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		<title>Support Your Local Maverick?</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/05/16/support-your-local-maverick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A maverick is defined as &#8220;a lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates. Synonyms: nonconformist, individualist; free thinker; loner, lone wolf.&#8221; A maverick is also defined as &#8220;a person pursuing rebellious, even potentially disruptive, policies or ideas: You can&#8217;t muzzle a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ePayables 101: Graduation</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/05/14/epayables-101-graduation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 06:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations! If you&#8217;ve read the links below, you have successfully completed CPO Rising&#8217;s ePayables 101 course, an immersion program focused on AP Automation and Transformation. The Challenges The Opportunities The Approach The Metrics More Metrics For those of you who missed the course material, here&#8217;s a cheat-sheet: Why should someone in procurement care about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ePayables 101: More Metrics</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/05/11/epayables-101-more-metrics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 06:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ ePayables 101 &#8211; More Metrics Today we’ll look at the other key metrics (besides the average cost per invoice discussed last time) that can help an AP department better understand its baseline performance and better make a case for transformation. For the purposes of this series and this article, I am focusing on the metrics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ePayables 101: The Metrics</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/05/10/epayables-101-the-metrics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 06:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ePayables 101 &#8211; The Metrics Part 4 of our ePayables 101 series starts right in with a discussion of the key AP performance metric that can be used to build a case for investment in ePayables. Earlier articles are The Challenges, The Opportunities, and The Approach. The Main Metric – Cost per Invoice An accounts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ePayables 101: The Approach</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/05/09/epayables-101-the-approach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 06:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We continue to build out our ePayables 101 series with this article focused on how to begin a push for AP transformation or &#8220;The Approach&#8221; (The first two articles are found here -  The Challenges and The Opportunities). You can also select the ePayables tag to see all of our articles on the topic. As a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ePayables 101: The Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/05/08/epayables-101-the-opportunities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 06:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ePayables 101 – The Opportunities Last time, the ePayables 101 series began with a look at some (but, not all) of the key challenges facing the average accounts payable organization and the industry as a whole (Part one is found here). Today we continue with a look at some of the largest opportunities that sit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ePayables 101: The Challenges</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/05/07/epayables-101-the-challenges/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 06:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned last time, we are dedicating this week to ePayables by presenting a &#8220;course&#8221; &#8211; ePayables 101 &#8211; that is intended as a reference and on-going resource for the stakeholders and other professionals who intersect with AP, but are not permanently a part of the function. Think of it like an Executive MBA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using ePayables to Enable Trade Finance and Optimize Working Capital</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/05/04/using-epayables-to-enable-trade-finance-and-optimize-working-capital/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 06:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With an exciting new report from Vishal Patel, Ardent Partners&#8217; Research Director focused on ePayables in the offing and an exciting new ePayables-related venture soon to be announced, we&#8217;ve decided that next week should be &#8220;ePayables week&#8221; on CPO Rising [Sidebar: Despite our theme, I will be at ISM next week.]. Why do we cover [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building the First Sourcing Pipeline &#8211; Getting Started</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/05/02/building-the-first-sourcing-pipeline-getting-started/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 06:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A procurement organization has just launched a new eSourcing tool. OK, now what? Here&#8217;s what &#8211; it&#8217;s time to start using it. Time to build a sourcing pipeline. A sourcing pipeline is the plan that identifies specific categories or contracts to be sourced, a time frame for the sourcing, the key stakeholders to be involved, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business or Sourcing: What Skills Do CPOs Want More?</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/04/30/business-or-sourcing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We continue today with Part Two in a series that considers the question posed in the article title (Part One is here). I should note that we are considering the question, but not answering it because there does not appear to be one right answer &#8211; what works for one Chief Procurement Officer or procurement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business or Sourcing: What Skill Sets Does Your CPO Value Most?</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/04/27/business-or-sourcing-what-skill-sets-does-your-cpo-value-most/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was drawn to the worlds of consulting and investment banking in my early post MBA-career by the chance to work on a variety of different projects, the ability to use and develop a wide-range of skills, and my interest in transactions. In the the late 1990s, I was drawn to the technology market by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO News &#8211; April 25, 2012</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/04/25/cpo-news-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lots of movement this month so, this edition of CPO News offers more, but shorter stories. Yahoo CPO Joins BuyerQuest Earlier this month, Ron Carcamo, industry veteran and longtime Chief Procurement Officer of Yahoo, joined BuyerQuest as its new President. BuyerQuest (a sponsor of this site) is solution provider focused on improving eProcurement for global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heinz &#8211; Keystone to Procurement Success (Part 2)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/04/23/heinz-keystone-to-procurement-success-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we continue with Part Two of the H.J. Heinz procurement story as told in three parts (two presentations and one, one-on-one interview all by/with Christopher Yope, Heinz&#8217; Global SRM &#38; eSourcing Manager) at the SAP Insider Procurement &#38; Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) 2012 event that took place in Orlando last month (Part One is here). