CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 1) – It Begins
Many years ago, one very large full-service BPO firm stopped working with me because I told them that procurement outsourcing was not on the radar screen of the average Chief…
The State of CWM Meets the State of Independence
Editor’s note: Today’s article is a change of pace from the regular content here at CPO Rising. Ardent's contingent workforce management thought leader and resident expert, Christopher J. Dwyer, will…
Sourcing: The Second Strategic Sourcing Pillar
In case you missed our earlier announcement, Ardent Partners’ The State of Strategic Sourcing 2014: Connecting the Dots has been published and interested readers can find the report here and here. In…
Upcoming Webinar: The State of Contingent Workforce Management
Much of CPO Rising’s content on the contingent workforce industry revolves around the evolution of this space and what that progression means for the typical enterprise. New and exciting sources…
The Strategic Meetings Management Program of 2017: A Three-Year Outlook
Strategic meetings and events have become a prime means of recognizing top enterprise performers (incentive events), connecting with key customers (client-focused meetings), and driving new revenue streams via targeted conferences…
Your Guidebook to Contingent Workforce Management, Part IV: The (Contingent) Crystal Ball
Welcome to the fourth and final entry in a four-part series designed to discuss the publication of Ardent Partners’ second annual State of Contingent Workforce Management research report. The new…
Black Friday 2014 – Shopping, Supply Chains, and Sales Reminder
Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the…
Your Guidebook to Contingent Workforce Management, Part III: Expanding the CWM Framework
Welcome to the third entry in a four-part series designed to discuss the publication of Ardent Partners’ second annual State of Contingent Workforce Management (CWM) research report. The new study,…
The State of Strategic Sourcing – Connecting the Dots
Ardent Partners' The State of Strategic Sourcing: Connecting the Dots is now out and available. Interested readers can find the report here and here. This research report analyzes the strategic…
Zycus Horizon 2014: A Pot Of Gold
Zycus held its annual user conference, Horizon, earlier this month at the Ritz Carlton on Amelia Island in Florida and it was another very successful event for the supply management…