Category Management Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/complex-category-management/ Analyst-led research and intelligence for the procurement community. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:06:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cporising.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CPOR-Favicon-75x75.png Category Management Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/complex-category-management/ 32 32 Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Category Management Evolves into Category Intelligence” https://cporising.com/2026/02/27/winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-category-management-evolves-into-category-intelligence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winning-2026-the-cpo-45-second-briefing-category-management-evolves-into-category-intelligence Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:02:25 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54995 Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

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]]> Coupa Inspire 2025: AAA Rating – Autonomous Trade, AI, and Acquisitions https://cporising.com/2025/05/14/coupa-inspire-2025-aaa-rating-autonomous-trade-ai-and-acquisitions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coupa-inspire-2025-aaa-rating-autonomous-trade-ai-and-acquisitions Wed, 14 May 2025 21:16:38 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54214 Through the years, Ardent Partners has attended every in-person Coupa Inspire, til now anyway (despite our plans, it was not in the cards for us this year). Nonetheless, Coupa Inspire…

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]]> Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — GenAI Is Cool, but Should Everything be Automated? https://cporising.com/2025/01/06/best-of-2024-magnus-mondays-genai-is-cool-but-should-everything-be-automated/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2024-magnus-mondays-genai-is-cool-but-should-everything-be-automated Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:02:48 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53540 Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2025. If you haven’t…

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]]> Best of 2024: CPO Rising Listicle: Battle Inflation with Five Smart Strategies https://cporising.com/2025/01/03/best-of-2024-cpo-rising-listicle-battle-inflation-with-five-smart-strategies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2024-cpo-rising-listicle-battle-inflation-with-five-smart-strategies Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:02:30 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53532 Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2025. Fridays means that…

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]]> Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — Why Is There No “Mega Vendor” in the Procurement Space? https://cporising.com/2024/12/16/best-of-2024-magnus-mondays-why-is-there-no-mega-vendor-in-the-procurement-space/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2024-magnus-mondays-why-is-there-no-mega-vendor-in-the-procurement-space Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:02:29 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53501   Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — Conferences, Innovations, and Sore Feet https://cporising.com/2024/10/14/magnus-mondays-conferences-innovations-and-sore-feet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-conferences-innovations-and-sore-feet Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:02:42 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53308 This time of the year is always full of conferences and last week was certainly a whirlwind! Early Tuesday morning I flew down to Amsterdam for Keelvar Konnect and on…

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]]> Magnus Mondays (Reprisal) — Category Management: All Talk No Action? https://cporising.com/2024/08/05/magnus-mondays-reprisal-category-management-all-talk-no-action/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-reprisal-category-management-all-talk-no-action Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:02:49 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=52926 [**Over the next few weeks, we’ll be running “best of” Magnus Mondays posts, reprising some of the most popular topics of the series. Magnus returns with new content in August.]…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — What About That Spend Visibility? https://cporising.com/2024/05/20/magnus-mondays-what-about-that-spend-visibility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-what-about-that-spend-visibility Mon, 20 May 2024 10:02:50 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49351 Last week OpenAI released its new flagship model GPT-4o (o is for omni, as in working across audio, visuals, and text at the same time). GenAI news and hype is…

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]]> CPO Rising Listicle: Battle Inflation with Five Smart Strategies https://cporising.com/2024/05/03/cpo-rising-listicle-battle-inflation-with-five-smart-strategies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-listicle-battle-inflation-with-five-smart-strategies Fri, 03 May 2024 10:02:46 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49291 Fridays (in 2024) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement…