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heinz&#8217; Keystone to Procurement Success (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/04/20/heinz-keystone-to-procurement-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another day, another article, another event, another great presentation from a leading procurement group&#8230;.. This time, we focus in on the H.J. Heinz procurement story as told in three parts (two presentations and one, one-on-one interview) at the SAP Insider Procurement &#38; Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) 2012 event that took place in Orlando last month. Readers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO Shop Talk &#8211; Ariba LIVE and Jean-Jacques Beaussart</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/04/18/cpo-shop-talk-ariba-live-and-jean-jacques-beaussart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our last article introduced Leslie Campbell, Chief Procurement Officer at Reed Elsevier and her keynote at Ariba LIVE 2012. Today we continue with another CPO on the Rise at Ariba LIVE. For those who didn&#8217;t make it to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas last week, Ariba LIVE has become one of the one of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO Shop Talk: Ariba LIVE 2012</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/04/16/cpo-shop-talk-ariba-live-2012-version-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ariba’s North American Conference Ariba LIVE 2012 was held last week at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. What I said last year about the event still holds true that &#8220;Ariba’s history, its solution footprint, its client base, its marketing/event prowess, and its position as the largest “pure play” solution provider in the space combine to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO Rising Tournament 2012 &#8211; Postscript</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/04/13/cpo-rising-tournament-postscript/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Procurement fans, the CPO&#8217;s March Madness whirlwind has ended and as you now know, Strategic Sourcing was crowned the Champion and Top CPO Tool in 2012 (final game results are here). Phew! What began as a broad concept evolved into a dynamic (I hope) and often unpredictable (definitely &#8211; sometimes I even surprised myself) series [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO Rising Tournament 2012 &#8211; Finale</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/04/11/cpo-rising-tournament-2012-finale/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/04/11/cpo-rising-tournament-2012-finale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Finale, Finally!! Ladies, Gentlemen, and procurement fans of all ages, we, once again and for the last time in 2012, welcome you to March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where different procurement tools and strategies meet to crown a champion. What began as glimmer of an idea, just a few short weeks ago has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The CPO&#8217;s Final Four</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/04/09/the-cpos-final-four/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year’s champion Welcome to March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where the different procurement tools and strategies compete to get to today &#8211; The CPO’s Final Four. From 32 tools to 4,  let&#8217;s tale a quick look at how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The CPO’s March Madness &#8211; Elite 8</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/04/04/the-cpos-march-madness-elite-eight/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/04/04/the-cpos-march-madness-elite-eight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What began as the 32 top CPO tools, strategies and ideas now stands as an elite list of 8. The CPO Rising Tournament 2012 seeks to answer one simple question by running a tournament to decide the winner. The Question: “What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012?” The Possible Answers: Our &#8220;Elite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The CPO’s Sweet Sixteen</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/04/02/the-cpos-sweet-sixteen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We start our second anniversary of the formal CPO Rising launch with a sincere thank you to our readership.  While still growing, our readership has helped establish CPO Rising as the place for Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement executives to find articles, research, and news on the topics that matter most to them. Within [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO Rising Tournament 2012 &#8211; Day 6</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/03/30/cpo-rising-tournament-2012-day-six/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/03/30/cpo-rising-tournament-2012-day-six/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year’s champion Yes folks, it’s March Madness, Chief Procurement OfficerStyle, where the different procurement tools and strategies compete to get to the CPO’s Final Four Day 6 &#8211; Region Four hits Quebec City (Old Town) &#8211; Laissez les bons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March Madness for CPOs &#8211; Day Five</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/03/29/march-madness-for-cpos-day-five/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/03/29/march-madness-for-cpos-day-five/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year’s champion Yes folks, it’s March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where the different procurement tools and strategies compete to get to the CPO’s Final Four. Day Five of our Tournament brings us to Austin. In a move that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes An Accounts Payable Function Best-in-Class?</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/03/27/what-makes-an-accounts-payable-function-best-in-class/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/03/27/what-makes-an-accounts-payable-function-best-in-class/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great question, you say (but a horrible segue from the CPO Bracketology &#8211; back next time) and one that Ardent Partners hopes to answer in its upcoming annual AP market research report, ePayables 2012: The State of the AP Market. Vishal Patel, Research Director, Ardent Partners will be sharing some of the key insights gained [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March Madness &#8211; Day Four</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/03/26/march-madness-day-four/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year’s champion Yes folks, it’s March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where the different procurement tools and strategies compete to get to the CPO’s Final Four. Day 4 in Caracas has presented numerous technical challenges in broadcasting the games [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO Bracketology &#8211; Day 3</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/03/23/cpo-bracketology-day-three/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year’s