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Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part Seven: Proactive and Ongoing Supplier Outreach

By Andrew Bartolini June 4, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) know all too well, how and what you communicate during the sourcing process sets the stage for the resulting supplier relationship. And while that relationship may never…

Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part Six: A Warm Welcome

By Andrew Bartolini May 21, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part Five: Efficient (and Robust) Evaluations

By Andrew Bartolini May 16, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part Three: Tighter Specifications

By Andrew Bartolini May 2, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Three More Non-Price Attributes to Source Better

By Andrew Bartolini April 24, 2018Articles, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Seasoned sourcing pros know that there is often much more to awarding a contract than price. And yet, they often hear from business stakeholders that competitive sourcing is not the…

Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part One: Know Your Spend

By Andrew Bartolini April 18, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) know all too well, how and what is communicated during the sourcing process sets the stage for the resulting supplier relationship. And while that relationship may never become…

Payables Place First Thing: Top Strategies for P2P Success

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 6, 2018Articles, Lists, People, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Last week I presented on a webinar with Zycus entitled ‘Design Thinking: Top Strategies for P2P Success’. The webinar contained some excellent practical and useful information that I thought would make for…

Holistic Strategies and Approaches to Optimize P2P Operations and Performance

By Andrew Bartolini April 4, 2018Articles, General, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Leveraging technology to drive business value is an important organizational capability and most procurement departments fare poorly in this regard. Best-in-Class procurement teams have differentiated themselves with superior performance across…

Some Guidance on How to Thrive in the New World of Work

By Christopher Dwyer April 3, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

What is the “new world of work”? Simply put, it is driven by not only the mindset behind how talent is engaged, sourced, and managed, but also (ultimately) how work…

4 More Travel and Expense Management Articles You Should Read

By Christopher Dwyer March 15, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, General, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

Want to get away? Those of us in Boston, weighed down by winter, certainly do. Today, we provide a handy little compendium on T&E management articles as you plot your…