Next Stop, Green
The start of this week brought me to Ottawa to present at the Canadian Public Procurement Council's (“CPPC”) 12th annual Procurement Forum. For those of you that are not familiar…
Monday Morning Query: When Will Spend Analysis Start Working More Like Google?
As we progress from the Future of P2P (more this week) to the Future of Strategic Sourcing technology we will inevitably spend time talking about Spend Analysis; ahead of that,…
The Future of Procure-to-Pay – eProcurement (Part 1)
September was another fantastic month for traffic growth at CPO Rising. Our best yet and we thank you. Increasing traffic, however, is not the primary goal of CPO Rising, (writing…
Shhhhhhhhh! – (Tricks) To Catch a Fraudster
In our recent procurement fraud series, we intentionally chose not to share a few of the tricks that are commonly used by auditors and fraud specialists to catch potential fraudsters.…
The Future of Enterprise IT- Move Over ERP
Noted technology author and lecturer, Geoffrey Moore recently delivered a presentation entitled “The Future of Enterprise IT 2010 – 2020: From Systems of Record to Systems of Engagement” at Emptoris’…
The Future of Enterprise IT
September 24 - what a great day! At last week’s Emptoris Empower conference, noted technology author and consultant, Geoffrey Moore delivered a keynote presentation entitled “The Future of Enterprise IT…
Emptoris Empower – (1) Crossing the Chasm (2) BRIC (3) Geoffrey Moore
Last week, I attended Day One of the Emptoris Empower conference in Boston, the fifth time I have been able to attend at least part of this conference. What follows…
Monday Morning Query: What Makes an eSourcing Expert?
With all due respect to the fans of the Champions League and the IPL; and sincere apologies to the fans of this World Cup and that one; and an acknowledgement…
Procurement Fraud Prevention – Two More Strategies
We hope you have enjoyed our procurement fraud prevention series series and we hope we have successfully made the case that procurement fraud prevention is something that needs to be…
Lillevik in the Field: Webster Bank’s First CPO
I recently caught up with CPO on the rise and “friend of the site,” Anders Lillevik to check on how his procurement transformation project, which began when he joined Webster…