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Four Questions Every Company Should Ask About Their HR and Procurement Convergence

By Christopher Dwyer October 13, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

Convergence has been a hot topic around CPO Rising in 2014 (in fact, Ardent colleague and CPO Rising founder, Andrew Bartolini, focused his CPO-centric research report on this topic). Within…

Three Travel / Expense Management Metrics That Matter

By Christopher Dwyer October 6, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

It’s been previously stated here at CPO Rising that the business travel category has been on both a budgetary and strategic rise over the past half-decade; as more and more…

The Four Pillars of the Modern Strategic Sourcing Program

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team September 26, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology1 Comment

We’re gearing up to launch our annual benchmark study on the state of strategic sourcing and the excitement is..... palpable. The topic is so rich and exciting that throughout the…

More eSourcing Myths – Reprise

By Andrew Bartolini September 12, 2014Articles, General, Lists

Editor’s Note: We continue our look back at articles from our first year by exposing five more commonly-held eSourcing myths (or what are also commonly-used excuses to bypass eSourcing). eSourcing…

eSourcing Myths (and How to Deconstruct Them)

By Andrew Bartolini September 10, 2014Articles, General, Lists, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

It's sourcing month here at CPO Rising, as we're gearing up for our annual State of Strategic Sourcing report. So in today's article, I’ll continue the discussion on sourcing by…

The SMB’s Guide to Contingent Workforce Management, Part II: The Action Items

By Christopher Dwyer August 29, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

CPO Rising has been a central source of contingent workforce management (CWM) knowledge and thought leadership for well over a year, and, in that time, we’ve written about a vast…

SMB Events Management: How to Develop an Effective Program

By Christopher Dwyer August 25, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Events, General, Lists, Strategy

Editor's Note: It's SMB week at CPO Rising and we plan to reprise a few articles (and add a few new ones) this week focused on the small and mid-sized…

The Three Goals Every CWM Program Should Strive For

By Christopher Dwyer July 17, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Technology

Today’s CPO Rising article is an extension of our “things that matter” series in the contingent workforce management industry. We’ve covered the tactical, strategic, and analytical capabilities that matter for…

Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Some Final Thoughts

By Andrew Bartolini July 16, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Strategy

Since poor procurement staff capabilities have been a thorn in the side of many Chief Procurement Officers through the years, we decided to publish an in-depth 16-part series - "Skills…

CPO Rising’s 2014 Hot Tech Prospects – BuyerQuest

By Andrew Bartolini July 1, 2014Articles, General, Lists, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Last Thursday, the 30 NBA teams spent an evening drafting the top college and international prospects in the world of basketball. Drafting the right player can potentially impact a team's…