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Transforming Procurement in Five Steps: Step Two – Processes
Procurement transformation has become a familiar topic here on CPO Rising, particularly over the past couple of years when it has become increasingly clear that what got procurement departments where... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Financial Analysis
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief... Read more
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Procurement 2021 Big Trends – A Change in CPO Focus
While the procurement industry is consistently evolving and shifting, 2021 begins after a truly unprecedented year. In 2020, Chief Procurement Officers and their teams were forced to face massive disruptions, extreme threats,... Read more
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Transforming Procurement in Five Steps: Step One – People
Procurement transformation has become a familiar topic here on CPO Rising, particularly over the past couple of years when it has become increasingly clear that what got procurement departments where... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Data Analysis
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief... Read more
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Procurement 2021 Big Predictions – The Vaccines Work and Countries Slowly Gain Control over COVID
While the procurement industry is consistently evolving and shifting, 2021 begins after a truly unprecedented year. In 2020, Chief Procurement Officers and their teams were forced to face massive disruptions, extreme threats,... Read more
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Transforming Procurement in Five Easy Steps
One of the challenges to studying a phenomenon (also known as a dependent variable) is to forego assigning causation to a single independent variable without considering other potential variables and... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Category Management
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief... Read more
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Procurement 2021 Big Predictions – Global Economies & CPO Control
While the procurement industry is consistently evolving and shifting, 2021 begins after a truly unprecedented year. In 2020, Chief Procurement Officers and their teams were forced to face massive disruptions, extreme threats,... Read more
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Proactive Procurement: The CPO’s Five Keys to Success
A full year into the pandemic and it is great to see so many Chief Procurement Officers focusing on executing key strategies despite COVID-19. March and April are traditionally very... Read more