CPO 2019: A Five-Year Outlook (Part I)
The team here at CPO Rising is always particularly interested in the future of the spend management industry. It’s exciting to think of the new technologies, new solutions and new…
The Virtual Factor
Publisher's note: Since today's topic is about virtual meetings, we'd like to take a minute to invite you to our own virtual meeting. In the age of globalization, geography becomes…
Ardent Partners – State of Contingent Workforce Management: A Framework for Success
Nearly two months ago, we asked for your participation in Ardent’s groundbreaking research study, The State of Contingent Workforce Management. Now, Ardent Partners' latest report, The State of Contingent Workforce…
Zycus Horizon 2013: AMD’s Pathway to Procurement Excellence
Zycus’ annual user conference, Horizon 2013, was held this past week and offered up a blend of thought leadership, customer case studies, company vision, and a celebrity keynote (Archie Manning).…
Whirlpool’s Enhanced Supplier Repository
Last week, I attended iValua’s biennial user conference, “iValua: On Air” in Paris. iValua is a French-based solution provider with a full source-to-pay suite. The event offered a blend of…
Contingent Workforce Management: A Framework for Success
I’m excited to announce that Ardent Partners has just launched the new survey to our first research study on Contingent Workforce Management CPO Rising readers now have the chance to…
Designing a Procurement Transformation for Best-in-Class Performance
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
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)
[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
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…