champion Yes folks, it’s March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where the different procurement tools and strategies compete to get to the CPO’s Final Four. Ball so Hard! The CPO Rising Tourney moves from Orlando to Caracas (why [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO Bracketology &#8211; Day Two</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/03/22/cpo-bracketology-day-two/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year&#8217;s champion Yes folks, it&#8217;s March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where the different procurement tools and strategies compete to get to the CPO&#8217;s Final Four. Day Two (Yes, we&#8217;re going daily): Part of the magic of the CPO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO Rising 2012 Tournament &#8211; First Round, First Games</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/03/21/cpo-rising-2012-tournament-first-round-first-games/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/03/21/cpo-rising-2012-tournament-first-round-first-games/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year&#8217;s champion Yes folks, it&#8217;s March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where the different procurement tools and strategies compete to get to the CPO&#8217;s Final Four. It&#8217;s on! The CPO Rising Tournament 2012 began yesterday in the First Region [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO Rising Tournament 2012</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/03/19/cpo-rising-tournament-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year&#8217;s champion Yes folks, it&#8217;s March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where the different procurement tools and strategies compete to get to the CPO&#8217;s Final Four. Welcome everybody, I&#8217;m your host Andrew Bartolini and my, oh my, have we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Cleaning 2012</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/03/16/spring-cleaning-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It hit 70 degrees in Boston this week at the end of what has been an unusually warm winter. With the official start of spring next week, now is the time to move those sweaters to the bottom drawer, hose down the side porch, and bring the fireplace set to the basement. An annual ritual, spring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Half Full or Half Empty? The State of Spend Analysis in 2012</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/03/14/half-full-or-half-empty-the-state-of-spend-analysis-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/03/14/half-full-or-half-empty-the-state-of-spend-analysis-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite my somewhat strident tone in the last two articles that focused on The State of Spend Analysis in 2012 (article 1 and article 2), I continue to be impressed by the many strides taken forward each year by the collective profession and by individual leaders. For, it was just last week that we saw [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The State of Spend Analysis in 2012 (2)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/03/12/the-state-of-spend-analysis-in-2012-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our introduction to The State of Spend Analysis in 2012, we flowed from sourcing seamlessly into spend analysis to make a point. Thinking about sourcing without spend analysis is like drinking coffee without caffeine. Yes, you can do it, but why bother. Today we continue with another look at The State of Spend Analysis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The State of Spend Analysis in 2012</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/03/09/the-state-of-spend-analysis-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently discussed the importance of having and maintaining a sourcing pipeline, arguing that &#8220;that the development of a sourcing pipeline remains one of the most important activities for any procurement organization.&#8221; We plan to continue this discussion by looking at how organizations can and should develop their pipelines. Having done this work for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Research Survey: ePayables 2012 – State of the AP Market</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/03/08/research-survey-epayables-2012-state-of-the-ap-market/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/03/08/research-survey-epayables-2012-state-of-the-ap-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s article from Vishal Patel, Research Director at Ardent Partners is more of a request to participate in our one large AP-themed market research effort. Please read the whole article, but if time is tight, just click here to take the survey. We thank you for your support. ePayables (or AP automation) solutions are continue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO News &#8211; March 7, 2012</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/03/07/cpo-news-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[L&#8217;Oreal&#8217;s CPO is Rising &#8211; Barbara Lavernos Takes Top Post Breaking News: Barbara Lavernos, Chief Procurement Officer for the L’Oréal Group has just been appointed the Managing Director of &#8220;L’Oréal Luxe &#8211; Travel Retail Worldwide&#8221; division. Barbara joined L’Oreal in 1991 as a Buyer and worked up the ladder as a purchasing manager, product development manager, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sourcing Pipelines</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/03/02/sourcing-pipelines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 07:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Chief Procurement Officers have begun to favor collaboration more and more as a main strategy to drive savings each year, sourcing and supplier negotiations remain the primary (but, not only) levers or tactics to identify and then realize savings. Recently, more of our conversations and advisory work with procurement organizations have been with companies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And the Winner Is&#8230;.. (Supplier Edition)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/02/29/and-the-winner-is-supplier-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/02/29/and-the-winner-is-supplier-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last time, I discussed the value of awarding individuals and teams in the procurement organization for their performance over the course of a year. Today, we’ll look at the value/opportunity in recognizing suppliers for their hard work and strong performance. With this Sunday’s Oscars, so ends another awards season in the US. Whether you are celebrating the best of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And the Winner is&#8230;..