Is procurement rearing its ugly head in IT?

There was a time when IT professionals decided on the technology and the equipment to purchase, and then the procurement side of the company would come in and perhaps try to negotiate a better financial deal. Today, with budgets tight and the economy slowed, procurement is getting involved earlier, and with a louder voice, trying to put halt to so-called "maverick spending" and more aggressively clamping down on costs. There is no doubt procurement disciplines can save money. The question becomes whether IT will suffer.

For more on this tug-of-war:
- see this CIOupdate.com article