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Using Spend Under Management Principles to Drive Improved Financial Performance

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 22, 2014Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

[A note from the editor: In August, Andrew posed the question - How Do You Define Spend Under Management? - to our audience and invited them to share their views because we…

Procurement Influencer Series: Tim Minahan of SAP Talks About What’s Next for Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini November 18, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

I first heard of Tim Minahan, Chief Marketing Officer, SAP Cloud and Line of Businesswhen his job description literally included the term "procurement influencer" in his role as Chief Service…

Procurement Influencer Series: Subhash Makhija of GEP on the Industry’s Future

By Andrew Bartolini October 3, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Technology1 Comment

When Dr. Subhash Makhija co-founded GEP in 1999, along with Neha Desai Shah, Jagadish Turimella, and Roopa Gandhi, their initial vision was to use technology to streamline procurement processes. Makhija…

A Proposed New Definition for “Spend under Management”

By Andrew Bartolini August 13, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy1 Comment

[A note from the editor: Last week, Andrew posed the question - How Do You Define Spend Under Management? - and invited others to offer up their answers because we…

Adding Value to the Business Unit (One CPO’s View of the World)

By Andrew Bartolini June 10, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategy

Today, we are pleased to welcome procurement industry leader and "friend of the site," Scott Forest as a guest contributor. Scott's been adding value to his business units by managing…

The 3 Secrets to Supply Management Technology Adoption – An Expert’s View: Hubwoo

By Andrew Bartolini February 8, 2012Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, TechnologyNo Comments

As part of our Technology Adoption series which ran this past summer and fall, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the perspectives from a few industry…

The 3 Secrets to Supply Management Technology Adoption – An Expert’s View: Hubwoo

By Andrew Bartolini February 6, 2012Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, TechnologyNo Comments

Better late, than never - As part of our Technology Adoption series which ran this past summer and fall, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the…

Technology Adoption – An Expert’s View: Iasta (2)

By Andrew Bartolini October 10, 2011Articles, General, Solution Providers, TechnologyNo Comments

As part of our ongoing Technology Adoption series, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the perspectives from a few industry leaders who face the challenge of…

Technology Adoption – An Expert’s View: Iasta (1)

By Andrew Bartolini October 7, 2011Articles, General, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology1 Comment

As part of our ongoing Technology Adoption series, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the perspectives from a few industry leaders who face the challenge of…

Technology Adoption – An Expert’s View: Puridiom

By Andrew Bartolini September 12, 2011Articles, General, Solution Providers, Technology3 Comments

As CPO Rising continues to advance and mature through the years, we will strive to introduce new ideas in new ways and formats. Today we start by introducing a new…