Back to School (Time for Training)
First- Thanks to all who ave already taken the survey to our upcoming report: CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score. If you missed it, please consider contributing to our research effort…
The Dog Days of Summer
With apologies to our growing contingent of Chief Procurement Officers and other readers based in the southern hemisphere who are hip-deep into winter – please set a reminder in your…
Key Fraud Risks across Procurement Phases (Courtesy of the UN)
In doing research on how different organizations attack procurement fraud, I became very impressed by the level of detail included in the United Nations' policies. In particular, I think the…
Examples of Procurement Fraud
Publisher's Note: Procurement fraud is a complex topic and one we take very seriously. For more information on procurement fraud, make sure to review the "Related Articles" at the bottom…
What is Fraud?
As I was reviewing our coverage of Procurement Fraud, and looking at how to best summarize it (something I will do at the end of the series), I realized that…
How eSourcing Can Help Limit Procurement Fraud
Long time readers of this site know that I am a strong advocate for eSourcing. I am an advocate based upon extensive first-hand experience developing, using, researching, and evaluating eSourcing…
Instant Analysis: SciQuest Sees “Upside” in Contract Lifecycle Management (II)
Yesterday, in Part One of this story, we provided some background and then outlined the news from SciQuest (Ticker: SQI) that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire Contract…
Fifteen Top Tips to Limit Procurement Fraud – Payments Edition
Our procurement fraud series began with the premise that procurement fraud is an issue for public AND private enterprises although we read more about it in the public sector. As…
Twelve Top Tips to Limit Procurement Fraud
In my last article, Procurement Fraud Remains An Issue for All CPOs, I directly quoted a globally recognized CPO who said that "The work is never done; procurement fraud remains…
Procurement Fraud Remains An Issue for All CPOs
I recently had a very interesting and surprising conversation with the Chief Procurement Officer of a global CPG company (this recognizable CPO must remain anonymous; the company is well-known with…