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Tom Linton: Leading the Way towards Superior Performance at Flextronics

By Andrew Bartolini October 29, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

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…

The Significance of Complex Spend Management

By Christopher Dwyer October 28, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Around these parts, the phrase “complex spend management” is tossed around frequently when discussing how the modern Chief Procurement Officer should develop their global programs and strategies. Today’s CPO Rising…

Why Procurement Effectiveness is the Foundation of Sustainable Success

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 27, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy1 Comment

Procurement capability in most organizations is hampered because purchasing decisions are beset by organizational challenges and ‘soft’ issues. In this extract from Sigi Osagie’s new book, Procurement Mojo, Sigi discusses why…

Visibility: What Does It Mean for CPOs? (Part III)

By Christopher Dwyer October 23, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategy

Welcome to the final entry of a three-part article series on the concept of “visibility.” The term visibility is thrown around quite frequently in the procurement and spend management worlds,…

Growth and Expansion – the Archer Daniels Midland Way

By Andrew Bartolini October 22, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

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…

Visibility: What Does It Mean for CPOs? (Part II)

By Christopher Dwyer October 21, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process

Welcome to the second edition of a three-part article series on the concept of “visibility.” The term visibility is thrown around quite frequently in the procurement and spend management worlds,…

Veterans Affairs Procurement Officer “Retires” Amid Corruption Scandal

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 20, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

On October 14, the outgoing Deputy Chief Procurement Officer at the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Susan Taylor, notified the VA that she is retiring…

Visibility: What Does It Mean for CPOs? (Part I)

By Christopher Dwyer October 17, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process

Welcome to a three-part article series on the concept of “visibility.” The term visibility is thrown around quite frequently in the procurement and spend management worlds, and it is incumbent…

Alicia Ralston: Sowing the Seeds of Collaboration at Archer Daniels Midland

By Andrew Bartolini October 15, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Technology

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…

Four Questions Every Company Should Ask About Their HR and Procurement Convergence

By Christopher Dwyer October 13, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

Convergence has been a hot topic around CPO Rising in 2014 (in fact, Ardent colleague and CPO Rising founder, Andrew Bartolini, focused his CPO-centric research report on this topic). Within…