CPO Bracketology Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/bracketology/ Analyst-led research and intelligence for the procurement community. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:18:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cporising.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CPOR-Favicon-75x75.png CPO Bracketology Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/bracketology/ 32 32 Memory Lane – The CPO Rising Tournament 2012 https://cporising.com/2025/03/31/memory-lane-the-cpo-rising-tournament-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=memory-lane-the-cpo-rising-tournament-2012 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:02:40 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54086 The Ardent team is hard at work on our 20th annual CPO Rising – State of Procurement report (register for the April 29 webinar here?). But while analyst travel season…

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]]> CPO Rising Tournament 2012 – Postscript https://cporising.com/2012/04/13/cpo-rising-tournament-postscript/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-tournament-postscript Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:00:52 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7787 Procurement fans, the CPO’s March Madness whirlwind has ended and as you now know, Strategic Sourcing was crowned the Champion and Top CPO Tool in 2012 (final game results are…

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]]> CPO Rising Tournament 2012 – Finale https://cporising.com/2012/04/11/cpo-rising-tournament-2012-finale/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-tournament-2012-finale Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:45:36 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7730 The Finale, Finally!! Ladies, Gentlemen, and procurement fans of all ages, we, once again and for the last time in 2012, welcome you to March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style,…

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]]> The CPO’s Final Four https://cporising.com/2012/04/09/the-cpos-final-four/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cpos-final-four https://cporising.com/2012/04/09/the-cpos-final-four/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:00:23 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7687 What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year’s champion Welcome to March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where the different procurement…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2012/04/09/the-cpos-final-four/feed/ 1 The CPO’s March Madness – Elite 8 https://cporising.com/2012/04/04/the-cpos-march-madness-elite-eight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cpos-march-madness-elite-eight Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:00:12 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7652 What began as the 32 top CPO tools, strategies and ideas now stands as an elite list of 8. The CPO Rising Tournament 2012 seeks to answer one simple question…

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]]> The CPO’s Sweet Sixteen https://cporising.com/2012/04/02/the-cpos-sweet-sixteen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cpos-sweet-sixteen Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:00:33 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7601 We start our second anniversary of the formal CPO Rising launch with a sincere thank you to our readership.  While still growing, our readership has helped establish CPO Rising as…

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]]> CPO Rising Tournament 2012 – Day 6 https://cporising.com/2012/03/30/cpo-rising-tournament-2012-day-six/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-tournament-2012-day-six Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:30:29 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7575 What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year’s champion Yes folks, it’s March Madness, Chief Procurement OfficerStyle, where the different procurement…

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]]> March Madness for CPOs – Day Five https://cporising.com/2012/03/29/march-madness-for-cpos-day-five/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-madness-for-cpos-day-five Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:00:42 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7546 What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year’s champion Yes folks, it’s March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where the different…

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]]> March Madness – Day Four https://cporising.com/2012/03/26/march-madness-day-four/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-madness-day-four Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:30:37 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7517 What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year’s champion Yes folks, it’s March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where the different…

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]]> CPO Bracketology – Day 3 https://cporising.com/2012/03/23/cpo-bracketology-day-three/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-bracketology-day-three Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:00:49 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7489 What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year’s champion Yes folks, it’s March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where the different…

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]]> CPO Bracketology – Day Two https://cporising.com/2012/03/22/cpo-bracketology-day-two/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-bracketology-day-two Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:00:52 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7452 What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year’s champion Yes folks, it’s March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where the different…

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]]> CPO Rising 2012 Tournament – First Round, First Games https://cporising.com/2012/03/21/cpo-rising-2012-tournament-first-round-first-games/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-2012-tournament-first-round-first-games Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:00:18 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7424 What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year’s champion Yes folks, it’s March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where the different…

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]]> CPO Rising Tournament 2012 https://cporising.com/2012/03/19/cpo-rising-tournament-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-tournament-2012 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:00:07 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7390 What is the best CPO tool or strategy in 2012? Our field of 32 determines this year’s champion Yes folks, it’s March Madness, Chief Procurement Officer Style, where the different…

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