</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/02/27/and-the-winner-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, millions in the US and around the globe gathered around their televisions (and computers?) to watch the 84th Annual Academy Awards. According to &#8216;The Academy,&#8217; “The Oscars reward the previous year’s greatest cinema achievements as determined by some of the world’s most accomplished motion picture artists and professionals…..Awards are presented for outstanding individual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gambling on Suppliers</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/02/23/gambling-on-suppliers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve focused on supply risk in a few of our recent articles, including the last one entitled Supply Risk Roulette. As I began writing that last article, I was convinced that I had a good narrative (or hook) that would allow me to use roulette as an analogy for supply risk management. But in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supply Risk Roulette</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/02/21/supply-risk-roulette/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past week we&#8217;ve veered from Supply Risk to Games. Today, we&#8217;ll blend the two. If you have ever been in a casino, you will know that roulette is one of the more popular games. Roulette is French shorthand for &#8220;small wheel&#8221; and allows gamblers to place bets on one or many numbers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>P2P Fun and Games</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/02/17/p2p-fun-and-games/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahead of the long weekend, we’ll take a break from the supply risk theme and offer up a bit of P2P fun (and games) in the form of today’s article written by Susie West, the Founder and CEO of sharedserviceslink.com, one of our media partners. Susie is based in the UK, which will explain her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thai Floods: Supply Risk Flowing Across an Industry</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/02/15/thai-floods-supply-risk-flowing-across-an-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/02/15/thai-floods-supply-risk-flowing-across-an-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last time, we discussed why we think that Supply Risk Will Continue to Impact Companies in 2012 and used the Thailand Floods as an example of an environmental disaster that has been very costly to many, many companies. Just since the article published on Monday, these stories have hit the wire: Lloyd&#8217;s of London has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supply Risk Will Continue to Impact Companies in 2012</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/02/13/supply-risk-will-continue-to-impact-companies-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/02/13/supply-risk-will-continue-to-impact-companies-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I completed a webinar last week on the “Seven Key Trends that Will Impact Procurement in 2012” (an audio recording is here (no registration) for now and the slides may be requested). One trend is supply risk which we’ll discuss below: Q1: What do the following companies have in common? Apple, Broadcom, Benchmark Electronics, Cisco, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 3 Secrets to Supply Management Technology Adoption &#8211; An Expert&#8217;s View: Hubwoo</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/02/08/the-3-secrets-to-supply-management-technology-adoption-an-experts-view-hubwoo/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/02/08/the-3-secrets-to-supply-management-technology-adoption-an-experts-view-hubwoo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of our Technology Adoption series which ran this past summer and fall, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the perspectives from a few industry leaders who face the challenge of technology adoption on a daily basis. Today we are pleased to publish Part two of a contribution from Hubwoo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 3 Secrets to Supply Management Technology Adoption &#8211; An Expert&#8217;s View: Hubwoo</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/02/06/the-three-secrets-to-supply-management-technology-adoption-an-experts-view-hubwoo/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/02/06/the-three-secrets-to-supply-management-technology-adoption-an-experts-view-hubwoo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Better late, than never &#8211; As part of our Technology Adoption series which ran this past summer and fall, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the perspectives from a few industry leaders who face the challenge of technology adoption on a daily basis. Today we are pleased to share this contribution [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO News &#8211; February 3, 2012</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/02/03/cpo-news-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DHS to Adopt eSourcing 2.0 The DHS will get out of the paper business and adopt electronic bidding for all major programs. So said Department of Homeland Security’s Undersecretary for Management Rafael Borras (DHS’ Chief Acquisition Officer) in his welcome address to attendees at the Department’s fifth annual Industry Day which was held in Washington [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non-Price Attributes – Buying Behavior (Bid Structure) and Variable Cost Components</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/02/01/non-price-attributes-buying-behavior-bid-structure-and-variable-cost-components/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/02/01/non-price-attributes-buying-behavior-bid-structure-and-variable-cost-components/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since introducing the &#8220;Non-Price Attributes&#8221; series here, we have discussed the following: Supplier Market Share Quality &#38; Past Performance Production and Delivery Capabilities Who the Supplier Is Next on our list of non-price attributes to be used in making sourcing decisions should be supply risk which is both an important and complex issue. It is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Trends that Will Impact Supply Management in 2012</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/01/30/seven-trends-that-will-impact-supply-management-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/01/30/seven-trends-that-will-impact-supply-management-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To kick off 2010 (and this site), I published a series of ten lists &#8211; our &#8220;10 for 2010&#8221; &#8211; where we made predictions, highlighted strategies, identified leaders [Sidebar: I plan to revisit a few of these soon]. I love lists and it was great fun. Now in our third year and with an audience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non-Price Attributes – “Who” is the Supplier?