businesses operating approximately 117,000 miles of distribution and transmission lines. In 2008 Oncor was awarded substantial contracts to build new transmission lines and related facilities for areas of future wind generation. The company had to significantly increase its construction capacity and undertook a major review of its sourcing and contracting processes.

Finally, a BPO Advisory Firm Adds Some Real Procurement Expertise

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Spend Matters blogger Jason Burch comments on EquaTerra's late summer 2010 hire of respected supply chain & procurement industry veteran Sarah Pfaff.

The IT Crowd: Procument's role in renewed spending

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Now that IT projects are starting to get off the ground again, it is time for procurement departments to rise to the challenge once more by becoming involved in the process, before, during and after IT buying decisions are made.

Sustain Competitive Advantage by Rethinking Your Business Services Models

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

As the global economy strengthens, will companies lose focus on cost competitiveness, relaxing cost control policies and hiring back staff into old models? Or will they instead fundamentally shift their business models to take advantage of the robust offerings of the market place? Those who do the latter will truly have competitive differentiation.

EquaTerra Names New Finance and Accounting and Procurement/Supply Chain Advisory Practice Leads as Markets Increasingly Pursue a Range of Service Delivery Transformation Options

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Rick Bertheaud has been chosen to lead EquaTerra's Finance and Accounting (F&A) Advisory practice;Sarah Pfaff has been chosen to lead the Procurement and Supply Chain Advisory group.

EquaTerra Blog: Knowledge Management in 10 Easy Steps

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Have you decided it is time to take knowledge management (KM) seriously? Perhaps you have seen the effects of lost knowledge and are working from lessons learned. Or maybe you are a visionary who understands there is no time like the present to get things underway. EquaTerra recommends these essential steps.

Changing Deal Terms and Risks Define the Procurement Outsourcing Market

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Procurement Outsourcing deal pipelines have shown a healthy upward graph since 2000, as buyers are much more accepting of outsourcing as a solution and are becoming more sophisticated in deal developments. Processes have also improved and transformed during this period.

EquaSiis Enterprise - Know Your Governance Data Adds Up

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:00:00 GMT

If you rely on your service provider to run reports and relay the facts and data of your relationship and its performance, you may not be seeing the whole picture.

Analysis: The Pitfalls of Procurement Outsourcing

Tue, 25 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The inevitable growth in procurement outsourcing leads to the question of where exactly firms are making the mistakes which can undermine the potential for value.