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eSourcing Myths (and How to Deconstruct Them) – Reprise

By Andrew Bartolini January 5, 2011Articles, General, Lists, Strategic Sourcing, Technology1 Comment

Editor's Note: One of my favorite topics this past year has been eSourcing 2.0. This code/policy/doctrine was introduced in our articles, research, and presentations in 2010, but was developed over…

What’s Past is Prologue! – Reprise

By Andrew Bartolini January 4, 2011Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General1 Comment

Editor's Note: To celebrate our first anniversary, we are sharing a few of our favorites from year one. This article kicked it all off…. We think it holds true today.…

Happy New Year!

By Andrew Bartolini January 3, 2011Articles, Events, GeneralNo Comments

Happy New Year! Tomorrow we celebrate CPO Rising’s one year anniversary. What an exciting year it was! First, thank you for making CPO Rising the fastest growing site in the…

Season’s Greetings from CPO Rising!

By Andrew Bartolini December 24, 2010Articles, Events, GeneralNo Comments

May your savings always be implemented and your spend always well-managed. Season's Greetings, from all of us at CPO Rising!

ROA – Yes, Suppliers Are Assets

By Andrew Bartolini December 22, 2010Articles, General, People, StrategyNo Comments

Short week, short article: How many procurement departments treat their suppliers like assets? While I believe that many procurement groups act like they “own” their suppliers, based upon the terms…

ROA – Software (Maintenance & Support)

By Andrew Bartolini December 20, 2010Articles, General, Strategy, TechnologyNo Comments

In this Return on Assets series, we have previously discussed how improving the usage of sourcing/procurement software can improve your returns (here and here). Yes, software can be a huge…

ROA – Now Showing: “The Return of eProcurement”

By Andrew Bartolini December 17, 2010Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, TechnologyNo Comments

Our ROA (Return on Assets) series continues... In the movie business, “Returns” can mean big "returns" at the box office – Just ask the King or the Jedi or two…

ROA – Return on Human Capital

By Andrew Bartolini December 15, 2010Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, StrategyNo Comments

If Streisand is correct in saying that “people who need people are the luckiest people in the world.” I want to go to Vegas with an entourage of Chief Procurement…

ROA – Improve Your Return on Technology Assets (Strat. Sourcing)

By Andrew Bartolini December 13, 2010Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, TechnologyNo Comments

Two years ago this month, I caught up with the Chief Procurement Officer of a US Federal agency about her plans for the upcoming year and our discussion turned to…

ROA – Inventory

By Andrew Bartolini December 9, 2010Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, StrategyNo Comments

Our original Return on Assets (“ROA”) article generally used a literal definition of assets (as opposed to an accounting one) - assets: things of value. Improving ROA is then asking,…