</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/01/26/non-price-attributes-who-is-the-supplier/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/01/26/non-price-attributes-who-is-the-supplier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When talking to friends who invest money in stocks or companies professionally or when reading about well-known (or well-heeled) investors, two investment strategies often stand out (1) invest in companies with a great business/revenue model and (2) invest in companies with excellent management. If the &#8220;smart money&#8221; thinks that the talents and abilities of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non-Price Attributes: Production and Delivery Capabilities</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/01/24/non-price-attributes-production-and-delivery-capabilities/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2012/01/24/non-price-attributes-production-and-delivery-capabilities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our non-price attribute series continues today with a look at Production and Delivery Capabilities. After introducing the series here, we have also discussed Quality &#38; Past Performance and Supplier Market Share. Supplier capabilities are embedded within the quality and price of an item or service, but there may be other factors related to supplier production [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non-Price Attributes: Quality &amp; Past Performance</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/01/20/non-price-attributes-quality-past-performance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we introduced a discussion on the use of non-price attributes in evaluating supplier bids and awarding contracts. This week, we continue the conversation by discussing specific non-price attributes as a way to help sourcing teams generate ideas and/or develop a more expansive list of criteria (besides price) that can be used during the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sourcing &amp; Supplier Selection &#8211; Non-Price Attributes (Market Share)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/01/17/sourcing-supplier-selection-non-price-attributes-market-share/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beyond price, what criteria do you typically use to award your supplier contracts? That’s the question we’ll try to answer today (and in this new series) as we share our list of non-price attributes that can be used during the sourcing process to make contract award decisions. The goal in providing this list is to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sourcing &amp; Supplier Selection &#8211; Non-Price Attributes (1)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/01/13/sourcing-supplier-selection-non-price-attributes-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, we&#8217;ve been spending a fair amount of time talking about ePayables in recent weeks and we hope you&#8217;ve enjoyed it (we did after all, just announce the publication of our big ePayables research series &#8211; hence the recent focus). But, for our core readership of dyed-in-the-wool sourcing junkies, despite all appearances and superstitions, today [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ePayables Daily Double</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/01/11/epayables-daily-double/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two good bets today – play to win! (1) Top Tips for Building an AP Automation Business Case &#38; Calculating Your ROI We supported Cyber Week 2011 with a “net promotion” of our own, offering the first report in Ardent Partners’ ePayables SMARTSet™ &#8211; Business Case Template for AP Automation &#8211; for free for one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO News &#8211; January 9, 2012</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/01/09/cpo-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While we work hard to make the articles on CPO Rising as interesting, informative, and entertaining as we possibly can (I hope we&#8217;re succeeding), we also hope that the articles are topical and presented in the context of the current market. And, while we cover market and industry events (often in our CPO Shop Talk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: United Kingdom’s CPO Speaks</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/01/06/youtube-hall-of-fame-procurement-united-kingdons-cpo-speaks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the holidays, my team and I watched 250 million (plus or minus) different YouTube videos in pursuit of one final week of inductees into our YouTube Hall of Fame for Procurement – all so that you wouldn’t have to. Today’s inductee is an &#8220;instant classic&#8221; that was recorded in November, 2011 when John Collington, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Path to Paperless [Webinar]</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/01/05/the-path-to-paperless-webinar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our 2011 research agenda ended with a big focus on ePayables; so, not surprisingly, our busy event/speaking calendar kicks off with a bang next week as we co-present in a webinar focused on ePayables with sponsor, Concur. [Sidebar: Don’t worry, Strategic Sourcing will be a major focus in 2012] This Webinar will highlight: The benefits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: California’s CPO on Fox Business</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2012/01/04/youtube-hall-of-fame-procurement-californias-cpo-on-fox-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year! Over the holidays, my team and I watched 250 million different YouTube videos in pursuit of one final week of inductees into our YouTube Hall of Fame for Procurement. (Sidebar: At least 25% of the videos we viewed had a baby or a cat doing something that someone thought was cute/funny. None [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seasons Greetings from CPO Rising</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/12/26/seasons-greetings-from-cpo-rising/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to take this opportunity to thank our readers, dedicated and new, for their interest, time, and support. CPO Rising has become a top US and global site because of you. I&#8217;d also like to thank the many Chief Procurement Officers who have taken the time to share their stories and ideas on these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: When I grow up, I want to work in procurement</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/12/23/youtube-hall-of-fame-procurement-when-i-grow-up-i-want-to-work-in-procurement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I believe that our last inductee into the YouTube Hall of Fame for Procurement for 2011 (we have a few more for 2012) needs no introduction. This gets into the “Hall” because of the title and because of the exchange between the &#8220;Career Seeker&#8221; and the, let’s call him &#8220;The Pilgrim.&#8221; Pilgrim: “Whatever you dream, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: Research Councils UK</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/12/22/youtube-hall-of-fame-procurement-research-councils-uk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today’s induction into our YouTube Hall of Fame for Procurement is Nicola Dunne, the Chief Procurement Officer at the Research Councils UK. I had the pleasure to meet Nicola this summer at a CIPs award event in London (her team had been nominated). In the video below, Nicola (who was previously the Head of Procurement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: Arizona State</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/12/21/youtube-hall-of-fame-procurement-arizona-state/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you do for a living? How many times have those of us working in Procurement/Supply Management struggled to answer the simple question “what do you do for a living?&#8221; Today’s inductee into our YouTube Hall of Fame for Procurement answers just that question. A few years ago, the SCM Department at Arizona State’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>YouTube Hall of Fame &#8211; Procurement: Merck</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/12/19/youtube-hall-of-fame-procurement-merck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a hat tip to Grantland, a new ESPN site, founded this year by a fellow HC alum, we&#8217;ve decided to offer up our own &#8220;YouTube Hall of Fame.