December, 2011

  • Seasons Greetings from CPO Rising

    December 26, 2011

    Seasons Greetings from CPO Rising

    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... Read more

  • YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: When I grow up, I want to work in procurement

    December 23, 2011

    YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: When I grow up, I want to work in procurement

    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... Read more

  • YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: Research Councils UK

    December 22, 2011

    YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: Research Councils UK

    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... Read more

  • YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: Arizona State

    December 21, 2011

    YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: Arizona State

    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... Read more

  • YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: Merck

    December 19, 2011

    YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: Merck

    With a hat tip to Grantland, a new ESPN site, founded this year by a fellow HC alum, we’ve decided to offer up our own “YouTube Hall of Fame.” We... Read more

  • A CPO with a Great Foundation

    December 16, 2011

    A CPO with a Great Foundation

    Publisher’s Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. Kevin Clearie’s path to becoming a Chief Procurement Officer started... Read more

  • Chief Procurement Officer: The Position

    December 14, 2011

    Chief Procurement Officer: The Position

    Publisher’s Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. The following is an excerpt from one of our recent... Read more

  • Becoming a Chief Procurement Officer

    December 12, 2011

    Becoming a Chief Procurement Officer

    Publisher’s Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. When you were a kid, what did you want to... Read more

  • Keeping Time

    December 8, 2011

    Keeping Time

    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... Read more

  • Making Music

    December 6, 2011

    Making Music

    I was recently involved in a very interesting situation where one group (“Group 1”) within a large global company pursued an opportunity that it felt it was equipped to support.... Read more

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