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Case Closed: How to Build a Winning Business Case in Seven Easy Steps

By Andrew Bartolini October 1, 2012Articles, Events, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

UPDATE: The webinar discussed below is now available by clicking the following archive link (registration required). The fall event season has officially begun. Accordingly, I will try to update you…

A P2P Case Study – Treasury Perspective

By Andrew Bartolini September 28, 2012Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Earlier this week, I gave a presentation at ADP P2P Solutions‘ Seminar “Game-Changing Advances in Finance and Payables” held in the conference area of Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas…

A P2P Case Study – Supply Chain Persepctive

By Andrew Bartolini September 27, 2012Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Earlier this week, I gave a presentation at ADP P2P Solutions' Seminar "Game-Changing Advances in Finance and Payables" held in the conference area of Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas…

Payables Place Math: AP + Treasury = Working Capital Optimization

By Andrew Bartolini September 24, 2012Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

For those of you straddling the P2P line or just interested in the "second P," I'd like to call your attention to Ardent Partners' research director, Vishal Patel's site, Payables…

P2P – The Best-in-Class Blueprint (Webinar)

By Andrew Bartolini September 17, 2012Articles, Events, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers

The results of Best-in-Class organizations show that an investment in P2P can pay large dividends, while the relentless pressure on bottom-line performance makes a P2P investment all, but necessary, for…

What’s in Your Sourcing “Tackle Box?”

By Andrew Bartolini September 7, 2012Articles, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing

King of the deadpan, Steven Wright once quipped that "there's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot." (click link to view actual quip)…

Teach a Team to Source and it Saves for a Lifetime

By Andrew Bartolini September 5, 2012Articles, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing

Sorry for the slow start this week, but my first Labor Day without a Telethon has thrown off my timing - ok, not really :-).... Anyway, welcome back, I hope…

Survey is LIVE for “CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score”

By Andrew Bartolini August 28, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Technology1 Comment

I’d like to announce that we have just launched the survey to our major CPO-focused research effort for 2012. Starting today, you have a chance to participate in this survey…

Swifter, Higher, Stronger in 2012

By Andrew Bartolini August 8, 2012Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

The London 2012 Olympics are still going full throttle through this Sunday and I've been doing my best to watch as much as I can. This year, approximately 10,500 athletes…

Key Fraud Risks across Procurement Phases (Courtesy of the UN)

By Andrew Bartolini August 6, 2012Articles, General, People, Process, Strategy

In doing research on how different organizations attack procurement fraud, I became very impressed by the level of detail included in the United Nations' policies. In particular, I think the…