Continuously Contemporary Contracting
At a recent Wall Street Journal CIO Network meeting, Ben Fried, the Chief Information Officer at Google, sat with Nikki Waller to discuss the evolving role of the CIO. Edited excerpts were published in the March 14th edition of the Journal, ...
Procurement as a Strategy
The National Association of State Procurement Officers (NASPO) just held its annual NASPO Exchange (#NASPOExchange) in New York City. This was my first time attending a NASPO event and I was impressed. The organization does a great job bringing together ...
Management Consultants vs. Artificial Intelligence
Last month, The Economist published a special report on AI technology in the workplace. One article ("AI providers will increasingly compete with management consultancies”) reported on how some of the big cloud providers are creating consulting services that could compete with ...
Problem Solving Has Gone To The Birds
I came across a fascinating project the other day, The Crowbar. Ruben van der Vleuten and Bob Spikman, two entrepreneurs in the Netherlands, are approaching the problem of inner city litter in a completely unique way - using crows as ...
Integris Applied Client Establishes Lean Pilot Program
Integris Applied believes that its clients can and should remain “continuously contemporary,” keeping pace with customer demands and fast paced technological changes. To support our clients’ goals we help them improve their business processes such as making procurements more efficient ...