A Tale of Two Procurement Departments
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief,…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 231: A Conversation with Wade Burgess, CEO of Shiftgig
Another all new episode of Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast (sponsored by ZeroChaos) features a thought-provoking discussion with CEO of online talent platform Shiftgig, Wade Burgess. Wade and I chatted about…
Six More Big Procurement Predictions for 2018
A few weeks ago, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our Procurement: Big Trends and Predictions webinar…
Five Ways to Improve the CPO-CFO Relationship
Heightened volatility and increased business risk have combined with tight and uncertain credit markets to ensure that having cash and maintaining direct access to it will remain a priority of…
Six Big Procurement Predictions for 2018
Last week, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our Procurement: Big Trends and…
Artificial Intelligence: Making the Procurement World Smarter
If procurement 4.0 technologies are making the world smaller for procurement leaders and practitioners, artificial intelligence (AI) is making them smarter. In fact, practitioners everywhere ought to breathe a sigh of relief, since…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 229: Conversation with Michael Werblun, CEO of ZeroChaos
This week’s edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a discussion with ZeroChaos CEO, Michael Werblun. Michael and I cover a variety of topics during our conversation, including what…
What Can CPOs Learn from a Rising Supply Chain Star?
The face of supply management has been changing, along with the rest of the business world. As more Baby Boomers retire, they leave a void that workers from Generations X…
Linking Contract Management Systems for Increased Procurement Value
Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), who for many years have been on the front-lines defending against profit margin erosion, quality deterioration, and supply risk, have also been firsthand witnesses to the dramatic…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 228: February Listener Mailbag (Future of Work Edition)
This week’s episode of Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by ZeroChaos, is a Future of Work edition of our monthly listener mailbag. Topics discussed this week include: Procurement’s evolving role…