Mitigating the Risks for Contract Success
\r\n This article outlines practical steps for good planning, monitoring and flexibility with all ...
Agility: Is It More Than A Buzz-Word?
Agility is about the ability to adjust to fast-moving market conditions. These might be the result...
Collaboration, Innovation, and Contract Design
Interesting paper on collaboration, innovation and contract design here, that seeks to provide an...
The Core Value of Contracting
\r\n What are the core values of contracting and commercial management? IACCM has been promoting a...
Business Ethics in a Contracting Company
DEFINITION ‘Ethics’ means behaviour. It refers to a set of attitudes. WHY SHOULD BUSIN...
Do We Need That Email Warning?
I don't know about you but I learned a long time ago that it's 'better to be safe than sorry'. I t...
It's the requirements that matter
Some readers of this blog will recall that acceptance / delivery is the most frequent source of co...
Procurement and the Competition: A Threat to Strategic Advantage
Something that really strikes me is the readiness of Procurement organizations to meet with each o...
Model that works even in turbulent times
In the 25 years since such western multinationals as Eastman Kodak, GE, Citibank and American Ex...
Privatisation in China, Capitalism confined
Chinese companies, like companies everywhere, do best when they are privately run. In China, howev...