Editor’s Note: An archive of this webinar is available by clicking here; while the report that fueled my portion of it is available here (registration required at each).

Readers have noticed that we have dedicated a fair amount of space over the past two months to discuss the key findings from Ardent Partners’ large state of the procurement market report, CPO Rising 2011: Innovative Ideas for the Decade Ahead. It is Ardent’s one large, comprehensive look into what is happening in the world of procurement today and where organizations are headed tomorrow. I hope and believe it will be viewed as the definitive “State of Procurement” research report for 2011.

Now, for the first time since it was published, we have the opportunity to present the findings – in a free webinar (registration required) sponsored by Hubwoo and its partners on September 28th at 11 am ET. This is how the webinar is described:

Newly released and groundbreaking procurement research report, CPO Rising 2011, Innovative Ideas for the Decade Ahead, draws on the perspective of nearly 250 Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement executives to deliver a comprehensive, industry-wide view into what is happening in the world of procurement today.

Join us Wednesday, September 28th at 10:00am CDT/4:00pm BST, as author Andrew Bartolini, Chief Research Officer at Ardent Partners, leads an interactive webinar during which the key findings of this report will be discussed.

Attendees will learn about strategies best-in-class procurement organizations are using to identify, foster, and deliver innovation and outperform their peers — including internal and supplier collaboration as central strategies to delivering more savings. Also highlighted will be key industry performance and operational benchmarks for 2011, as well as a series of actionable recommendations designed to improve execution and performance. 

This webcast will:

• Look at the evolution of the role of the Chief Procurement Officer and its increasing prominence in business today as well as the motivations and internal and external drivers that shape procurement leaders’ priorities and plans this year and beyond.
• Provide procurement performance and operational benchmark statistics and a profile of Best-in-Class performers and their distinguishing characteristics.
• Highlight the innovative ideas that procurement organizations are using to find and drive value from new sources in new and creative ways.
• Present a series of recommended strategies and approaches for CPOs and procurement departments seeking to improve their performance.
• Offer case studies and insights from world-renowned CPOs.

You can register by clicking here.

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