&#8221; We will focus on Procurement (unlike Grantland which focuses on things on topics like the The Worst Music Videos of All Time, Worst Toys of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A CPO with a Great Foundation</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/12/16/a-cpo-with-a-great-foundation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Clearie’s path to becoming a Chief Procurement Officer started like many of his CPO peers in the market. Kevin graduated with a dual undergraduate degree in M.I.S. and Business (technical education) and soon found himself working for the procurement groups at AT&#38;T, Lucent, and LSI (experience in world-class organizations). As his career progressed, Kevin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chief Procurement Officer: The Position</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/12/14/chief-procurement-officer-the-position/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is an excerpt from our latest report which looks at the key qualifications, experience and characteristics needed to ascend to the role of Chief Procurement Officer &#8211; The report &#8211; Becoming a Chief Procurement Officer &#8211; is available by clicking on the title (registration required); it was sponsored by BravoSolution. “Being a Chief [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming a Chief Procurement Officer</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/12/12/becoming-a-chief-procurement-officer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be an industry analyst focused on procurement and supply management. And, of course, I am telling the truth . Seriously, think about it for a minute. What did you want to be when you were 8 or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Time</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/12/08/keeping-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While our last article, Making Music, was based on a real-world scenario (huge disconnect between two groups in large company) that I recently experienced while working with one client, the article was more conceptual in nature. Many enterprises (both large and small) could do a better job communicating goals and objectives, but also communicating priorities, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Music</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/12/06/making-music/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently involved in a very interesting situation where one group (&#8220;Group 1&#8243;) within a large global company pursued an opportunity that it felt it was equipped to support. Problem was, it wasn&#8217;t. Another group (&#8220;Group 2&#8243;) that competes with the first for &#8220;mind-share&#8221; and&#8221; budget&#8221; and &#8220;credit&#8221; within the company was certainly better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Cyber Week” @ CPO Rising: Featuring “Corporate” Site Sponsors</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/12/02/cyber-week-cpo-rising-featuring-corporate-site-sponsors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our final Cyber Week &#8220;promotion&#8221; is today. We want to thank our readers and our Chief Procurement Officer &#8220;friends of the site&#8221; for making CPO Rising one of the most-visited media (or blog) sites focused on procurement and supply management in the world and the most-visited site in the US. But today we&#8217;d also like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Cyber Week” @ CPO Rising: Featuring “Sourcing in the 2010s” Report</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/12/01/cyber-week-cpo-rising-featuring-sourcing-in-the-2010s-report/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2011/12/01/cyber-week-cpo-rising-featuring-sourcing-in-the-2010s-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For “Cyber Week,” we are running a few &#8220;promotions&#8221;- including our sponsors and our own time-sensitive, cyber-promotions of the research over on Ardent Partners (they will be time-sensitive, so make sure to check back in regularly). Today we are pleased to offer a free research report from Ardent Partners. A few things to note about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Cyber Week” @ CPO Rising: Featuring Lead Sponsor BravoSolution</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/11/30/cyber-week-cpo-rising-featuring-lead-sponsor-bravosolution/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2011/11/30/cyber-week-cpo-rising-featuring-lead-sponsor-bravosolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For “Cyber Week,” we are running a few &#8220;promotions&#8221;- for our sponsors and for our own time-sensitive, cyber-promotions of the research over on Ardent Partners (they will be time-sensitive, so make sure to check back in regularly). Today we feature our second Lead Sponsor, BravoSolution. If you enjoy this site, I hope you can show [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Cyber Week” @ CPO Rising: Featuring An AP Business Case Template</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/11/29/cyber-week-cpo-rising-featuring-an-ap-business-case-template/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2011/11/29/cyber-week-cpo-rising-featuring-an-ap-business-case-template/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cporising.com/?p=6371</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For “Cyber Week,” we are running a few &#8220;promotions&#8221;- for our sponsors and for our own time-sensitive, cyber-promotions of the research over on Ardent Partners (they will be time-sensitive, so make sure to check back in regularly). Today we are pleased to offer a free research report from Ardent Partners. A few things to note [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Cyber Week” @ CPO Rising: Featuring Lead Sponsor Hubwoo</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/11/28/cyber-week-cpo-rising-featuring-lead-sponsor-hubwoo/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2011/11/28/cyber-week-cpo-rising-featuring-lead-sponsor-hubwoo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for taking time out of your frenzied shopping schedule to visit us today. Today is Cyber Monday. What began as an afterthought to “Black Friday,” six years ago has become a very real thing and a very big thing. According to some experts, today will be the biggest online shopping day of 2011. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in ePayables? What is Your ROI?</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/11/22/investing-in-epayables-what-is-your-roi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s article is by Vishal Patel, Research Director, ePayables at Ardent Partners. Ardent Partners has initiated its technology coverage with the launch of the ePayables SMARTSet™ &#8211; a low-cost, comprehensive set of research tools and templates designed to guide organizations though the process of automating their processes and selecting the best-fit solutions for their specific [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bridging the Social Media Gap (Use Case Example)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/11/21/bridging-the-social-media-gap-a-use-case-exampl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the third article focused on our view of the potential impact that social networking will have in reshaping Supply Management (or B2B or P2P relationships). The first &#8211; Business or Pleasure: How Social Networking Will Reshape Supply Management? The second &#8211; 750 Million People Can’t Be Wrong Bridging the Social Media Gap The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>750 Million People Can’t Be Wrong (a.k.a. How Social Networking Will Reshape Supply Management)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/11/18/750-million-people-can%e2%80%99t-be-wrong-a-k-a-how-social-networking-will-reshape-supply-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s article continues our discussion of Ardent Partners&#8217; new report that takes a forward-looking view of the top social networking platforms in the context of the work environment and highlights the social networking capabilities that have the greatest chance to reshape Supply Management operations in the years ahead. The report is sponsored by Basware and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business or Pleasure: How Social Networking Will Reshape Supply Management?