IBM Empower 2015: Back to the Future
In 2006, I attended my first Emptoris Empower conference as an industry analyst. The company, of course, has changed significantly since then, most notably via two acquisitions (IBM acquired the…
Social Media and P2P: Internal Knowledge Management (via Wikis)
It’s a common mistake, when thinking about social tools, to imagine only platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn as the totality of “social media.” This couldn’t be further from…
CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda – Best-in-Class Procurement Performance
Ardent Partners recently published my annual CPO-themed report – CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda (click to download, registration required) – that is drawn from the responses of more than 300 Chief Procurement…
ISM at 100: A Conversation with Tom Derry
Last week, I had the pleasure to meet with Tom Derry, CEO of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), at its 100 thannual conference in Phoenix, Arizona (Matt York, our editor, sat…
CPO Roundtable: Agility and High-Performing Procurement Teams
[Editor's note: I will be attending IBM Empower 2015 in San Diego this week, hosting a similar CPO panel as the one below, among other activities. If you are at…
SAPPHIRE 2015: Running Simple and Connecting the Business World
In a busy week that began in Phoenix at ISM’s 100th annual conference (more on that conference next week), I was able, nonetheless, to get to SAPPHIRE in Orlando for…
CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda – CPOs Can’t Afford to Go it Alone
Ardent Partners recently published my annual CPO-themed report – CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda (click to download, registration required) – that is drawn from the responses of more than 300 Chief Procurement…
CPO Roundtable Series: Under Pressure
Over the past several months, Ardent Partners and IBM have worked to bring together several best-in-class chief procurement officers around specific themes with the express aim of garnering the best…
CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda – The CPO Needs VIP Access
Ardent Partners recently published my annual CPO-themed report – CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda (click to download, registration required) – that is drawn from the responses of more than 300 Chief Procurement…
Sourcing: Why Enterprises Should Stop Worrying and Love the Procurement Team
The goals of a business haven't changed too much in the 150 years since the procurement function first arose at the dawn of the second industrial revolution - enterprises need…