The Independent Contractor Conundrum
During the course of my many years as an industry analyst, I’ve frequently come across organizations that point to the utilization of independent contractors (those “faceless workers” that are all…
13 for 2013: Best Practices in Contingent Workforce Management, Part 2
Chris Dwyer is back with the second article in a four-part series that will present a series of best practices and recommended strategies for managing the modern contingent workforce framework…
Coupa Inspire ’13: The Real Thing
Earlier this week, I attended Coupa's inaugural user conference, Inspire,in San Francisco. It was a winning and impressive display that blended executive and product presentations with client success stories on…
13 for 2013: Best Practices in Contingent Workforce Management, Part 1
Ardent's Research Director and complex category guru, Chris Dwyer, kicks off the week with the first in a series of articles highlighting the best practices in contingent workforce management. Welcome…
CPO Shop Talk (1) Supply Risk (2) More Supply Risk (3) Featured Webinar
After taking 2012 off, the series "CPO Shop Talk" is back. This is the series where, from time to time, we will attempt to share some of the less-formal conversations…
Intesource Innovation ’13: Raley’s (Procurement) Comet
I just spent the last two days in Phoenix for Intesource’s annual user conference, Innovation ’13. Intesource is a provider of cloud-based sourcing solutions and sourcing services that has a…
Keeping Score
Even the Chief Procurement Officers who focus almost solely on savings realize that procurement can deliver value across a wide range of areas. To misquote Vince Lombardi, "Savings isn't everything....…
CPO News – March 1, 2013
All the CPO News That's Fit to Print New South African Chief Procurement Officer to Lead Transformation and Fight Huge Corruption Earlier this week, South African Minister of Finance, Pravin…
Send a Lieutenant
From the Archives (May 19, 2010) but, with a few updates: This one is worth another look if simply for the picture - Wow! In January of 2007, “Mister Softee”…
Bring a Lieutenant
From the Archives (May, 18, 2010 but, with a few updates): I was recently reminded of this article as I exchanged notes with the the CPO profiled in this article…