Monday Morning Query – Can Sourcing be Strategic Without the “e?”
MMQ - Can sourcing be strategic without the “e?” The Context In this day and age, can a sourcing process that eschews process automation be considered a truly strategic process?…
Sourcing – The Formula for Success
We’re pleased to announce that Ardent Partners, a leading analyst firm focused on supply management (and in case you forgot, the partner entity to CPO Rising), has published its first…
The Future of P2P – eProcurement (Part 4)
The “Future of P2P” series continues today with a look at integration. Every time we think we're nearing the end of this series, more ideas keep popping up that we…
The Future of Procure-to-Pay – eProcurement (Part 3)
No prelude for part three of this miniseries on the Future of P2P – eProcurement - other than to say part one which looked the key problems and future of…
The Future of Procure-to-Pay – eProcurement (Part 2)
Today, part two of our “mini-series” on the Future of P2P – eProcurement (part one is here) which is part of our larger look at the future of supply management…
Monday Morning Query: When Will Spend Analysis Start Working More Like Google?
As we progress from the Future of P2P (more this week) to the Future of Strategic Sourcing technology we will inevitably spend time talking about Spend Analysis; ahead of that,…
The Future of Procure-to-Pay – eProcurement (Part 1)
September was another fantastic month for traffic growth at CPO Rising. Our best yet and we thank you. Increasing traffic, however, is not the primary goal of CPO Rising, (writing…
The Future of Enterprise IT- Move Over ERP
Noted technology author and lecturer, Geoffrey Moore recently delivered a presentation entitled “The Future of Enterprise IT 2010 – 2020: From Systems of Record to Systems of Engagement” at Emptoris’…
The Future of Enterprise IT
September 24 - what a great day! At last week’s Emptoris Empower conference, noted technology author and consultant, Geoffrey Moore delivered a keynote presentation entitled “The Future of Enterprise IT…
Emptoris Empower – (1) Crossing the Chasm (2) BRIC (3) Geoffrey Moore
Last week, I attended Day One of the Emptoris Empower conference in Boston, the fifth time I have been able to attend at least part of this conference. What follows…