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Technology Round-Up – January 18, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini January 18, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology1 Comment

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

Three Non-Price Attributes to Source Better

By Andrew Bartolini January 16, 2018Articles, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Seasoned sourcing pros know that there is often much more to awarding a contract than price. And yet, they often hear from business stakeholders that competitive sourcing is not the…

Best of 2017: SAP Ariba Partners with IBM Emptoris to Bring Cognitive Procurement to the Masses

By Andrew Bartolini January 15, 2018Articles, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Editor’s Note: We’ve come to the end of our “best of” 2017 article series and are looking forward to the year ahead, particularly Andrew Bartolini’s annual CPO Rising benchmark research study.…

Best of 2017: Ardent Partners Announces The CPO Rising 2017 Summit

By Andrew Bartolini January 8, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2017 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…

Best of 2017: What is Blockchain for Procurement?

By Andrew Bartolini January 2, 2018Articles, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2017 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …

Best of 2017: Procurement Influencer Series: Jack Mulloy of BuyerQuest – Part I

By Andrew Bartolini December 28, 2017Articles, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2017 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …

Technology Round-Up – December 15, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini December 15, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Reflections on The CPO Rising 2017 Summit (Part 2): A Team Effort

By Andrew Bartolini December 14, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, People, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Today's article is the second installment in a series we're running on the CPO Rising Summit we held last month at the Harvard Club of Boston. It's been over a month since…

Meet the Winners – CPO Rising Hall of Famer Shelley Stewart

By Andrew Bartolini December 11, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Strategic Sourcing

During our annual CPO Rising 2017 Summit, we hosted our first ever CPO Honors Gala Dinner. During the Gala Dinner, four distinct CPOs and/or procurement teams received CPO Honors awards for…

Spend Visibility: Because Enterprises Die in Darkness

By Andrew Bartolini December 5, 2017Articles, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

They say that “it is better to light one candle than curse the darkness.” When it comes to spend data, Best-in-Class procurement organizations have taken this old proverb to heart.…