contract management Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/contract-management/ Analyst-led research and intelligence for the procurement community. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:45:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cporising.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CPOR-Favicon-75x75.png contract management Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/contract-management/ 32 32 Magnus Mondays — Don’t Over-Complicate Your CLM Implementation https://cporising.com/2025/02/10/magnus-mondays-dont-over-complicate-your-clm-implementation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-dont-over-complicate-your-clm-implementation Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:02:18 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53682 A while back I wrote an article about Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) that looked at the two major parts of these solutions and why it’s so important to set a…

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]]> CPO Rising Listicle: AI in Action — Procurement, Part 1 https://cporising.com/2025/02/07/cpo-rising-listicle-ai-in-action-procurement-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-listicle-ai-in-action-procurement-part-1 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:02:02 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53674 It’s Friday, which means we’re sharing 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 teams improve…

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]]> Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — Contract Lifecycle Management: A Different but Critical Procurement Technology https://cporising.com/2025/01/13/best-of-2024-magnus-mondays-contract-lifecycle-management-a-different-but-critical-procurement-technology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2024-magnus-mondays-contract-lifecycle-management-a-different-but-critical-procurement-technology Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:02:54 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53568 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. Contract Lifecycle Management…

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]]> Evolution Continues in Contract Management https://cporising.com/2024/11/22/evolution-continues-in-contract-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evolution-continues-in-contract-management Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:02:54 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53426 Over the last few years, the contract management (or contract lifecycle management) solution space has seen some exciting new innovations, after lagging behind other areas in the supply management space…

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]]> CPO Rising Listicle: Four Pillars of Strategic Sourcing https://cporising.com/2024/09/20/cpo-rising-listicle-four-pillars-of-strategic-sourcing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-listicle-four-pillars-of-strategic-sourcing Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:02:31 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53237 Ardent Partners believes that there are “four pillars” that should serve as the foundation for any strategic sourcing program. These are the primary sub-process areas that drive all sourcing activity…

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]]> Announcing Ardent Partners’ 2024 Strategic Sourcing Technology Advisor Report https://cporising.com/2024/09/09/ardent-partners-strategic-sourcing-technology-advisor-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ardent-partners-strategic-sourcing-technology-advisor-2024 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:02:05 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53182 We are happy to announce the official launch of Ardent Partners’ 2024 Strategic Sourcing Technology Advisor report. This is a report designed to guide sourcing and procurement teams through the…

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]]> CPO Rising Listicle: Procurement AI in Action, Part 1 https://cporising.com/2024/04/05/cpo-rising-listicle-procurement-ai-in-action-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-listicle-procurement-ai-in-action-part-1 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:02:45 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49129 It’s Friday, which means we’re sharing 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 teams improve…

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]]> CPO Rising Listicle: Don’t Negotiate a Supplier Contract Without These 4 Things https://cporising.com/2024/03/22/cpo-rising-listicle-dont-negotiate-a-supplier-contract-without-these-4-things/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-listicle-dont-negotiate-a-supplier-contract-without-these-4-things Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:02:04 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49101 It’s Friday, which means we’re sharing 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 teams improve…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — Contract Lifecycle Management: A Different but Critical Procurement Technology https://cporising.com/2024/02/12/magnus-mondays-contract-lifecycle-management-a-different-but-critical-procurement-technology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-contract-lifecycle-management-a-different-but-critical-procurement-technology Mon, 12 Feb 2024 11:02:41 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=48926 Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) has come a long way in the last 25 years or so. The technology started as simple databases where some key metadata was collected to enable…

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]]> New Innovations Drive Contract Solutions https://cporising.com/2023/06/19/new-innovations-drive-contract-solutions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-innovations-drive-contract-solutions Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:30:15 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=47952 Over the last few years, the contract management (or contract lifecycle management) solution space has seen some exciting new innovations, after lagging behind other areas in the supply management space…

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]]> CPO Rising Listicle: Four Most Important Things to Have on Hand When Negotiating a Supplier Contract https://cporising.com/2023/05/12/cpo-rising-listicle-four-most-important-things-to-have-on-hand-when-negotiating-a-supplier-contract/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-listicle-four-most-important-things-to-have-on-hand-when-negotiating-a-supplier-contract Fri, 12 May 2023 10:02:42 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=47757 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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]]> Contract Analytics: A View into Value, Risk, and Opportunity https://cporising.com/2023/03/13/contract-analytics-a-view-into-value-risk-and-opportunity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contract-analytics-a-view-into-value-risk-and-opportunity Mon, 13 Mar 2023 10:02:17 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=47405 Automated contract management solutions that feature robust analytics and reporting tools can help procurement organizations offset staff shortages, perform more of the “heavy lifting” needed to manage and search through…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — June 3, 2022 https://cporising.com/2022/06/03/technology-round-up-june-3-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-june-3-2022 Fri, 03 Jun 2022 10:00:03 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=46207 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider…

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]]> The “Traditional” Impact of Contract Solutions https://cporising.com/2022/05/02/the-traditional-impact-of-contract-solutions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-traditional-impact-of-contract-solutions Mon, 02 May 2022 10:00:24 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=46023 The Source-to-Pay process can be divided into two sub-process areas, what happens before and after a supplier contract is executed. Procurement departments can use contract management solutions to provide significant…

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]]> The “Innovative” Impact of Contract Solutions – Part 2 https://cporising.com/2022/04/20/the-innovative-impact-of-contract-solutions-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-innovative-impact-of-contract-solutions-part-2 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:00:05 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=45998 Over the last few years, the contract management (or contract lifecycle management) solution space has seen some exciting new innovations, after lagging behind other areas in the supply management space…

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]]> The “Innovative” Impact of Contract Solutions – Part 1 https://cporising.com/2022/04/15/the-innovative-impact-of-contract-solutions-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-innovative-impact-of-contract-solutions-part-1 Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:00:21 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=45993 Over the last few years, the contract management (or contract lifecycle management) solution space has seen some exciting new innovations, after lagging behind other areas in the supply management space…

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]]> Using Contract Analytics to Uncover Value, Risk, and Opportunity from Within https://cporising.com/2021/11/29/using-contract-analytics-to-uncover-value-risk-and-opportunity-from-within/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-contract-analytics-to-uncover-value-risk-and-opportunity-from-within Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:00:32 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=45432 Automated contract management solutions that feature robust analytics and reporting tools can help procurement organizations offset staff shortages, perform more of the “heavy lifting” needed to manage and search through…

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]]> 20 for 2020: Key Providers in the 2020s – Workday Strategic Sourcing (fka Scout RFP) https://cporising.com/2020/12/03/20-for-2020-key-providers-in-the-2020s-workday-strategic-sourcing-fka-scout-rfp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20-for-2020-key-providers-in-the-2020s-workday-strategic-sourcing-fka-scout-rfp Thu, 03 Dec 2020 11:00:29 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=43372 Earlier this year, we initiated the first of our planned 20 for 2020 series’ as an echo to the 10 for 2010 series that we used to launch this site. That first 2020 series…

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]]> How to Transform Vendor Performance through Innovative Contract Management (NEW WEBINAR) https://cporising.com/2020/07/16/how-to-transform-vendor-performance-through-innovative-contract-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-transform-vendor-performance-through-innovative-contract-management Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:00:52 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=42444 [Editor’s Note: Ardent Founder and Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini is pleased to present a new webinar “Transforming Vendor Performance through Innovative Contract Management” next Wednesday, July 22nd @ 11…

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