Analyst Q & A – 2012 Outlook (1)
When I'm not working diligently sourcing stories, interviews and ideas for this site, CPO Rising, I wear an industry analyst hat (but I am still laser-focused on supply management) and…
Final Thoughts on Corporate Culture and Technology Adoption
As part of our ongoing Adoption Series, over the past few articles, we have presented a case study on the specific experiences of two rival companies and their implementations of…
Corporate Culture and its Impact on Technology Adoption – Results
According to authors P. Montana and B. Charnov (in the 2008 edition of their book, Management) by way of Wikipedia, Corporate culture is defined as the “total sum of the…
Corporate Culture and its Impact on Technology Adoption (2)
Our Adoption Series continues by trying to answer the following question: Does corporate culture impact user adoption of technology? If so, how? by describing and then analyzing the performance of…
Corporate Culture and its Impact on Technology Adoption (1)
Our Adoption Series continues by looking at the following question: Does corporate culture impact user adoption of technology? If so, how? In a webinar focused on Procurement Technology Adoption held…
Savings and Everything After
Dateline Boston 2011: Analyst firm, Ardent Partners' recent research shows that savings is the top business pressure driving Chief Procurement Officers to perform... Stop the Presses![i] Yes, it is true.…
Collaborative Sourcing
The value driven by the average sourcing team over the last decade has, in many cases, been significant and transformative. But, competitive forces at play in a rapidly changing business…
The Adoption Series (3) – “Bridging” the Gap
Take a second and think about a bridge, any bridge, your favorite bridge if you have one (do people have favorite bridges?). Although I’ve spent a fair amount of time…
1nnovative 1deas… A New Report from Ardent Partners
Ardent Partners’ latest research effort, CPO Rising 2011: Innovative Ideas for the Decade Ahead, was recently published and is now available from the report underwriters: Bristlecone, Hubwoo, and SAP. This…
The Adoption Series (2) – You Are Not Alone
While I personally find the adoption rates of supply management technologies in the marketplace to be generally disappointing (for example, eProcurement solutions, which only 52% of enterprises have adopted[1]) and…