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Designing a Procurement Transformation for Best-in-Class Performance

By Andrew Bartolini September 27, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

Earlier this past summer, I published a research series on Procurement Transformation to help procurement organizations design, plan, build and execute a proper procurement transformation program and utilize leading-edge strategies…

The Talent Wars: Why Talent Will Be the #1 Focus in Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer September 24, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Strategy

Quickly: name the three things your organization is focused on in regards to managing its contingent workforce program. Need some help? 1. Cost savings, right? Every company, no matter the…

Don’t Overlook Contract Talent Onboarding (and Offboarding)

By Christopher Dwyer September 20, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategy

[Publisher's note: Ardent’s Research Director, Christopher J. Dwyer is here to talk about an issue that plagues even the best managers of Contingent Workforce Management programs across the world: onboarding…

Corporate Convergence: Finance and Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini September 9, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Strategy

Convergence has been a big theme this past decade. Frankly, it seems like everything is converging with something else. Your local pharmacy is now your walk-in clinic. Your low-cost retailer…

ePayables 2013: AP’s New Dawn

By Andrew Bartolini September 3, 2013Articles, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology1 Comment

I am pleased to announce that Ardent Partners’ annual market research report focused on the state of accounts payable is now available from the report’s different sponsors by clicking here,…

An Epic Welcome to Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini August 22, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

There's a new meme making its way around the "internets" courtesy of a Georgia Tech sophomore's welcome speech at this year's Freshman Convocation. It's less than two minutes and since…

The Perfect Storm of Non-Traditional Talent

By Christopher Dwyer August 21, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

“Talent” is a word that reflects a wide range of priorities within the modern business world. Some enterprises consider talent to be the most crucial aspect of their greater organization,…

Contingent Labor: To Use…or Not to Use?

By Christopher Dwyer August 20, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

Contingent Labor: To Use…or Not to Use? That is the question.... Frequent readers of CPO Rising will have noticed a common theme running throughout my articles focused on contingent workforce…

Procurement Transformation: Buzzword…or a Viable Strategy?

By Andrew Bartolini August 9, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategy

Today, we’ll discuss a concept that some Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) have made a top priority over recent years: procurement transformation. Within the greater procurement and sourcing industry, new and…

The CPO’s View: Six Strategies to Engage the CFO

By Andrew Bartolini July 24, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

Forces are combining to align procurement and finance. For example, the evolution and expansion of the CFO and Chief Procurement Officer roles have served to bring these two leaders and…