Christopher J. Dwyer | SVP of Research & Future of Work Expert

The Contingent Workforce Management Program of 2016

By Christopher Dwyer November 4, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a fun glimpse into the potential future of the contingent workforce industry. Ardent’s resident contingent workforce management expert, Christopher Dwyer, plays with some current trends…

Three Tactical Expense Management Capabilities That Matter

By Christopher Dwyer November 3, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, Process, Technology

Business travel and its related costs have risen over the past half-decade, with enterprises reinstating the travel budgets at levels that are higher than they were pre-economic downturn. Of course,…

Contingent Workforce Management Responsibility, Part II: HR

By Christopher Dwyer October 30, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategy

Welcome to the second of a multi-article series that will deep-dive into which internal unit owns responsibility for the vast array of intricate attributes of contemporary contingent workforce management (CWM).…

The Significance of Complex Spend Management

By Christopher Dwyer October 28, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Around these parts, the phrase “complex spend management” is tossed around frequently when discussing how the modern Chief Procurement Officer should develop their global programs and strategies. Today’s CPO Rising…

Three Strategic Events Management Capabilities That Matter

By Christopher Dwyer October 24, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

The world of events management has certainly evolved over the past few years. Like its “sister” category of business travel, this category was often seen as a mere cost of…

Visibility: What Does It Mean for CPOs? (Part III)

By Christopher Dwyer October 23, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategy

Welcome to the final entry of a three-part article series on the concept of “visibility.” The term visibility is thrown around quite frequently in the procurement and spend management worlds,…

Visibility: What Does It Mean for CPOs? (Part II)

By Christopher Dwyer October 21, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process

Welcome to the second edition of a three-part article series on the concept of “visibility.” The term visibility is thrown around quite frequently in the procurement and spend management worlds,…

Visibility: What Does It Mean for CPOs? (Part I)

By Christopher Dwyer October 17, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process

Welcome to a three-part article series on the concept of “visibility.” The term visibility is thrown around quite frequently in the procurement and spend management worlds, and it is incumbent…

Three Strategic CWM Capabilities That Matter

By Christopher Dwyer October 16, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

Within the framework of modern contingent workforce management, enterprises across the globe realize that the age of merely managing staffing suppliers as an alternative workforce is long dead and gone.…

Four Questions Every Company Should Ask About Their HR and Procurement Convergence

By Christopher Dwyer October 13, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

Convergence has been a hot topic around CPO Rising in 2014 (in fact, Ardent colleague and CPO Rising founder, Andrew Bartolini, focused his CPO-centric research report on this topic). Within…