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An Intro to Marketing and Print Spend Management

By Christopher Dwyer June 11, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategy

There are many reasons why "complex spend management" (sometimes called complex category management or services procurement) has been the focus of my professional career and, why CPO Rising devotes significant…

Adding Value to the Business Unit (One CPO’s View of the World)

By Andrew Bartolini June 10, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategy

Today, we are pleased to welcome procurement industry leader and "friend of the site," Scott Forest as a guest contributor. Scott's been adding value to his business units by managing…

Is Your AP Dept. Making an Impact on Working Capital? Why Not?

By Vishal Patel June 7, 2013Articles, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Changing the standard payment terms in supplier contracts is one way that procurement departments are impacting working capital. It was a popular strategy in 2009-2010 like when we wrote about with…

Procurement Performance: Reporting Out, Managing In – A Case Study

By Andrew Bartolini June 6, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

I recently caught up with a procurement executive and "friend of the site" to discuss eProcurement systems and the complexity of managing back-end systems for a company that has been…

A Contemporary Take on Sell-Side Contract Lifecycle Management

By Christopher Dwyer June 3, 2013Articles, Events, General, Process1 Comment

Last month, the Ardent Partners analyst team traveled en masse to AribaLIVE, Ariba’s annual event that brings together 2,000 of its customers, prospects, staffers, and partners, plus a who's who…

AP: Collaborator, not Administrator

By Vishal Patel May 30, 2013Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners recently completed its annual market research report focused on accounts payable entitled ePayables 2013: AP’s New Dawn. The report is based on survey data collected from 245 enterprises…

13 for 2013: Best Practices in Contingent Workforce Management, Part 4

By Christopher Dwyer May 28, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Lists, People, Process, Technology

By now, you’ve probably our series of “13 for 2013” articles on best practices in the world of contingent workforce management. If you've missed it, check out Parts One, Two…

CPO Shop Talk: SAPPHIRE 2013 Edition

By Andrew Bartolini May 24, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Solution Providers, Technology

Through a scheduling blunder (not my only of the season), I was a virtual attendee of this year's SAPPHIRE NOW & ASUG 2013 conference held last week in Orlando. With…

How Mid-Market Enterprises Should Evaluate ePayables Solutions

By Vishal Patel May 22, 2013Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

When it comes to selecting the right ePayables solution to automate the accounting function, there are certain factors that are going to be more important to a mid-market enterprise (MME)…

A Brief History of Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer May 20, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Lists, People, Process, Technology

As an interlude to our ongoing “13 for 2013” series of best practices in contingent workforce management (click for Part One, Part Two, Part Three), I wanted to discuss something…