CPO Serial Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/cpo-serial/ Analyst-led research and intelligence for the procurement community. Sat, 13 Jul 2024 01:09:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cporising.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CPOR-Favicon-75x75.png CPO Serial Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/cpo-serial/ 32 32 Best of 2015: CPO Serial: Four Lessons Learned, Our CPO Reflects Part II https://cporising.com/2016/01/11/best-of-2015-cpo-serial-four-lessons-learned-our-cpo-reflects-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2015-cpo-serial-four-lessons-learned-our-cpo-reflects-part-ii Mon, 11 Jan 2016 11:00:21 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=22873 Editor’s Note: As we reflect on 2015 with our “best of” series, Ardent Partners would like to invite you to our Procurement 2016: Big Trends and Predictions webinar that we…

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]]> Best of 2015: CPO Serial: Four Lessons Learned, Our CPO Reflects Part I https://cporising.com/2016/01/04/best-of-2015-cpo-serial-four-lessons-learned-our-cpo-reflects-part-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2015-cpo-serial-four-lessons-learned-our-cpo-reflects-part-i Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:00:24 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=22822 Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing a series of “best of” articles from 2015 as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…

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]]> CPO Serial: Four Lessons Learned, Our CPO Reflects Part II https://cporising.com/2015/04/16/cpo-serial-four-lessons-learned-our-cpo-reflects-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-four-lessons-learned-our-cpo-reflects-part-ii Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:00:44 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18748 Over the past four months, Ardent Partners has presented one Chief Procurement Officer’s insightful and fascinating foray into a procurement outsourcing project that has gone terribly wrong. [Readers can review…

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]]> CPO Serial: Four Lessons Learned, Our CPO Reflects Part I https://cporising.com/2015/04/10/cpo-serial-four-lessons-learned-about-procurement-outsourcing-part-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-four-lessons-learned-about-procurement-outsourcing-part-i Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:00:58 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18726 CPO Serial: Four Lessons Learned, Our CPO Reflects Part I Over the past four months, Ardent Partners has presented one Chief Procurement Officer’s insightful and fascinating foray into a procurement…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 11) – Situation Normal…. https://cporising.com/2015/03/06/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-11-a-total-snafu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-11-a-total-snafu Fri, 06 Mar 2015 11:00:30 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18356 On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide outsourcing initiative and how he and his…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 10) – Fast & Furious https://cporising.com/2015/02/25/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-10-fast-and-furious/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-10-fast-and-furious Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18276 On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide outsourcing initiative and how he and his…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 9) – The Tip of the Iceberg https://cporising.com/2015/02/18/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-9-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-9-the-tip-of-the-iceberg Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:00:11 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18096 On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide outsourcing initiative and how he and his…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 8) – Hail Mary https://cporising.com/2015/02/11/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-8-hail-mary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-8-hail-mary Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:00:48 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=17965 We invite all procurement, P2P, and supply management practitioners to participate in my upcoming CPO-focused research study (to be called “CPO Rising 2015: What’s Next for Procurement?“) by clicking the…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 7) – Our Dilbert Moment https://cporising.com/2015/02/05/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-7-our-dilbert-moment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-7-our-dilbert-moment Thu, 05 Feb 2015 11:00:49 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=17877 A message from Andrew Bartolini (me): I invite all procurement, P2P, and supply management practitioners to participate in my upcoming CPO-focused research study (to be called “CPO Rising 2015: What’s…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 6) – The Rubber Hits the Road https://cporising.com/2015/01/27/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-6-implementation-and-transition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-6-implementation-and-transition Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=17687 On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide  outsourcing initiative and how he and his…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 5) – Vendor Selection https://cporising.com/2015/01/20/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-5-vendor-selection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-5-vendor-selection Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:00:29 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=17495 On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide  outsourcing initiative and how he and his…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 4) – The RFP https://cporising.com/2015/01/13/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-4-the-rfp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-4-the-rfp Tue, 13 Jan 2015 11:00:01 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16996 On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide  outsourcing initiative and how he and…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 3) – The Counterproposal https://cporising.com/2015/01/06/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-3-the-counterproposal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-3-the-counterproposal Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:00:06 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16972 Procurement outsourcing has arrived. It may not be beloved by Chief Procurement Officers, but it is certainly on many of their radar screens. It is a topic that many of…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 2) – A Business Case is Made https://cporising.com/2014/12/18/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-2-a-business-case-is-made/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-2-a-business-case-is-made Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:00:58 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16509 Procurement outsourcing has arrived. It may not be beloved by Chief Procurement Officers, but it is certainly on many of their radar screens. It is a topic that many of…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 1) – It Begins https://cporising.com/2014/12/11/cpo-case-study-procurement-outsourcing-part-i-it-begins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-case-study-procurement-outsourcing-part-i-it-begins Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:00:44 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16507 Many years ago, one very large full-service BPO firm stopped working with me because I told them that procurement outsourcing was not on the radar screen of the average Chief…

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