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]]> Accenture Grows Procurement Services Through Acquisitions https://cporising.com/2024/04/17/accenture-grows-procurement-services/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accenture-grows-procurement-services Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:02:05 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49162 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up series continues this week with a focus on Accenture’s latest acquisitions and its growth strategy for Procurement Services. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — GenAI Is Cool, but Should Everything be Automated? https://cporising.com/2024/04/01/magnus-mondays-genai-is-cool-but-should-everything-be-automated/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-genai-is-cool-but-should-everything-be-automated Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:02:42 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49117 If you haven’t heard about generative AI (GenAI), or even been pitched some type of it, then you’ve been hiding under a stone. There are dozens of articles describing GenAI,…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — Why Is There No “Mega Vendor” in the Procurement Space? https://cporising.com/2024/03/25/magnus-mondays-why-is-there-no-mega-vendor-in-the-procurement-space/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-why-is-there-no-mega-vendor-in-the-procurement-space Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:02:29 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49093 During my years as an analyst, I’ve heard “We want to be the Salesforce of procurement” many times. Yet, procurement is one of the few spaces that lacks truly dominant…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — Category Management: All Talk No Action? https://cporising.com/2024/03/11/magnus-mondays-category-management-all-talk-no-action/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-category-management-all-talk-no-action Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:02:30 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49055 When I started in procurement in what feels like way too many years ago, it was as a buyer. A few years later I got a new title, strategic buyer!…

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]]> Magnus Mondays: What’s in Store for 2024 https://cporising.com/2023/12/18/whats-in-store-for-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-in-store-for-2024 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:02:40 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=48718 As we close in on the end of the year and I settle in at Ardent Partners, I wanted to take a moment to look toward 2024. Rather than an…

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]]> CPO Rising Listicle: Unlock More Value with Five Category Management Benefits https://cporising.com/2023/08/25/cpo-rising-listicle-unlock-more-value-with-five-category-management-benefits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-listicle-unlock-more-value-with-five-category-management-benefits Fri, 25 Aug 2023 10:02:43 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=48267 Fridays (in 2023) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement…

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]]> CPO Rising Listicle: Curb Inflation with Five Strategies https://cporising.com/2023/08/04/cpo-rising-listicle-curb-inflation-with-five-strategies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-listicle-curb-inflation-with-five-strategies Fri, 04 Aug 2023 10:02:48 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=48202 Fridays (in 2023) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement…

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]]> Solution Showcase on CPO Rising: Smart Cube Enables Intelligent Procurement https://cporising.com/2023/07/19/solution-showcase-on-cpo-rising-smart-cube/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=solution-showcase-on-cpo-rising-smart-cube Wed, 19 Jul 2023 10:08:02 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=48008 Ardent Partners is a leading research and advisory firm that specializes in supply management. Ardent’s in-depth coverage includes market research, best practices, thought leadership and technology strategies and specific solution…

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]]> Procurement 2023: BIG Trends and Predictions (Inflation) https://cporising.com/2023/03/27/procurement-2023-big-trends-and-predictions-inflation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-2023-big-trends-and-predictions-inflation https://cporising.com/2023/03/27/procurement-2023-big-trends-and-predictions-inflation/#comments Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:02:28 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=47448 Procurement 2023: BIG Trends and Predictions is an annual report published each January by Ardent Partners. Each year, Ardent Partners identifies the “BIG trends” that emerge from its recent research…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2023/03/27/procurement-2023-big-trends-and-predictions-inflation/feed/ 1 CPO Rising Listicle: Five Benefits of Category Management https://cporising.com/2023/02/17/cpo-rising-listicle-five-benefits-of-category-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-listicle-five-benefits-of-category-management Fri, 17 Feb 2023 11:00:05 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=47292 Fridays (in 2023) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement…

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]]> CPO Rising Listicle: Five Smart Strategies to Battle Inflation https://cporising.com/2023/02/10/cpo-rising-listicle-five-smart-strategies-to-battle-inflation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-listicle-five-smart-strategies-to-battle-inflation Fri, 10 Feb 2023 11:02:54 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=47243 Fridays (in 2023) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement…

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]]> Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Data Analysis https://cporising.com/2021/04/01/throwback-thursday-skills-for-the-modern-procurement-pro-data-analysis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-skills-for-the-modern-procurement-pro-data-analysis Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:00:52 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=44210 [Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief…

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]]> Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Category Management https://cporising.com/2021/03/25/throwback-thursday-skills-for-the-modern-procurement-pro-category-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-skills-for-the-modern-procurement-pro-category-management Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:00:14 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=44165 [Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief…

