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CPO News – February 9, 2016
Grahame Ball Joins Balfour Beatty as International Procurement Director In late January, Balfour Beatty, a UK-based construction and engineering firm focused on building infrastructure, hired Grahame Ball as its new International... Read more
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Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing – Best-in-Class Performance
Ardent Partners is pleased to announce the publication of The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015: The Four Pillars of Sourcing Success report. Interested readers can download this exciting and informative annual research... Read more
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From CFO to CEO: A Conversation with Louie Psallidas of Uno’s (I) – (CPOR-16 Speaker Spotlight)
Over the next few weeks we will highlight some of the outstanding executives that are presenting at the CPO Rising 2016 Summit. It is fitting that we commence this series... Read more
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The State of the Chief Procurement Officer in 2016 (Hypothesis)
Editor’s Note: Our annual CPO Rising survey is now open — The data we collect from the survey will fuel our “CPO Rising 2016” research report that will publish in March... Read more
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Herding Cats is not a Strategy: Move Beyond Tactics to Align for Procurement Success (Webinar)
When your workday is consumed by the tactics of managing procurement, it’s nearly impossible to look ahead and plan an organizational strategy for success. Join our expert panel as they... Read more
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How to Transform Procurement in Five Steps – Step Five: External Stakeholder Engagement
Editor’s Note: Procurement transformation will be a big topic at Ardent Partners’ CPO Rising 2016 executive symposium this spring. Join us in Boston on March 29-30 for what is shaping up to... Read more
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Twelve Things We Learned About the Non-Employee Workforce in 2015, Part II
CPO Rising is counting down the top twelve things that the industry learned about the non-employee workforce in 2015. From aspects related to functional prowess (think: collaboration) to advancements in... Read more
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Procurement’s Expansion into Contingent Workforce Management (CWM)
For some procurement groups, convergence has come in the form of new, complex categories to manage like travel, contingent workforce, business process outsourcing (BPO), and meetings and events, while others... Read more
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How to Transform Procurement in Five Steps – Step Five: Internal Stakeholder Engagement
Editor’s Note: Procurement transformation will be a big topic at Ardent Partners’ CPO Rising 2016 executive symposium this spring. Join us in Boston on March 29-30 for what is shaping... Read more
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The Year Ahead for Contingent Workforce Management
Editor’s Note: The evolving non-employee workforce certainly impacts the procurement function, especially as this industry continues to expand and grow. Don’t forget to register for Ardent’s webinar on Thursday, January... Read more