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That special moment

I had it today with a software Sales Weasel. The moment that happens when you’ve been negotiating hard for a bit, and the sales person goes from that effusive complimentary kindness to terse res… more →

The Procurement Chronicles

Unfair Contract Terms Struck Down — 2 comments

tcummins wrote 2 months ago: Are the US courts on the offensive against big business and its contracting practices? Recent judgme … more →

Tags: contract management, Supply Chain, Legal & Regulatory, technology, Risk, unconscionable terms, /terms and conditions, telecoms, consumer contracts

That special moment — 1 comment

Poster to be named later wrote 2 months ago: I had it today with a software Sales Weasel. The moment that happens when you’ve been negotiat … more →

Tags: sales-weasels, Doomsville, Negotiation, Value of Procurement, disapproving boss, Drive a hard bargain, Procurement, purchasing, Legal Woes

Whack a Mole

Poster to be named later wrote 2 months ago: It’s that special time of year for any Procurement Professional. Ah yes, the end of the fisca … more →

Tags: Doomsville, Negotiation, Value of Procurement, Politics, The Client, Procurement, purchasing, MRO Procurement, contract terms

Plurk your tweets — 10 comments

Jason Adams wrote 4 months ago: A couple of days ago, I wrote a script that would tweet anything you plurked. Thanks to some code f … more →

Tags: Open-Source, Python, twitter, Status Updates, Code, Creative Commons, plurk, Google Code

When the horse is out of the barn

Poster to be named later wrote 5 months ago: A purchase of $5000, feh, I don’t care. Even if it’s software. Do the deal, make it w … more →

Tags: sales-weasels, The Company, truth is stranger than..., Doomsville, Negotiation, pre-commit, finger pointing, Value of Procurement, rogue spend

Rogue!

Poster to be named later wrote 6 months ago: And I’m not talking about X-Men. Boy oh boy, my newest employee has a doozy on her very capab … more →

Tags: sales-weasels, The Company, truth is stranger than..., Doomsville, Procurement Cycle, Negotiation, pre-commit, SOX, finger pointing

Yours versus theirs versus ours

Poster to be named later wrote 6 months ago: A hot topic in Procurement circles is contracts, and more specifically, which contract to start wit … more →

Tags: Drive a hard bargain, Legal Woes, Negotiation, Politics, Procurement, technology, The Company, Value of Procurement