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]]> Throwback Thursday: 10 for 2010: Categories to Source in 2010 https://cporising.com/2020/02/20/throwback-thursday-10-for-2010-categories-to-source-in-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-10-for-2010-categories-to-source-in-2010 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 11:00:03 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=40551 Editor’s Note: As we look back over the last decade, we thought it’d be fun to look at some of the big themes we wrote about ten years ago. How…

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]]> From the Archives: A Primer for Contemporary Contingent Workforce Management https://cporising.com/2019/08/06/from-the-archives-a-primer-for-contemporary-contingent-workforce-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-the-archives-a-primer-for-contemporary-contingent-workforce-management Tue, 06 Aug 2019 10:00:37 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=38523 Editor’s Note: We interrupt our regularly-scheduled Tuesday morning programming to bring you an oldie but goodie from Ardent’s Research Director and VP of Research, Christopher J. Dwyer. Chris is on…

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]]> Throwback Thursday: Sourcing Waves https://cporising.com/2019/06/20/throwback-thursday-sourcing-waves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-sourcing-waves Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:00:19 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=38096 Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

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]]> Great CPOs Highlight the CPO Rising Summit Agenda https://cporising.com/2018/10/24/great-cpos-highlight-the-cpo-rising-summit-agenda/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=great-cpos-highlight-the-cpo-rising-summit-agenda Wed, 24 Oct 2018 10:00:35 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=35114 Hi there – Our third-annual procurement executive symposium, CPO Rising 2018: the Age of Intelligence, is just two weeks away. For Day 1, alone, my team and I have recruited…

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]]> The Value of Strategic Category Management – A New Webinar from Ardent Partners https://cporising.com/2018/10/18/the-value-of-strategic-category-management-a-new-webinar-from-ardent-partners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-value-of-strategic-category-management-a-new-webinar-from-ardent-partners Thu, 18 Oct 2018 10:00:21 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=35030 [Editor’s Note: Join us Thursday, October 25 at 2pm ET for a complimentary webinar presentation on procurement’s evolving role in strategic category management entitled “Strategic Category Management: The Keys to…

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]]> The Winds of Change: ISM Prepares to Launch Refreshed CPSM Exam https://cporising.com/2018/08/20/the-winds-of-change-ism-prepares-to-launch-refreshed-cpsm-exam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-winds-of-change-ism-prepares-to-launch-refreshed-cpsm-exam Mon, 20 Aug 2018 10:00:02 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=34376 As summer turns to fall and we prepare for the kids to go back to school, many procurement practitioners are also preparing to hit the books. But just as the…

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]]> Visibility: What Does it Mean for Suppliers? https://cporising.com/2015/07/17/visibility-what-does-it-mean-for-suppliers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=visibility-what-does-it-mean-for-suppliers Fri, 17 Jul 2015 10:00:48 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=20118 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…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – March 27, 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/03/27/technology-round-up-march-27-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-march-27-2015 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 10:00:29 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18694 SciQuest Announces New Benchmarking Solution, Updates to Spend Automation Platform On March 11, SciQuest (NASDAQ: SQI),the North Carolina-based provider of automated, cloud-based spend management solutions, announced that it has partnered with SmartProcure to…

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]]> Four Best-in-Class Ways to “Connect the Dots” and Improve Sourcing Results in 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/01/07/four-best-in-class-ways-to-connect-the-dots-and-improve-sourcing-results-in-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-best-in-class-ways-to-connect-the-dots-and-improve-sourcing-results-in-2015 Wed, 07 Jan 2015 11:00:11 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16896 Over the past couple of months, we have been featuring analysis from our recent report, The State of Strategic Sourcing 2014: Connecting the Dots, which is now out and available. Interested readers…

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]]> Zycus Horizon 2014: Ericsson Sourcing in the Networked Society https://cporising.com/2014/11/14/zycus-horizon-2014-ericsson-sourcing-in-the-networked-society/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zycus-horizon-2014-ericsson-sourcing-in-the-networked-society Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:00:11 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16108 As we mentioned yesterday, Zycus held its annual user conference, Horizon, earlier this week at the Ritz Carlton in (on?) Amelia Island, Florida and I was pleased to attend. It…

