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Announcing The 2014 Chief Procurement Officer (“CPO”) Virtual Roundtable Series

By Andrew Bartolini September 22, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Solution Providers, Strategy1 Comment

I'm pleased to announce the 2014 Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) Virtual Roundtable Series and also share the first recorded CPO Roundtable session with you today (click link to listen). Working in…

Zycus: A Briefing in Several Parts

By Andrew Bartolini September 17, 2014Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners receives regular briefings from most of the solution providers in the broader supply management market. As a firm, we've covered the distinct application markets for years and have…

The Best P2P is Collaborative

By Andrew Bartolini September 9, 2014Articles, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

It’s said that “a rising tide lifts all boats.” This is particularly true when it comes to standardizing and streamlining business processes; greater coordination between stakeholders results in situations where…

Why 2015 Will Be a Critical Year for Events Management

By Christopher Dwyer September 2, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Enterprises have been conducting conferences, meetings, and events for decades with the purpose of driving revenue, improving customer relationships, boosting training efforts, and reaching new audiences and communities. The industry…

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…

The SMB’s Guide to Contingent Workforce Management, Part I: The Groundwork

By Christopher Dwyer August 27, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, 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…

Ardent Partners Publishes Annual ePayments Rising Report

By Andrew Bartolini August 20, 2014Articles, Process, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners will soon publish "ePayments Rising: The 2014 Market Report." This independent research report seeks to present a comprehensive, industry-wide view into what is happening in the world of…

The Compliance Management Checklist: Some Final Thoughts

By Christopher Dwyer August 15, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Process, Strategy

By now, you may have read all or a few articles of our five-part “Compliance Management Checklist” series here at CPO Rising (if you missed any, click here to check…

A Proposed New Definition for “Spend under Management”

By Andrew Bartolini August 13, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy1 Comment

[A note from the editor: Last week, Andrew posed the question - How Do You Define Spend Under Management? - and invited others to offer up their answers because we…