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Four Questions Every Company Should Ask About Their HR and Procurement Convergence
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... Read more
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Three Travel / Expense Management Metrics That Matter
It’s been previously stated here at CPO Rising that the business travel category has been on both a budgetary and strategic rise over the past half-decade; as more and more... Read more
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The Four Pillars of the Modern Strategic Sourcing Program
We’re gearing up to launch our annual benchmark study on the state of strategic sourcing and the excitement is….. palpable. The topic is so rich and exciting that throughout the... Read more
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More eSourcing Myths – Reprise
Editor’s Note: We continue our look back at articles from our first year by exposing five more commonly-held eSourcing myths (or what are also commonly-used excuses to bypass eSourcing). eSourcing... Read more
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eSourcing Myths (and How to Deconstruct Them)
It’s sourcing month here at CPO Rising, as we’re gearing up for our annual State of Strategic Sourcing report. So in today’s article, I’ll continue the discussion on sourcing by... Read more
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The SMB’s Guide to Contingent Workforce Management, Part II: The Action Items
CPO Rising has been a central source of contingent workforce management (CWM) knowledge and thought leadership for well over a year, and, in that time, we’ve written about a vast... Read more
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SMB Events Management: How to Develop an Effective Program
Editor’s Note: It’s SMB week at CPO Rising and we plan to reprise a few articles (and add a few new ones) this week focused on the small and mid-sized... Read more
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The Three Goals Every CWM Program Should Strive For
Today’s CPO Rising article is an extension of our “things that matter” series in the contingent workforce management industry. We’ve covered the tactical, strategic, and analytical capabilities that matter for... Read more
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Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Some Final Thoughts
Since poor procurement staff capabilities have been a thorn in the side of many Chief Procurement Officers through the years, we decided to publish an in-depth 16-part series – “Skills... Read more
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CPO Rising’s 2014 Hot Tech Prospects – BuyerQuest
Last Thursday, the 30 NBA teams spent an evening drafting the top college and international prospects in the world of basketball. Drafting the right player can potentially impact a team’s... Read more