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May 9, 2013

Engagement Management and the Evolution of Events Management

Having just returned from one of our industry’s biggest and most engaging events, Ariba LIVE (more about that from Andrew tomorrow and next week), I thought it would be a... Read more
April 19, 2013

Concur Fusion 2013 – The Next 20 Years of Business Travel

Earlier this week, I was in Las Vegas for Concur’s annual user conference, Fusion. Concur, a provider of travel and expense management solutions (also ePayables solutions) has become such a... Read more
April 11, 2013

Coupa Inspire ’13: The Real Thing

Earlier this week, I attended Coupa’s inaugural user conference, Inspire,in San Francisco. It was a winning and impressive display that blended executive and product presentations with client success stories on... Read more
October 31, 2012

Sourcing with the Stars: How to Win Friends and Drive Adoption

As we’ve been barnstorming the nation planet stumping for our eSourcing 2.0 policy, we’ve been a little slower with articles these past two weeks – we will be back in... Read more
October 1, 2012

Case Closed: How to Build a Winning Business Case in Seven Easy Steps

UPDATE: The webinar discussed below is now available by clicking the following archive link (registration required). The fall event season has officially begun. Accordingly, I will try to update you... Read more
September 17, 2012

P2P – The Best-in-Class Blueprint (Webinar)

The results of Best-in-Class organizations show that an investment in P2P can pay large dividends, while the relentless pressure on bottom-line performance makes a P2P investment all, but necessary, for... Read more
May 25, 2012

Sourcing for Value: Using Non-Price Attributes to Find the Best Suppliers

We recently published a series focused on the use of non-price attributes to improve the sourcing and supplier selection process. And now, that series has spawned a webinar and a... Read more
April 16, 2012

CPO Shop Talk: Ariba LIVE 2012

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 “Ariba’s... Read more
April 13, 2012

CPO Rising Tournament 2012 – Postscript

Procurement fans, the CPO’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... Read more
April 4, 2012

The CPO’s March Madness – Elite 8

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... Read more