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]]> Visibility: What Does it Mean for Category Managers? https://cporising.com/2014/11/11/visibility-what-does-it-mean-for-category-managers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=visibility-what-does-it-mean-for-category-managers Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:00:25 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16077 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…

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]]> The Compliance Management Checklist: Some Final Thoughts https://cporising.com/2014/08/15/the-compliance-management-checklist-some-final-thoughts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-compliance-management-checklist-some-final-thoughts Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:00:22 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15141 By now, you may have read all or a few articles of our five-part “Compliance Management Checklist” series here at CPO Rising (if you missed any, click here to check…

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]]> Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Category Management https://cporising.com/2014/05/20/skills-for-the-modern-procurement-pro-category-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skills-for-the-modern-procurement-pro-category-management https://cporising.com/2014/05/20/skills-for-the-modern-procurement-pro-category-management/#comments Tue, 20 May 2014 10:00:40 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=13435 It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief Procurement Officers to invest in their people, so, in that vein, over the next few weeks we will be analyzing the key…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2014/05/20/skills-for-the-modern-procurement-pro-category-management/feed/ 3 The Spring Cleaning Hit-List for Contingent Workforce Management https://cporising.com/2014/04/11/the-spring-cleaning-hit-list-for-contingent-workforce-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-spring-cleaning-hit-list-for-contingent-workforce-management Fri, 11 Apr 2014 09:00:46 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=13286 In celebration of the start of spring (unless you live in the Northeast, which has been stuck in a snow-covered, polar-vortex-fueled winter since after Thanksgiving), today’s CPO Rising article will…

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]]> 2014: The Year Ahead in Meetings and Events Management https://cporising.com/2014/01/13/2014-the-year-ahead-in-meetings-and-events-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2014-the-year-ahead-in-meetings-and-events-management https://cporising.com/2014/01/13/2014-the-year-ahead-in-meetings-and-events-management/#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=12626 Complex spend categories, such as meetings / events and business travel, while considered mere costs of conducting business on a global scale, are becoming more strategic spend areas of the…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2014/01/13/2014-the-year-ahead-in-meetings-and-events-management/feed/ 1 Big Data and Meetings / Events Management https://cporising.com/2013/10/04/big-data-and-meetings-events-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=big-data-and-meetings-events-management Fri, 04 Oct 2013 08:00:09 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=12112 On CPO Rising, we like to keep it interesting so we’ve tackled a variety of complex spend categories and how the concept of “Big Data” impacted core strategies, approaches and…

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]]> Mobility and Complex Spend Management (Part II) https://cporising.com/2013/09/16/mobility-and-complex-spend-management-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mobility-and-complex-spend-management-part-ii Mon, 16 Sep 2013 08:00:14 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=12008 The first article in this two-part series highlighted the growing rise of mobile applications and solutions within the greater framework of complex spend management. Earlier, we discussed how mobile apps…

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]]> Contingent Labor: To Use…or Not to Use? https://cporising.com/2013/08/20/contingent-labor-to-use-or-not-to-use/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contingent-labor-to-use-or-not-to-use Tue, 20 Aug 2013 08:00:08 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11889 Contingent Labor: To Use…or Not to Use? That is the question…. Frequent readers of CPO Rising will have noticed a common theme running throughout my articles focused on contingent workforce…

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]]> The Future of Contingent Workforce Management: Where Can We Go? https://cporising.com/2013/07/26/the-future-of-contingent-workforce-management-where-can-we-go/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-future-of-contingent-workforce-management-where-can-we-go Fri, 26 Jul 2013 08:00:41 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11733 This article is a teaser of an upcoming webcast by Ardent Partners analyst and director, Christopher J. Dwyer. Join him as part of HR.com’s Contract Talent and Workforce Exchange virtual…

