CPO Shop Talk: SAPPHIRE 2013 Edition
Through a scheduling blunder (not my only of the season), I was a virtual attendee of this year's SAPPHIRE NOW & ASUG 2013 conference held last week in Orlando. With…
A Brief History of Contingent Workforce Management
As an interlude to our ongoing “13 for 2013” series of best practices in contingent workforce management (click for Part One, Part Two, Part Three), I wanted to discuss something…
13 for 2013: Best Practices in Contingent Workforce Management, Part 3
For those of you who missed the early installments of our “13 for 2013” series on contingent workforce management, I invite you to check out Part One and Part Two.…
Keynote from Ariba LIVE 2013: Ramsay Chu
When I last spoke with "friend of the site," Ramsay Chu in early 2012, he had just been hired as the new Global Head of Procurement ("CPO") at Rio Tinto…
Ariba LIVE 2013: Keynote from Down Under
Ariba LIVE was held this week in Washington DC and the analyst team from Ardent Partners was there in full force. Yes, just us and 2,000 customers, staffers, partners, sponsors,…
CPO News – May 6, 2013
CPOs on the Rise From "CPO" to Chief Executive Northrop Grumman has appointed former British Ministry of Defence (“MoD”) executive in charge of operations and procurement, Andrew Tyler, as Chief…
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…