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Designing a Procurement Transformation for Best-in-Class Performance

By Andrew Bartolini September 27, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

Earlier this past summer, I published a research series on Procurement Transformation to help procurement organizations design, plan, build and execute a proper procurement transformation program and utilize leading-edge strategies…

The Talent Wars: Why Talent Will Be the #1 Focus in Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer September 24, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Strategy

Quickly: name the three things your organization is focused on in regards to managing its contingent workforce program. Need some help? 1. Cost savings, right? Every company, no matter the…

Don’t Overlook Contract Talent Onboarding (and Offboarding)

By Christopher Dwyer September 20, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategy

[Publisher's note: Ardent’s Research Director, Christopher J. Dwyer is here to talk about an issue that plagues even the best managers of Contingent Workforce Management programs across the world: onboarding…

An Epic Welcome to Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini August 22, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

There's a new meme making its way around the "internets" courtesy of a Georgia Tech sophomore's welcome speech at this year's Freshman Convocation. It's less than two minutes and since…

The Perfect Storm of Non-Traditional Talent

By Christopher Dwyer August 21, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

“Talent” is a word that reflects a wide range of priorities within the modern business world. Some enterprises consider talent to be the most crucial aspect of their greater organization,…

Contingent Labor: To Use…or Not to Use?

By Christopher Dwyer August 20, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

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…

Total Talent Management: Revolutionary Concept…or Impossible Strategy?

By Christopher Dwyer June 12, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Strategy

For those of you eager for more sourcing, procurement, and technology articles, don't worry, Andrew has been building a backlog of articles ahead of what he's calling the "Summer of…

The Independent Contractor Conundrum

By Christopher Dwyer May 1, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process1 Comment

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…

Send a Lieutenant

By Andrew Bartolini February 22, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

From the Archives (May 19, 2010) but, with a few updates: This one is worth another look if simply for the picture - Wow! In January of 2007, “Mister Softee”…

Bring a Lieutenant

By Andrew Bartolini February 19, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

From the Archives (May, 18, 2010 but, with a few updates): I was recently reminded of this article as I exchanged notes with the the CPO profiled in this article…