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SSON Presents a Startup to Watch: Bid Ops [Winner, 2020 Startup Zone]
September 17 by Barbara HodgeIntroducing the winner of the innaugural SSON Startup Zone at SSO Week North America! Barbara Hodge takes 20 minutes with Bid Ops founder, Edmund Zagorin, to find out what's behind this business that...
A Method to the Madness: Addressing Supplier Exceptions to Your Terms and Conditions
September 15 by Jeanette NydenHow to react when a supplier pushes back against audit rights?
What can you find in SSON's shared services vendor directory?
August 31 by SSONCheck out the number of vendors you can find in key shared services solution categories in SSON's Global Shared Services & Outsourcing Vendor Directory.This vendor directory, which is compile...
The Future of Vendor Interface Looks Much Like Today, Only Different
August 19 by Mark SeethalerSize 9 With the summer conference season in full swing, vendors are showcasing their current wares, many of which are the same offerings – even ‘doubling-down’ on some rigid para...
How to Deal With "At Risk" Vendors
August 29 by Jeanette NydenImagine that you are reading the Sunday paper. You suddenly see your vendor’s company name in an article about their stock value plunging on news that they were experiencing "constraints" deli...
Are You Embedding Perverse Incentives in Your Outsourcing Agreement?
July 07 by Kate VitasekIncentives are usually considered a good thing, right? They encourage engagement, investment, and innovation. Then why has the topic of "perverse incentives" gotten so much traction? For one thi...
Trending on #SSON this week…
April 10 by SSONWhat's happening online this week? I had a great catch up with KPMG's Robert Cecil, recently (whom I’ve known for over a decade now), who led a top-secret, closed-door discussion for mat...
SO, YOU NEED TO EXIT YOUR INCUMBENT SUPPLIER?
January 10 by Gavin Bowden-HallLong term service contracts have the potential to create problems when the time comes to bring services back in house or move them to a more competitive supplier. Most buyers and suppliers do not wa...