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]]> Where Can Travel and Expense Go? (Part II) https://cporising.com/2013/06/19/where-can-travel-and-expense-go-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-can-travel-and-expense-go-part-ii Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:00:36 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11513 A few weeks ago, we published posted my first article on the travel and expense management category. Click here to check out the first entry of this brief, two-part series.…

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]]> An Intro to Marketing and Print Spend Management https://cporising.com/2013/06/11/an-intro-to-marketing-and-print-spend-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-intro-to-marketing-and-print-spend-management Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:00:38 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11407 There are many reasons why “complex spend management” (sometimes called complex category management or services procurement)  has been the focus of my professional career and, why CPO Rising devotes significant…

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]]> 13 for 2013: Best Practices in Contingent Workforce Management, Part 4 https://cporising.com/2013/05/28/13-for-2013-best-practices-in-contingent-workforce-management-part-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=13-for-2013-best-practices-in-contingent-workforce-management-part-4 Tue, 28 May 2013 10:00:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11264 By now, you’ve probably our series of “13 for 2013” articles on best practices in the world of contingent workforce management. If you’ve missed it, check out Parts One, Two…

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]]> A Brief History of Contingent Workforce Management https://cporising.com/2013/05/20/a-brief-history-of-contingent-workforce-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-brief-history-of-contingent-workforce-management Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:06 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11219 As an interlude to our ongoing “13 for 2013” series of best practices in contingent workforce management (click for Part One, Part Two, Part Three), I wanted to discuss something…

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]]> 13 for 2013: Best Practices in Contingent Workforce Management, Part 3 https://cporising.com/2013/05/15/13-for-2013-best-practices-in-contingent-workforce-management-part-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=13-for-2013-best-practices-in-contingent-workforce-management-part-3 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:00:24 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11175 For those of you who missed the early installments of our “13 for 2013” series on contingent workforce management, I invite you to check out Part One and Part Two.…

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]]> Engagement Management and the Evolution of Events Management https://cporising.com/2013/05/09/engagement-management-and-the-evolution-of-events-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=engagement-management-and-the-evolution-of-events-management Thu, 09 May 2013 10:00:35 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11124 Having just returned from one of our industry’s biggest and most engaging events, Ariba LIVE (more about that from Andrew tomorrow and next week), I thought it would be a…

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]]> The Independent Contractor Conundrum https://cporising.com/2013/05/01/the-independent-contractor-conundrum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-independent-contractor-conundrum https://cporising.com/2013/05/01/the-independent-contractor-conundrum/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 10:00:36 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11076 During the course of my many years as an industry analyst, I’ve frequently come across organizations that point to the utilization of independent contractors (those “faceless workers” that are all…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2013/05/01/the-independent-contractor-conundrum/feed/ 1 Where Can Travel and Expense Management Go? (Part I) https://cporising.com/2013/04/25/where-can-travel-and-expense-management-go-part-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-can-travel-and-expense-management-go-part-i Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:00:31 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11053 On the heels of the Concur Fusion conference (discussed here by Andrew), I thought it would make sense to look at travel and expense management more closely. It was sometime…

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]]> Concur Fusion 2013 – The Next 20 Years of Business Travel https://cporising.com/2013/04/19/concur-fusion-2013-the-next-20-years-of-business-travel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=concur-fusion-2013-the-next-20-years-of-business-travel Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:00:23 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11001 Earlier this week, I was in Las Vegas for Concur’s annual user conference, Fusion. Concur, a provider of travel and expense management solutions (also ePayables solutions) has become such a…

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]]> 13 for 2013: Best Practices in Contingent Workforce Management, Part 2 https://cporising.com/2013/04/17/13-for-2013-best-practices-in-contingent-workforce-management-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=13-for-2013-best-practices-in-contingent-workforce-management-part-2 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:00:51 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=10985 Chris Dwyer is back with the second article in a four-part series that will present a series of best practices and recommended strategies for managing the modern contingent workforce framework…

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]]> 13 for 2013: Best Practices in Contingent Workforce Management, Part 1 https://cporising.com/2013/04/08/13-for-2013-best-practices-in-contingent-workforce-management-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=13-for-2013-best-practices-in-contingent-workforce-management-part-1 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:00:16 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=10939 Ardent’s Research Director and complex category guru, Chris Dwyer, kicks off the week with the first in a series of articles highlighting the best practices in contingent workforce management. Welcome…

