The Best P2P is Collaborative
It’s said that “a rising tide lifts all boats.” This is particularly true when it comes to standardizing and streamlining business processes; greater coordination between stakeholders results in situations where…
Technology Round-Up – September 8, 2014
Basware Announces Mastercard Partnership, Reaches 80 Million Transactions Per Year Basware, the world’s largest e-invoicing network, has joined forces with MasterCard, one of the world’s largest payment networks, to create…
Business or Sourcing: What Skills Do CPOs Want More?
September is Sourcing month on CPO Rising and so, we continue today with Part Two in a series that considers the question posed in the article title (Part One is…
Technologies that Make P2P Automation Possible
Collaboration is more than important in the modern marketplace. It’s downright essential to reaching top-performing status as a company. Collaboration in the procure-to-pay (P2P) process is no different, as it’s…
Business or Sourcing: What Skill Sets Does Your CPO Value Most?
I'm working on our 2014 State of Strategic Sourcing report set to publish at the end of the month, so sourcing is top of mind and a major theme on…
Why 2015 Will Be a Critical Year for Events Management
Enterprises have been conducting conferences, meetings, and events for decades with the purpose of driving revenue, improving customer relationships, boosting training efforts, and reaching new audiences and communities. The industry…
What Concur’s Partnerships with Airbnb and Uber Say About the Travel / Expense Management Industry
There’s no question that the realm of complex spend management has evolved in recent years, with categories such as business travel (and expense management) and corporate meetings and events not…
The SMB’s Guide to Contingent Workforce Management, Part II: The Action Items
CPO Rising has been a central source of contingent workforce management (CWM) knowledge and thought leadership for well over a year, and, in that time, we’ve written about a vast…
An SMB Buyer’s Guide to AP Automation
Once upon a time, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) expended significant effort to automate business processes such as accounts payable (AP). With the advent of cloud solutions, this is no…
The SMB’s Guide to Contingent Workforce Management, Part I: The Groundwork
CPO Rising has been a central source of contingent workforce management (CWM) knowledge and thought leadership for well over a year, and, in that time, we’ve written about a vast…