Best of 2018: Artificial Intelligence: Making the Procurement World Smarter
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2018 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …
Seasons Greetings!
Another year will soon be in the books and 2019 is going start with a bang! (more on that in January)! Until then, we want to extend a warm holiday greeting…
Best of 2018: Procurement 4.0 Technologies — Making the World Smaller
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2018 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …
The Agile Workforce: The Key to Thriving in 2019
2018 was filled with many progressive business movements: digital transformation and the “digital enterprise,” the continued impact of the Gig Economy, the consumerization of global business operations, and, most critically,…
When it Comes to Spend Analysis in 2019, Remember These Three Things
The modern Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) and procurement functions, in general, rely on a specific level of intelligence in order to not only drive more educated sourcing decisions, but also to…
Payables Place First Thing: Retaining Talent in Accounts Payable and Procurement
Last week, I discussed the challenges Accounts Payable (“AP”) and Procurement organizations face attracting talent in today’s hyper-competitive labor market. This week I want to cover the second half of the ‘New…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 322: 2018 Year in Review, Part II
The Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast continues its “2018 Year in Review Series” this week with another look back at the year that was (check out Part I of our “Year…
Procurement Innovation, Agility, and Uncertainty – New Webinar From Ardent Partners
In an age when enterprise agility, digital transformation, and the continued evolution of the modern company dictate the pace of business (and vice versa), there is no better time for…
Breaking News: Coupa Acquires Hiperos, Rounds out its Third-Party Risk Management Offering
This morning, Coupa Software (NASDAQ: COUP), the San Francisco-based spend management solutions provider, announced that it has purchased Hiperos, the New Jersey-based provider of third-party risk management ("3PM") solutions in the cloud, for an undisclosed…
Meet the Winners of CPO Rising 2018 – Dennis Silva, CPO of BCNET (Innovator of the Year)
Last month at CPO Rising 2018 in Boston, we were very pleased to award Dennis Silva, Chief Procurement Officer at BCNET, British Columbia’s Shared Services organization for higher education, with…