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Research Preview: Five Transformative Strategies to Unlock More Procurement Value – Part I

By Andrew Bartolini August 7, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

Today's article is the first of two articles from a report that we recently published, entitled, Five Transformative Strategies to Unlock More Procurement Value, sponsored by BravoSolution and available for free download by clicking here.…

Contingent Workforce Myths…Debunked

By Christopher Dwyer August 5, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

With non-employee workers (including freelancers, temporary workers, SOW-based labor and contractors) comprising more and more of the average company’s total workforce, the current perception of contingent workforce management is sometimes…

Top 5 Strategies to Better Manage Supply Risk

By Andrew Bartolini August 3, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategy, Technology

We have discussed at length how the CPO role is converging across the enterprise to include more responsibilities, and more overlap with traditionally-siloed departments, like finance, HR, Legal, Logistics, Operations,…

Procurement Fraud at the VA: How Did it Happen?

By Andrew Bartolini July 31, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing

In mid-October, we ran a story about Susan Taylor, the former Deputy Chief Procurement Officer (DCPO) at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veteran's Health Administration (VHA), who was…

Procurement Influencer Series: Anu Gardiner of DocuSign

By Andrew Bartolini July 30, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Anu Gardiner is a procurement and supply chain professional with more than 15 years of experience working in enterprises of all shapes and sizes, serving the technology and healthcare sectors.…

Upcoming Webinar: CPO Game Changer Series: Volume 1: Early Engagement

By Andrew Bartolini July 27, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

Ardent Partners and Zycus are collaborating on a research and webinar series focused on the strategies that can help CPOs elevate their organizations to the next level of performance. This…

Contract Management: When Collaboration Isn’t Enough, Automation Can Save the Day

By Andrew Bartolini July 24, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners has written at length about the value of collaborating with internal and external stakeholders (namely, with legal departments and suppliers) to uncover hidden costs, risks, and opportunities within…

What Diplomatic Relations with Cuba Could Mean for Chief Procurement Officers

By Andrew Bartolini July 23, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategy, Technology

With the recent news that the U.S. and Cuban governments are re-opening embassies in each other’s capital cities, the possibility that the U.S. and Cuba will eventually normalize economic relations…

Visibility: What Does it Mean for Suppliers?

By Andrew Bartolini July 17, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Technology

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…

Procurement Influencer Series: Rick Hughes of GEP – Part II

By Andrew Bartolini July 13, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

In the procurement and supply management world, Rick Hughes is a seasoned veteran with more than thirty years of service and accomplishments under his belt working with some of the…