Christopher Dwyer, Author at CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

CWM Technology Update: Q1 / Q2, 2014

By Christopher Dwyer May 21, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, General, Solution Providers, Technology

Welcome to the latest edition of CPO Rising’s contingent workforce management (CWM) technology and solution update. In today’s article, we’ll highlight noteworthy news across the technology provider marketplace, including acquisitions,…

Three Tactical CWM Capabilities That Matter

By Christopher Dwyer May 14, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Technology1 Comment

The contemporary scope of contingent labor dictates that enterprises seek a new wave of strategies, solutions, and approaches to manage all avenues of the Contingent Workforce Management Framework. Programmatic attributes…

The 360-Degree CWM Program: A Primer

By Christopher Dwyer May 9, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Technology

“Evolution” is a common term around CPO Rising, as many of the industries covered here on the site, be it ePayables or supply management, are currently undergoing a transformation within…

Tracking the Evolution of the VMS Platform

By Christopher Dwyer May 7, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Solution Providers, Technology

Discussions regarding contingent workforce management (CWM) technology are frequent here at CPO Rising, and often revolve not only around the benefits and results that enterprises achieve by utilizing these solutions,…

April Webinars Bring May… Results (Staff Management – April 16)

By Christopher Dwyer April 13, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Events, General, Solution Providers, Technology

The analyst team at Ardent Partners has a busy month planned on the research and webinar front so over the next few days, we’ll share (and invite you to) our…

The Spring Cleaning Hit-List for Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer April 11, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, General, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

In celebration of the start of spring (unless you live in the Northeast, which has been stuck in a snow-covered, polar-vortex-fueled winter since after Thanksgiving), today’s CPO Rising article will…

Ariba LIVE 2014: Contingent Labor and the Overlooked Opportunity

By Christopher Dwyer March 28, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

[Publisher's note: Our original plan for today was to publish an article focused on the "larger" themes and announcements at Aribe LIVE, but with SAP's announcement on Wednesday to acquire…

Instant Analysis: SAP Announces Plans to Acquire Fieldglass

By Christopher Dwyer March 26, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Earlier today, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) announced its intent to acquire Vendor Management System (VMS) provider Fieldglass, one of the world’s leading platforms for managing contingent labor and other types…

The Convergence of Supplier Management and Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer March 20, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategy

From a pure procurement perspective, it’s truly exciting when another corporate function or a very complex series of processes leans heavily on the foundation set by the procurement team. In…

Welcome to the New “State” of Contingent Workforce Management, Part V: Best-in-Class Programs

By Christopher Dwyer March 11, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Technology

[Today we have our fourth installment of our series focused on The State of Contingent Workforce Management, Ardent Partners' landmark new research study. In this series, report author and Ardent…