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Contract Management Reporting: Trust, but Verify

By Andrew Bartolini December 12, 2014Articles, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

In the mid-to-late 1980s, U.S. President Ronald Reagan adopted an old Russian proverb, "doveryai no proveryai" (trust, but verify) to emphasize to Soviet Premiere Mikhail Gorbachev the need to ensure…

CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 1) – It Begins

By Andrew Bartolini December 11, 2014Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Many years ago, one very large full-service BPO firm stopped working with me because I told them that procurement outsourcing was not on the radar screen of the average Chief…

The State of CWM Meets the State of Independence

By Christopher Dwyer December 10, 2014Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

Editor’s note: Today’s article is a change of pace from the regular content here at CPO Rising. Ardent's contingent workforce management thought leader and resident expert, Christopher J. Dwyer, will…

Upcoming Webinar: The State of Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer December 8, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Strategy

Much of CPO Rising’s content on the contingent workforce industry revolves around the evolution of this space and what that progression means for the typical enterprise. New and exciting sources…

Are You “Dressed to Kill?” Strategies to Mitigate Risk in the Global Cotton Supply Chain

By Andrew Bartolini December 5, 2014Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

[Publisher's note: Supply risk is a beast that wears many suits. Today, we continue an exclusive three-part series that examines the problem of human trafficking in the global cotton supply…

The Strategic Meetings Management Program of 2017: A Three-Year Outlook

By Christopher Dwyer December 3, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Strategic meetings and events have become a prime means of recognizing top enterprise performers (incentive events), connecting with key customers (client-focused meetings), and driving new revenue streams via targeted conferences…

Visibility: What Does it Mean in the Contract Process?

By Andrew Bartolini December 2, 2014Articles, People, Process, Technology

Our short series of articles on the concept of visibility and what it means for Chief Procurement Officers continues this month. The response to this series has been so strong…

Your Guidebook to Contingent Workforce Management, Part IV: The (Contingent) Crystal Ball

By Christopher Dwyer December 1, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to the fourth and final entry in a four-part series designed to discuss the publication of Ardent Partners’ second annual State of Contingent Workforce Management research report. The new…

Are You “Dressed to Kill?” Airing the Dirty Laundry Hidden in the Global Cotton Supply Chain

By Andrew Bartolini November 26, 2014Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing1 Comment

[Publisher's note: Supply risk is a beast that wears many suits. Today, we begin an exclusive three-part series that examines the problem of human trafficking in the global cotton supply…

Your Guidebook to Contingent Workforce Management, Part III: Expanding the CWM Framework

By Andrew Bartolini November 25, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

Welcome to the third entry in a four-part series designed to discuss the publication of Ardent Partners’ second annual State of Contingent Workforce Management (CWM) research report. The new study,…