
As I prepare to head out for summer vacation, I thought I’d wrap up the first half of 2024’s “Magnus Mondays” articles with a selection of smaller random rants. For…
CPO RISING – THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

As I prepare to head out for summer vacation, I thought I’d wrap up the first half of 2024’s “Magnus Mondays” articles with a selection of smaller random rants. For…

Our short series of articles on the concept of visibility and what it means for Chief Procurement Officers continues this month. The response to this series has been so strong…

The world of business travel is evolving at a rapid clip, as more and more enterprises experience higher travel budgets, more complex processes within the expense management framework, and new,…
If you have ever been in a casino, you will know that roulette is one of the more popular games. Roulette is French shorthand for “small wheel” and allows gamblers…

There has been a heavy “sub-theme” running through the contingent workforce management (CWM) content here at CPO Rising, one that’s certainly been permeating through every CWM program across the globe:…

We’ve all heard the annoying little caveat, “batteries not included.” It accompanied just about every toy advertisement of our youth, and perhaps made us (or our parents) a little less…

Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a fun glimpse into the potential future of the contingent workforce industry. Ardent’s resident contingent workforce management expert, Christopher Dwyer, plays with some current trends…

Business travel and its related costs have risen over the past half-decade, with enterprises reinstating the travel budgets at levels that are higher than they were pre-economic downturn. Of course,…

For procurement and sourcing teams, collaborating with suppliers, effectively communicating business needs, and building and maintaining supplier relationships are critical and often overlooked parts of the strategic sourcing process. While…

Welcome to the second of a multi-article series that will deep-dive into which internal unit owns responsibility for the vast array of intricate attributes of contemporary contingent workforce management (CWM).…

This year we have been working to deliver a “CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable” series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the roundtables brings together three or four leading Chief Procurement Officers…
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