by Janice Marquardt | Jul 19, 2026 | Creative Solutions, e-Auctions
A few weeks ago, the amazing Laura Damian wrote a thought-provoking article about e-auctions. Everything she said was correct. I’ve seen the exact situation she discussed: no suppliers showed up to the auction and she spent _months_ repairing relationships....
by Janice Marquardt | Jul 14, 2026 | e-Auctions, Processes
There’s a bit of a debate in e-auction circles. Really, there are several, but let’s focus on one in particular: To RFP or not to RFP? If you’ve been reading my articles for a while, you know I favor an RFP before an e-auction in most situations. However, there are no...
by Janice Marquardt | Mar 3, 2026 | e-Auctions
Here’s a truth that will not surprise you: Sometimes people don’t want to do an e-auction. I’ve talked about convincing the skeptics in the context of procurement transformation, but this is more specific. This sounds like, “An e-auction might be a good idea, BUT . ....
by Janice Marquardt | Jan 13, 2026 | Definitions, e-Auctions
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Would an e-auction by any other name cause the kind of visceral reaction the word “e-auction” does? Words have power, and they also change over time. We can lose a job through layoffs, reductions in force,...
by Janice Marquardt | Dec 2, 2025 | Benefits, e-Auctions
Since my book came out six months ago, I’ve been having even more conversations about e-auctions. I still wonder if instead of Transform Procurement I should have called my book E-auctions Aren’t Evil. And yet, procurement professionals tend to talk about their...
