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Are You Ready for 2014?
For procurement leaders, 2013 was a remarkably stable year. For investors, it was a great one. Ardent Partners does NOT expect more of the same in 2014. Are you ready... Read more
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2014: The Year Ahead in Contingent Workforce Management (Part I)
Welcome to the first article of two articles that will take a “crystal ball” approach to the year ahead in contingent workforce management. In this series of articles, we’ll take... Read more
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2014: The Year Ahead in Meetings and Events Management
Complex spend categories, such as meetings / events and business travel, while considered mere costs of conducting business on a global scale, are becoming more strategic spend areas of the... Read more
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IQNavigator Announces Plan to Acquire ProcureStaff Technologies and ConsolVMS
IQNavigator (“IQN”), one of the world’s largest Vendor Management System (VMS) technology providers, has announced its plans to acquire ProcureStaff Technologies (“ProcureStaff”) and its VMS platform, ConsolVMS from Volt Information... Read more
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Procurement’s Evolution, Part I: Convergence with Finance
Today in the waning days of 2013, we being a new series that will highlight procurement’s (and the chief procurement officer’s) evolving influence within the greater enterprise. Each of these... Read more
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Meetings and Events Management: Technology Update, Q4 2013
Welcome to CPO Rising’s first installment of its technology update series on the meetings and events management space. These updates will highlight solution provider updates, acquisitions, updates to platforms, awards... Read more
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Where is the CWM Industry Headed?
It’s been said here frequently that the contingent workforce industry is rapidly-changing and evolving at such a rate that enterprises must consistently reevaluate their strategies for managing contract talent. New... Read more
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The Age of Agile Analytics in Contingent Workforce Management
While we’ve covered the rise of “Big Data” in the world of complex spend management, there is something deeper occurring in the comprehensive layers of contemporary contingent workforce management as... Read more
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The Next Generation of CWM Technology, Part III: The Evolving MSP
Welcome to the third article in a four-part series on the technology landscape within the Contingent Workforce Management industry, which looks at how the “next generation” of these solutions may... Read more
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The Next Generation of CWM Technology, Part II: As Cold As ICES
Welcome to the second article in a four-part series on the technological landscape within the CWM industry, which looks at how the “next generation” of these solutions may look by... Read more