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Gregg Brandyberry: Profile of a CPO Rising Hall-of-Famer

By Andrew Bartolini May 18, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Today on CPO Rising, we highlight the long and illustrious career of Gregg Brandyberry, President of Rapid Deployment Procurement Excellence, Inc., and one of three members of the CPO Rising Hall…

New Webinar – CPO Rising 2016: The Art and Science of Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini May 16, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

As our readers know, CPO Rising is the name of this website, but it is also the name of both our annual CPO research study and event. Well, I am…

Coupa Inspire 2016: Coupa Expands Solution Suite Across Supply Management Ecosystem

By Andrew Bartolini May 16, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

For the past 10 years, Coupa has focused on what it calls “Value-as-a-Service,” which has taken the form of a desire to drive value for its customers. This focus was…

Coupa Inspire 2016: Taking a Value-Driven Approach to Spend Management Transformation

By Andrew Bartolini May 12, 2016Articles, Events, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

On the mainstage at Coupa Inspire 2016, Bhargavi Kosaraju, Director, Product Operations and Procurement at KPMG, led a panel discussion with representatives from Aon plc and Capital One Financial focused…

Coupa, Inspired!

By Andrew Bartolini May 12, 2016Articles, Events, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

A decade ago, as a favor to Coupa's founders, I participated on calls with several VC firms who were looking at investing in the new start-up (Coupa). The discussions focused…

Business Networks Extend Their Reach into Direct Materials

By Andrew Bartolini May 11, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

In an age of global commerce, connectivity between buyers and suppliers that is enabled by technology will be a critical piece of the global business networks and supply chains that…

Throwback Thursday: Fraud Prevention (1) – Avoiding the Bad Apples

By Andrew Bartolini May 5, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

Editor's Note: In the spirit of "Throwback Thursday," we're bringing our audience this gem from all the way back to the summer of 2010, Ardent's first summer. It's been some…

SAP Ariba Live 2016 Case Study: GlaxoSmithKline and the Boulders, Rocks, and Sand of Business Networks

By Andrew Bartolini May 4, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Business networks are web-based platforms that enable interconnected buyers and suppliers to trade, communicate, and collaborate with each other. As a result of this inherent nature, and the drive among…

What Will Take CPOs and Procurement Organizations to the “Next Level?” New/Improved Technology

By Andrew Bartolini April 29, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Today, we’re previewing the second report in a series of reports entitled CPO Game Changers – Volume 2: New/Improved Technology, sponsored by Zycus and available for download here (registration required). In 2016, procurement…

P2P Tech Roundup – April 25, 2016

By Andrew Bartolini April 25, 2016Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Our annual “State of ePayables” research survey is now open. Your responses will help us establish the Best-in-Class metrics that readers can use to benchmark the performance of their AP…