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Contract Management: The Third Strategic Sourcing Pillar

By Andrew Bartolini December 17, 2014Articles, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Over the past couple of weeks, Ardent Partners has been featuring analysis from The State of Strategic Sourcing 2014: Connecting the Dots, which is now out and available. Interested readers can find…

Three Events Management Metrics That Matter

By Christopher Dwyer December 15, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

The world of complex spend management can often frustrate the typical procurement executive, as each category that encompasses this area has its own distinct set of capabilities, competencies, solutions, and…

CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 1) – It Begins

By Andrew Bartolini December 11, 2014Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Many years ago, one very large full-service BPO firm stopped working with me because I told them that procurement outsourcing was not on the radar screen of the average Chief…

The State of CWM Meets the State of Independence

By Christopher Dwyer December 10, 2014Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

Editor’s note: Today’s article is a change of pace from the regular content here at CPO Rising. Ardent's contingent workforce management thought leader and resident expert, Christopher J. Dwyer, will…

Sourcing: The Second Strategic Sourcing Pillar

By Andrew Bartolini December 9, 2014Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

In case you missed our earlier announcement, Ardent Partners’ The State of Strategic Sourcing 2014: Connecting the Dots has been published and interested readers can find the report here and here. In…

Upcoming Webinar: The State of Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer December 8, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Strategy

Much of CPO Rising’s content on the contingent workforce industry revolves around the evolution of this space and what that progression means for the typical enterprise. New and exciting sources…

The Strategic Meetings Management Program of 2017: A Three-Year Outlook

By Christopher Dwyer December 3, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Strategic meetings and events have become a prime means of recognizing top enterprise performers (incentive events), connecting with key customers (client-focused meetings), and driving new revenue streams via targeted conferences…

Your Guidebook to Contingent Workforce Management, Part IV: The (Contingent) Crystal Ball

By Christopher Dwyer December 1, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to the fourth and final entry in a four-part series designed to discuss the publication of Ardent Partners’ second annual State of Contingent Workforce Management research report. The new…

Black Friday 2014 – Shopping, Supply Chains, and Sales Reminder

By Andrew Bartolini November 28, 2014Articles, Events, GeneralNo Comments

Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the…

Your Guidebook to Contingent Workforce Management, Part III: Expanding the CWM Framework

By Andrew Bartolini November 25, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

Welcome to the third entry in a four-part series designed to discuss the publication of Ardent Partners’ second annual State of Contingent Workforce Management (CWM) research report. The new study,…