</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/11/16/business-or-pleasure-how-social-networking-will-reshape-supply-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a paradigm shift in the way people communicate and interact and, social networks are at the core of this shift. The underlying capabilities and drivers behind the most successful of these social networks can and should have the same impact in business communication and performance. Ardent Partners has published a new report [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (3)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/11/15/sourcing-pros-must-think-globally-and-act-globally-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, our final answer to the question: Do you have any advice for more tenured strategic sourcing teams? What should these teams be doing to prepare for the next 5-10 years? If the focus on savings, efficiency, and cash management during the last recession brought more sourcing leaders to the front lines, globalization will certainly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (2)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/11/10/sourcing-pros-must-think-globally-and-act-globally-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I participated in a webinar &#8211; Strategic Imperatives of Procurement: People, Process &#38; Technology &#8211; (you can view it by clicking here &#8211; registration required) that was sponsored by Zycus. In our last two articles I&#8217;ve been answering the following question that arose during it: Do you have any advice for more tenured [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (1)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/11/08/sourcing-pros-must-think-globally-and-act-globally/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I participated in a webinar (which was really more of a Q&#38;A session than a traditional webinar) that was sponsored by Zycus. This event allowed me to tackle a address a series of &#8220;hot topic&#8221; questions across the spectrum of people, process, and technology [the archived event is here - registration is required]. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attention Sourcing Professionals &#8211; A Few Recommendations</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/11/03/attention-sourcing-professionals-a-few-recommendations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday afternoon I participated in a webinar/Q&#38;A session that allowed me to tackle a series of hot topic questions [I'll post the archive when it becomes available]. One question that really got me thinking was the following, which I will expand upon below. Do you have any advice for more tenured strategic sourcing teams? What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SNAFU</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/10/31/snafu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supply Disruption (Candy) &#8211; Halloween in Massachusetts Today, October 31, 2011 is not Halloween, at least in certain parts of Massachusetts. It has been postponed. A &#8220;Nor&#8217;easter&#8221; has taken down the power, phone, and internet across a huge region. This unusual storm has made it dangerous and all but impossible (fallen trees on electrical wires) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO Shop Talk (1) An Adoption Roundtrip (2) Webinar Nov 1 (3) Market Alert</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/10/28/cpo-shop-talk-1-an-adoption-roundtrip-2-webinar-nov-1-3-market-alert/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2011/10/28/cpo-shop-talk-1-an-adoption-roundtrip-2-webinar-nov-1-3-market-alert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(1) An Adoption Roundtrip Over a home-cooked team dinner (asian fusion) at one Chief Procurement Officer&#8217;s house this week, I fell into a discussion with a Director of Direct regarding the eSourcing solution that the company had adopted five years ago. &#8220;We started so strong in that first year &#8211; great energy and a huge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting over the Adoption Hump: Spend Analysis</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/10/26/getting-over-the-adoption-hump-spend-analysis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Adoption Series entry follows our last article which looked at the concept of a “learning curve” and argued that until users find the new process to be more efficient than the old process (when the efficiency “hump” is crossed), end-user adoption remains at risk. Say what you want about the “old ways” (i.e. the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A with Daniel Warn, CPO of BCBSRI (2)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/10/24/qa-with-daniel-warn-cpo-of-bcbsri-2/</link>
		<comments>http://cporising.com/2011/10/24/qa-with-daniel-warn-cpo-of-bcbsri-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our CPOs on the Rise series continues today with Part Two of a Q&#38;A with another &#8220;friend of the site&#8221; &#8211; Daniel Warn (Part One is found here). Dan is the Head of Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management at Blue Cross &#38; Blue Shield of Rhode Island (Chief Procurement Officer). Those interested in hearing more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Path to P2P Excellence Runs Through Finance and Procurement</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/10/20/the-path-to-p2p-excellence-runs-through-finance-and-procurement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our last article, we discussed the opportunity that exists for many enterprises to improve their P2P operations (P2P is defined more broadly as Procurement and Accounts Payable &#8211; not simply POs and invoices) and the idea that the relationship between the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Procurement Officer (as well as other procurement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO &amp; CFO: Building a More Perfect Union</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/10/19/cpo-cfo-building-a-more-perfect-union/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We keep finding ourselves drawn to the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) &#8211; Chief Procurement Officer (“CPO”) relationship story because it is one of the most difficult and challenging within the enterprise today, and, also one with great potential. Those of you on the path to Procure-to-Pay (P2P) excellence, understand that no business relationship is