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]]> How Procurement Can Transform Contingent Workforce Management https://cporising.com/2013/04/05/how-procurement-can-transform-contingent-workforce-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-procurement-can-transform-contingent-workforce-management Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:00:37 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=10928 Today, another article from Christopher Dwyer Research Director and VP of Operations @ Ardent Partners. As many of you well know, Chris has been an industry analyst for the past…

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]]> The Next Wave of Events Management https://cporising.com/2013/03/22/the-next-wave-of-events-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-next-wave-of-events-management https://cporising.com/2013/03/22/the-next-wave-of-events-management/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:00:50 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=10816 New Research Director at Ardent Partners and even newer father, Chris Dwyer is back this time to discuss another complex category of spend – Events Management. The Next Wave of…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2013/03/22/the-next-wave-of-events-management/feed/ 1 A Primer for Contemporary Contingent Workforce Management https://cporising.com/2013/03/18/a-primer-for-contemporary-contingent-workforce-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-primer-for-contemporary-contingent-workforce-management Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:00:37 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=10775 I’m pleased to introduce you to Ardent Partners’ newest analyst and contributor to CPO Rising – Christopher Dwyer who joins us as a Research Director and VP of Operations. Chris…

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]]> Driving Savings: How to Use the Category Sourcing Scorecard https://cporising.com/2013/02/04/driving-savings-how-to-use-the-category-sourcing-scorecard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=driving-savings-how-to-use-the-category-sourcing-scorecard Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:00:57 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=10395 In 2012, our Category Sourcing Scorecard series was one of the most popular. As a reminder the Scorecard was a tool developed by Ardent Partners to help sourcing teams prioritize…

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]]> Category Sourcing Scorecard – User Instructions https://cporising.com/2012/12/19/category-sourcing-scorecard-user-instructions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=category-sourcing-scorecard-user-instructions Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:00:11 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=10130 As I mentioned last time, Ardent Partners’ Category Sourcing Scorecard is now available by clicking here (reg. required) and brought to you by BravoSolution. For those of you who have…

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]]> The Category Sourcing Scorecard is Now Available https://cporising.com/2012/12/17/category-sourcing-scorecard-is-now-available/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=category-sourcing-scorecard-is-now-available Mon, 17 Dec 2012 07:00:07 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=10117 Earlier this year, I wrote a series of posts discussing the creation of a Category Sourcing Scorecard. Today, I am pleased to announce that Ardent Partners’ Category Sourcing Scorecard is…

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]]> The Category Sourcing Scorecard – Summary https://cporising.com/2012/07/11/the-category-sourcing-scorecard-summary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-category-sourcing-scorecard-summary Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:00:22 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=8782 The Category Sourcing Scorecard series, which was published last month, introduced the key inputs to a “virtual” tool or framework that teams could use to build out their sourcing pipelines.…

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]]> Category Sourcing Scorecard – Category Specific Factors https://cporising.com/2012/06/29/category-sourcing-scorecard-category-specific-factors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=category-sourcing-scorecard-category-specific-factors Fri, 29 Jun 2012 06:00:01 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=8687 Yesterday, we completed our discussion of the unique buying factors that help determine a category’s suitability for sourcing. Today we tackle the final subset of considerations for the virtual Category…

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]]> Category Sourcing Scorecard – Buying Factors (II) https://cporising.com/2012/06/27/category-sourcing-scorecard-buying-factors-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=category-sourcing-scorecard-buying-factors-2 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:00:06 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=8647 Today, Part 2 of the Buying Factors that impact (1) the ease in which a category may be sourced (2) the likelihood of favorable results and (3) the timing and…

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]]> Category Sourcing Scorecard – Buying Factors (I) https://cporising.com/2012/06/26/category-sourcing-scorecard-buying-factors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=category-sourcing-scorecard-buying-factors Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:30:52 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=8614 There are many different factors that can influence (1) the ease in which a category may be sourced (2) the likelihood of favorable results and (3) the timing and organizational…

