The Path to Spend Enlightenment
The path to true “spend enlightenment” is not merely paved with standard spend analysis. In fact, those organizations seeking to adopt next-generation spend analysis strategies must adapt to a changing…
Throwback Thursday: How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Supplier Management
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback” series with a look at how improved technologies can transform procurement] As Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and procurement practitioners move forward, they have the…
eSourcing and Advanced Sourcing Technologies in 2021
One of the striking data points in our 2021 State of Procurement and the CPO report is that the Best-in-Class adopt individual supply management applications by up to 92% more…
Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Summary (Part I)
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] Over the past month and a half,…
Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – The Sourcing Process
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief…
Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Category Management
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief…
2021: It’s Time for Procurement to Engage
“The whole notion of collaboration, both internally and externally, I think, is something that, in procurement, we have to be really religious about. We have to be really militant about…
A Practical Guide to E-auctions for Procurement – Book published today!
Publisher’s Note: Today’s article is a guest publication from Jacob Larsen, Director of Digital Procurement at Maersk Group, renowned procurement technologist and eAuctions expert. Jacob is also a longtime friend…
Best of 2020: Why CPOs Could Drive the Next Round of M&A Activity
[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2020 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.]…
20 for 2020: Key Providers in the 2020s – Workday Strategic Sourcing (fka Scout RFP)
Earlier this year, we initiated the first of our planned 20 for 2020 series’ as an echo to the 10 for 2010 series that we used to launch this site. That first 2020 series…