more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A with Daniel Warn, CPO of BCBSRI (1)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/10/17/qa-with-daniel-warn-cpo-of-bcbsri/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 06:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month I had the opportunity to participate in a webinar that focused on the issues of procurement performance and procurement value and the fundamental differences that exist between the average CFO and the CPO in their perspective and approach to these topics. My co-presenter in this webinar was a CPO &#8211; Daniel Warn, Head [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adoption Series – Getting Over the Hump</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/10/12/adoption-series-%e2%80%93-getting-over-the-hump/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess today (Wednesday) is “Hump Day” – It’s not a term I’ve ever incorporated into my everyday conversations. To be honest, I actually try to avoid using it because (1) with 24/7 connectivity and employer demands, work weeks all start to blend together &#8211; when you’re always on “the clock,&#8221; there is no true [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An ePayables Business Case Made Easy</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/10/11/an-epayables-business-case-made-easy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we mentioned in an article last week, Ardent Partners is initiating its technology coverage with the launch of the its first SMARTSet™. A SMARTSet is a low-cost, comprehensive set of research tools and templates designed to guide organizations though the process of automating their processes and selecting the best-fit solutions for their specific requirements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technology Adoption &#8211; An Expert&#8217;s View: Iasta (2)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/10/10/technology-adoption-an-experts-view-iasta-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 06:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of our ongoing Technology Adoption series, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the perspectives from a few industry leaders who face the challenge of technology adoption on a daily basis. Today we are pleased to share part two of a contribution from Iasta on the subject. Part One which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technology Adoption &#8211; An Expert&#8217;s View: Iasta (1)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/10/07/technology-adoption-an-experts-view-iasta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of our ongoing Technology Adoption series, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the perspectives from a few industry leaders who face the challenge of technology adoption on a daily basis. Today we are pleased to share this contribution from Iasta. 8 Elements to Drive Value through Sustainable User Adoption [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing The ePayables SMARTSet</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/10/06/introducing-the-epayables-smartset/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We often highlight the thought-leadership reports and presentations that Ardent Partners publishes/presents on the pages of CPO Rising as a way to share some of our key research findings and provide a view and perspective on trends, best practices, and other topics that matter to our readers (i.e. supply management leaders). But, Ardent Partners also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Major Trends for AP in 2012</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/10/05/six-major-trends-for-ap-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I have personally have spent a good deal of my time over the past six years focusing on the accounts payable market, at Ardent Partners, we have another analyst – Vishal Patel – who has been and will be solely-focused on accounts payable. Ahead of Vishal’s upcoming ePayables research series, we recently got together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPOs on the Rise in 2011: Calling all Suppliers</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/10/03/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-calling-all-suppliers-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CPOs on the Rise in 2011 continues &#8211; In our last article we introduced you to an EMEA-based Chief Procurement Officer who works for a company that operates in 38 different consumer markets (which tend to be smaller and developing – countries like those in Latin America). This CPO oversees a decentralized procurement organization which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPOs on the Rise in 2011: Calling All Suppliers</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/09/30/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-calling-all-suppliers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, where were we? Ahh, that’s right – the CPOs on the Rise in 2011 series is back and with a big push coming up we plan to focus on the high-profile Chief Procurement Officers whose interviews and profiles are long overdue to appear on these pages. First up is an EMEA-based CPO who works [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analyst Q&amp;A – 2012 Outlook (3)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/09/28/analyst-qa-2012-outlook-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where are we headed in 2012? It may be too soon to predict but I gave it my best shot during a recent media session. What follows is a rough transcript in part three of the series, which is also the finale. Part one is here. Part two is here. Where are the jobs going?  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analyst Q&amp;A – 2012 Outlook (2)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/09/26/analyst-qa-2012-outlook-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, we continue with the second part of the content from my recent media interview that focused on the current business cycle and where we are headed in 2012. Part one is here. Q &#8211; In the context of today’s challenging financial environment, where are the biggest opportunities? AB &#8211; Let’s look at where we’ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analyst Q &amp; A &#8211; 2012 Outlook (1)</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/09/22/analyst-q-a-2012-outlook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I&#8217;m not working diligently sourcing stories, interviews and ideas for this site, CPO Rising, I wear an industry analyst hat (but I am still laser-focused on supply management) and do a fair amount of media work. Well anyway, yesterday I had a sit down with some media types to share some thoughts and perspectives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPO Shop Talk – Career Transitions: A Sign of the Times</title>
		<link>http://cporising.com/2011/09/21/cpo-shop-talk-%e2%80%93-career-transitions-a-sign-of-the-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what is surely a &#8220;sign o&#8217; the times,&#8221; over the past two weeks, I have connected with several leading Chief Procurement Officers who are all moving on to other opportunities &#8211; sometimes by choice, sometimes not. One of the leaders is moving to the &#8216;dark side&#8217; (i.e. consulting) and is thoroughly excited to begin [...]]]></description>
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