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]]> Category Sourcing Scorecard – Supplier Factors https://cporising.com/2012/06/15/category-sourcing-scorecard-supplier-factors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=category-sourcing-scorecard-supplier-factors Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:00:15 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=8525 We’re using the ocean waves and surfing images during the creation of our virtual Category Sourcing Scorecard because the purpose of this tool is to help sourcing teams vet and…

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]]> Category Sourcing Scorecard – Market Factors https://cporising.com/2012/06/13/category-sourcing-scorecard-market-factors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=category-sourcing-scorecard-market-factors Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:00:47 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=8492 Continuing our discussion/development of a Category Sourcing Scorecard, today we will focus on Market Factors. Last time, we evaluated Internal Factors which look at the organization, the sourcing team, and…

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]]> Category Sourcing Scorecard – Internal Factors https://cporising.com/2012/06/05/category-sourcing-scorecard-internal-factors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=category-sourcing-scorecard-internal-factors Tue, 05 Jun 2012 06:00:34 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=8408 While working on the recent articles that have focused on the importance of developing and maintaining an active Sourcing Pipeline and how to identify the best sourcing opportunities, I started…

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]]> Sourcing Waves https://cporising.com/2012/06/01/sourcing-waves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sourcing-waves Fri, 01 Jun 2012 06:00:33 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7277 Exerting influence on spend or, better yet, exerting proactive influence on spend is one of the major goals (compliance is another) in placing spend under management. When it comes to…

