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Early Indication: Things Are Brewing

By Andrew Bartolini February 2, 2011Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, GeneralNo Comments

Happy Groundhog Day! 125 years ago today a small group in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, found a groundhog, named him Phil and crowned “Punxsutawney Phil” as the one, “official” weather “prognosticator of…

Embedded – Reprise

By Andrew Bartolini January 21, 2011Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, StrategyNo Comments

Another big procurement issue is how to collaborate and engage with the business. This article looks at one way strategy that can help achieve both: Today we will focus on…

CPOs: Think Globally, Network Locally – Reprise

By Andrew Bartolini January 12, 2011Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People2 Comments

Since this article’s first run, Boston CPOs have begun meeting on occasion. How about the CPOs in other major cities/regions? The CPOs in the Bay Area have an informal group…

The CPO “Bump” – Reprise

By Andrew Bartolini January 10, 2011Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy1 Comment

Our retrospective continues with a few CPO strategies While the cost of some marketing programs can be excessive, effective campaigns can pay huge dividends for many years. One of the…

What’s Past is Prologue! – Reprise

By Andrew Bartolini January 4, 2011Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General1 Comment

Editor's Note: To celebrate our first anniversary, we are sharing a few of our favorites from year one. This article kicked it all off…. We think it holds true today.…

ROA – Yes, Suppliers Are Assets

By Andrew Bartolini December 22, 2010Articles, General, People, StrategyNo Comments

Short week, short article: How many procurement departments treat their suppliers like assets? While I believe that many procurement groups act like they “own” their suppliers, based upon the terms…

ROA – Return on Human Capital

By Andrew Bartolini December 15, 2010Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, StrategyNo Comments

If Streisand is correct in saying that “people who need people are the luckiest people in the world.” I want to go to Vegas with an entourage of Chief Procurement…

ROA – Improve Your Return on Technology Assets (Strat. Sourcing)

By Andrew Bartolini December 13, 2010Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, TechnologyNo Comments

Two years ago this month, I caught up with the Chief Procurement Officer of a US Federal agency about her plans for the upcoming year and our discussion turned to…

ROA – Inventory

By Andrew Bartolini December 9, 2010Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy1 Comment

Our original Return on Assets (“ROA”) article generally used a literal definition of assets (as opposed to an accounting one) - assets: things of value. Improving ROA is then asking,…

MMQ – Batteries Not Included

By Andrew Bartolini December 6, 2010Articles, General, People, Process, Strategy1 Comment

Batteries Not Included. If you were born before 1985, you know this phrase and it is likely to evoke memories of opening a toy gift during the holidays and having…