TCGi had a fantastic 2017! See where we’ve been, and where going with our Year in Review newsletter! Click Here
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Zomona Brown | Nov 3, 2017 |
Diversity,
Equipment Leasing & Financing,
IT Diversity,
IT Integrated Procurement,
Leadership,
STEM diversity,
Software Audits,
Software Licensing Optimization,
Strategic Sourcing,
Supply Chain Diversity,
Tail Spend Management,
Uncategorized TCGi kept it all the way up with accolades and announcements! With new partnerships and expanded capabilities, our 2017 looks to end on a great note! […]
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Victor Manganaro | Aug 16, 2017 |
Diversity,
Equipment Leasing & Financing,
IT Integrated Procurement,
STEM diversity,
Software Audits,
Software Licensing Optimization,
Strategic Sourcing,
Supply Chain Diversity,
Tail Spend Management,
Uncategorized Introduction Maverick Spend, Rogue Spending and Tail Spend are common terms in procurement. As an adjective, rogue can be defined as unpredictable. Maverick can be defined as unorthodox or independent. Well, Tail, we’ll explain that in a minute. Clearly, when talking about your procurement spend processes and procedures, these are not descriptors that will instill […]
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Victor Manganaro | Jul 18, 2017 |
Diversity,
Equipment Leasing & Financing,
IT Diversity,
IT Integrated Procurement,
Leadership,
STEM diversity,
Software Audits,
Software Licensing Optimization,
Strategic Sourcing,
Supply Chain Diversity,
Tail Spend Management,
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To find out about all of the amazing happenings and events of the second quarter of 2017, please click here! It includes the next Ask-Avis webisode on un-managed spend and highlights from events in Sydney, Orlando, NYC, New Orleans, Chicago & more!
Today marks the 10 year anniversary of the release of the Apple iPhone and just over 40 years since the release of the Apple II home computer. Fittingly, Steve Wozniak, one half of the original Apple founding Dynamic Duo, was the Keynote Speaker at the ATX Automation Innovation East Event in NYC on June 13th [...]
The Power of The Cloud Today, every company, big and small, is using the Cloud. From storage to computing. It has become an essential way of doing business. However, this shift to cloud-based services also creates new security and compliance issues. Storing and sharing documents and files within an organization as well as when communicating [...]
100 Procurement Executives provide insights into the biggest challenges facing their organizations.
Discover how Supplier Diversity can make your company more successful and give you a competitive edge.
According to a 2016 Benchmark Report on the Challenges in Procurement, 80% of senior Procurement executives (100 were interviewed for the report) identify managed spend (as a percentage of total spend) as a key performance indicator. So what does this mean? It means that the value of your Procurement organization is directly tied into its [...]
Okay, so you’ve seen the light and realized the importance of tail spend management. This area of non-managed spend is costing your organization a lot of money. At first, you may have believed your organization’s unmanaged spend was a minor issue. You probably thought the rogue spending only made up a few smaller purchases. Then, [...]
Maverick spending could be putting your company at risk. How much visibility does your procurement organization have into your company’s purchases? Is there a person or group who is monitoring these purchases to determine if your company is being put at risk? These are questions every procurement professional needs to answer. When your organization has spending that [...]
Your presentations skills are just as important as the information you are presenting. Whether your presentation is for educational purposes, a PTA meeting, a motivational talk or to take advantage of a business opportunity, there are basic elements that must be effective in order to engage and connect with your audience. How To Improve Your [...]
Networking can sometimes seem like a burdensome task filled with unrealistic expectations and anxiety-ridden over-thinking. Let’s say you’re at an event, and Warren Buffet walks up to you and asks you to tell a little bit about yourself. Then he skims over the opportunities he is working on and asks if there is anything that [...]
Hopefully you wouldn’t classify your relationships with your vendors as “Complicated.” Your relationship with your vendors should be much deeper than a questionable Facebook relationship, right? This is why you need to develop a strong vendor relationship management program. Successful Procurement Departments know how to work closely with vendors long after the signing of the [...]
Considering the complexities of today’s IT environment and the fact it is a large-spend category, what are your sources, as a CPO, CFO, CIO or IT procurement specialist, for learning about best practice strategies related to IT procurement and managing information technology? There are white papers, e-books, articles, webinars and many sources of information on [...]
Are you tired of the mistakes your company is making when it purchases IT assets? Are you a procurement professional that sometimes feels as if your IT is speaking a language that you only hear on Star Wars? Maybe you’re an IT professional that wishes your procurement department understood the ins and outs of properly [...]
We are back with a fresh look and tons of information to share. Please come back often, contribute to the conversation, and invite others to join you. It is our goal to share information that is relevant and sure to be of interest, such as: Reducing your IT budget by employing these strategic initiatives: IT [...]
Here’s a hypothetical question: If you knew in advance the exact date and time a massive earthquake was going to hit your city, how soon would you start preparing for it? Would you wait until the earthquake hits to start buying bottled water, food, and other survival supplies? Would you wait until the mayhem and [...]
You and your team are in the midst of a huge IT project that is an integral part of the strategic planning initiative that was outlined at the beginning of the year that was going to yield huge savings for your organization. You are at your desk and receive a letter from one of your [...]
Important findings for any IT director or those persons responsible for your organization’s compliance and audit readiness, were revealed in an in-depth study by Express Metrix seeking to gauge software audit trends, impacts, and outcomes across a statistically significant cross-section of the marketplace. The study was conducted in November of 2013 based on 178 respondents who [...]