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]]> Bridging the Social Media Gap (Use Case Example) https://cporising.com/2011/11/21/bridging-the-social-media-gap-a-use-case-exampl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bridging-the-social-media-gap-a-use-case-exampl https://cporising.com/2011/11/21/bridging-the-social-media-gap-a-use-case-exampl/#respond Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:00:50 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=6299 Today is the third article focused on our view of the potential impact that social networking will have in reshaping Supply Management (or B2B or P2P relationships). The first –…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/11/21/bridging-the-social-media-gap-a-use-case-exampl/feed/ 0 Analyst Q&A – 2012 Outlook (3) https://cporising.com/2011/09/28/analyst-qa-2012-outlook-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analyst-qa-2012-outlook-3 https://cporising.com/2011/09/28/analyst-qa-2012-outlook-3/#respond Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:00:14 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=5711 Where are we headed in 2012? It may be too soon to predict but I gave it my best shot during a recent media session. What follows is a rough…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/09/28/analyst-qa-2012-outlook-3/feed/ 0 Innovation: Pushing Boundaries at Concur Fusion https://cporising.com/2011/02/18/innovation-pushing-boundaries-at-concur-fusion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=innovation-pushing-boundaries-at-concur-fusion https://cporising.com/2011/02/18/innovation-pushing-boundaries-at-concur-fusion/#respond Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:00:54 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=3957 Innovation will be a bigger theme at CPO Rising this year, it will also be the central focus of our major research report in the first half of 2011 [Sidebar:…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/02/18/innovation-pushing-boundaries-at-concur-fusion/feed/ 0 The Social Network and Business Travel https://cporising.com/2011/02/15/the-social-network-and-business-travel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-social-network-and-business-travel https://cporising.com/2011/02/15/the-social-network-and-business-travel/#respond Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:00:09 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=3931 After a introducing Six Trends in Business Travel that will impact your travel programs and discussing Why You Need a Dynamic Travel Policy, we’ll close this mini T&E series that…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/02/15/the-social-network-and-business-travel/feed/ 0 Why You Need a Dynamic Travel Policy https://cporising.com/2011/02/11/why-you-need-a-dynamic-travel-policy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-you-need-a-dynamic-travel-policy https://cporising.com/2011/02/11/why-you-need-a-dynamic-travel-policy/#respond Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:00:05 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=3899 The category of business travel is one of the largest controllable categories of spend within the average enterprise. It remains one of the most complex to manage and it is…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/02/11/why-you-need-a-dynamic-travel-policy/feed/ 0 Six Trends in Business Travel https://cporising.com/2011/02/09/six-trends-in-business-travel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=six-trends-in-business-travel https://cporising.com/2011/02/09/six-trends-in-business-travel/#respond Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:00:44 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=3866 Business Travel or T&E is my favorite complex category of spend because (a) it is large and has many moving parts and stakeholders, (b) procurement departments with their sourcing strategies…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/02/09/six-trends-in-business-travel/feed/ 0 Lillevik in the Field: Webster Bank’s First CPO https://cporising.com/2010/09/15/lillevik-in-the-field-webster-bank-first-cpo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lillevik-in-the-field-webster-bank-first-cpo https://cporising.com/2010/09/15/lillevik-in-the-field-webster-bank-first-cpo/#respond Wed, 15 Sep 2010 07:00:40 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=2468 I recently caught up with CPO on the rise and “friend of the site,” Anders Lillevik to check on how his procurement transformation project, which began when he joined Webster…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/09/15/lillevik-in-the-field-webster-bank-first-cpo/feed/ 0 Hawk Those Legal Eagles https://cporising.com/2010/06/07/hawk-those-legal-eagles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hawk-those-legal-eagles https://cporising.com/2010/06/07/hawk-those-legal-eagles/#respond Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:00:12 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=1304 This past weekend, I caught up with a bunch of friends on a visit to Mt. St. James. One friend is now a partner in the corporate section of the…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/06/07/hawk-those-legal-eagles/feed/ 0 Planes, Trains, and (Auto)-Mobility https://cporising.com/2010/04/19/planes-trains-and-auto-mobility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=planes-trains-and-auto-mobility https://cporising.com/2010/04/19/planes-trains-and-auto-mobility/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:00:07 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=900 After the breakup of The Sugarcubes, I was pretty sure that nothing that ever happened in Iceland would have a big impact on my life. I was wrong. Curses, Eyjafjallajökull!!!…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/04/19/planes-trains-and-auto-mobility/feed/ 1 A Cinderella Story https://cporising.com/2010/04/05/a-cinderella-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-cinderella-story https://cporising.com/2010/04/05/a-cinderella-story/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 08:00:46 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=771 Everyone loves an underdog. Tonight at 9:21 pm ET at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis, Butler University tips off against Duke University in the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/04/05/a-cinderella-story/feed/ 2 Five Forces in Business Travel https://cporising.com/2010/03/01/five-forces-in-business-travel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-forces-in-business-travel https://cporising.com/2010/03/01/five-forces-in-business-travel/#respond Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:00:35 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=425 The Masters Program in partnership with The National Business Travel Association, was held last month in Washington D.C., and by my estimation delivered on its promise to deliver an event…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/03/01/five-forces-in-business-travel/feed/ 0 Business Travel Fusion https://cporising.com/2010/02/10/business-travel-fusion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=business-travel-fusion https://cporising.com/2010/02/10/business-travel-fusion/#respond Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=293 According to Wikipedia, nuclear fusion “is the process by which multiple like-charged atomic nuclei join together to form a heavier nucleus.” At its aptly named user conference (Concur Fusion) held…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/02/10/business-travel-fusion/feed/ 0 Concur Fusion 2010 https://cporising.com/2010/02/08/concur-fusion-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=concur-fusion-2010 https://cporising.com/2010/02/08/concur-fusion-2010/#respond Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:29 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=267 Concur Fusion was held last week (Feb. 1-4) at the Boca Raton Resort and Club. Concur Technologies is the largest provider of what it refers to as “Employee Spend Management”…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/02/08/concur-fusion-2010/feed/ 0 10 for 2010: Categories to Source in 2010 https://cporising.com/2010/01/25/10-for-2010-categories-to-source-in-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-for-2010-categories-to-source-in-2010 https://cporising.com/2010/01/25/10-for-2010-categories-to-source-in-2010/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:00:51 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=364 Change is constant. “Change is inevitable (except from a vending machine).”* But in this new year, this new decade, we find that many things have not changed. We are still…

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