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Ariba LIVE 2014: Deutsche Bank’s “No Budget, No PO, No Pay” Plan

By Andrew Bartolini March 24, 2014Articles, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The 15th annual Ariba LIVE conference was held at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Conference Center in Las Vegas last week with a reported 2,200 procurement and finance professionals in attendance…

Profile of a Best-in-Class AP Operation: Disney

By Andrew Bartolini February 5, 2014Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Last fall, I attended and presented at the IOFM AP Expo in Las Vegas. The event has grown to become one of the main attractions in the AP space. The…

Agility: Source Like a Cheetah

By Andrew Bartolini June 14, 2013Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Agility noun \ə-ˈji-lə-tē\ 1. ease and grace in physical activity 2. the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: exercises demanding agility. 3. the ability to think and draw conclusions…

Adding Value to the Business Unit (One CPO’s View of the World)

By Andrew Bartolini June 10, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategy

Today, we are pleased to welcome procurement industry leader and "friend of the site," Scott Forest as a guest contributor. Scott's been adding value to his business units by managing…

Procurement Performance: Reporting Out, Managing In – A Case Study

By Andrew Bartolini June 6, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

I recently caught up with a procurement executive and "friend of the site" to discuss eProcurement systems and the complexity of managing back-end systems for a company that has been…

Keynote from Ariba LIVE 2013: Ramsay Chu

By Andrew Bartolini May 13, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Solution Providers

When I last spoke with "friend of the site," Ramsay Chu in early 2012, he had just been hired as the new Global Head of Procurement ("CPO") at Rio Tinto…

Ariba LIVE 2013: Keynote from Down Under

By Andrew Bartolini May 10, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

Ariba LIVE was held this week in Washington DC and the analyst team from Ardent Partners was there in full force. Yes, just us and 2,000 customers, staffers, partners, sponsors,…

Coupa Inspire ’13: The Real Thing

By Andrew Bartolini April 11, 2013Articles, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

Earlier this week, I attended Coupa's inaugural user conference, Inspire,in San Francisco. It was a winning and impressive display that blended executive and product presentations with client success stories on…

Intesource Innovation ’13: Raley’s (Procurement) Comet

By Andrew Bartolini March 13, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy1 Comment

I just spent the last two days in Phoenix for Intesource’s annual user conference, Innovation ’13. Intesource is a provider of cloud-based sourcing solutions and sourcing services that has a…

Concentra: An ePayables Case Study

By Vishal Patel February 15, 2013Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Concentra is a health care company that provides occupational medicine, urgent care, physical therapy, and wellness services to workers and the general public from 308 medical centers in 40 states.…