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Going Digital: Recommendations Before Beginning a P2P Transformation

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 18, 2021Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay1 Comment

The benefits of automating the Accounts Payable ("AP") function have never been in question. The reason for doing so were never more obvious than over the past 16 months. Organizations…

Procurement Rising Podcast – Chris Shanahan, Thermo Fisher Scientific

By Andrew Bartolini May 16, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Today, Episode 106 of our Procurement Rising Podcast In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement…

Extending into High-Volume Workforce Management: Beeline Acquires JoinedUp

By Christopher Dwyer May 14, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General, Solution Providers1 Comment

There is no question that the past 15 months have brought an incredible amount of transformation to the world of work. Although much of the focus was placed on the…

Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Supply Market Knowledge

By Phil Bartolini May 13, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Procure-to-Pay

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 534: The Great Vaccination Mandate Debate

By Christopher Dwyer May 12, 2021Articles, Contingent Workforce Weekly, General, Podcast

This week’s all-new Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by DZConneX, a Yoh company, discusses a topic that is on the minds of nearly every business leader around the globe: should…

Transforming Procurement in Five Steps – Step Five (Part 2): External Stakeholder Engagement

By Andrew Bartolini May 11, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People

Procurement transformation has become a familiar topic here on CPO Rising, particularly over the past couple of years when it has become increasingly clear that what got procurement departments where…

Procurement and the CPO as Trusted Advisor

By Andrew Bartolini May 10, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

The business world is forcing its executives, like the Chief Procurement Officer (“CPO”), to adapt to changing market conditions, customer demands, and technology innovations in order to drive greater value.…

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) Lessons That We Can Learn from Animal Crossing: New Horizons

By Christopher Dwyer May 7, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General, People

In early December, my wife asked me what I wanted for Christmas. Being an avid gamer, I have had my share of the “typical” games on PlayStation or Xbox, like…

On Extended Workforce Growth and the Future of Work: A Discussion with Utmost CEO and Co-Founder Annrai O’Toole

By Christopher Dwyer May 6, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, Contingent Workforce Weekly, General, People, Podcast, Solution Providers

There is no debate as to the role and impact of the extended workforce. Upcoming Ardent Partners research (The State of Contingent Workforce Management 2021) finds that 82% of businesses…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 533: A Conversation with Annrai O’Toole, CEO and Co-Founder of Utmost

By Christopher Dwyer May 5, 2021Articles, Contingent Workforce Weekly, General, People, Podcast, Solution Providers1 Comment

This week’s all-new Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by DZConneX, a Yoh company, features a conversation with Utmost’s CEO and co-founder, Annrai O’Toole. Annrai and I discuss the growth and…