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Three Travel / Expense Management Metrics That Matter
It’s been previously stated here at CPO Rising that the business travel category has been on both a budgetary and strategic rise over the past half-decade; as more and more... Read more
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The Four Pillars of the Modern Strategic Sourcing Program
We’re gearing up to launch our annual benchmark study on the state of strategic sourcing and the excitement is….. palpable. The topic is so rich and exciting that throughout the... Read more
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More eSourcing Myths – Reprise
Editor’s Note: We continue our look back at articles from our first year by exposing five more commonly-held eSourcing myths (or what are also commonly-used excuses to bypass eSourcing). eSourcing... Read more
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eSourcing Myths (and How to Deconstruct Them)
It’s sourcing month here at CPO Rising, as we’re gearing up for our annual State of Strategic Sourcing report. So in today’s article, I’ll continue the discussion on sourcing by... Read more
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The SMB’s Guide to Contingent Workforce Management, Part II: The Action Items
CPO Rising has been a central source of contingent workforce management (CWM) knowledge and thought leadership for well over a year, and, in that time, we’ve written about a vast... Read more
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SMB Events Management: How to Develop an Effective Program
Editor’s Note: It’s SMB week at CPO Rising and we plan to reprise a few articles (and add a few new ones) this week focused on the small and mid-sized... Read more
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ePayables 2014: Top 3 Roadblocks to Cost-Savings in Accounts Payable
Ardent Partners recently published our annual ePayables report, “ePayables 2014: The Quest,” and like all of our payables reports this year the research is geared toward financial managers, executives, and... Read more
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The Three Goals Every CWM Program Should Strive For
Today’s CPO Rising article is an extension of our “things that matter” series in the contingent workforce management industry. We’ve covered the tactical, strategic, and analytical capabilities that matter for... Read more
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CPO Rising’s 2014 Hot Tech Prospects – BuyerQuest
Last Thursday, the 30 NBA teams spent an evening drafting the top college and international prospects in the world of basketball. Drafting the right player can potentially impact a team’s... Read more
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CPO Rising’s 2014 Hot Tech Prospects – Ivalua
Last Thursday, the 30 NBA teams spent an evening drafting the top college and international prospects in the world of basketball. Teams draft in reverse order of how they finished... Read more