Visibility: What Does it Mean for Category Managers?
Our short series of articles on the concept of visibility and what it means for Chief Procurement Officers continues this month. The response to this series has been so strong…
Why Procurement Effectiveness is the Foundation of Sustainable Success
Procurement capability in most organizations is hampered because purchasing decisions are beset by organizational challenges and ‘soft’ issues. In this extract from Sigi Osagie’s new book, Procurement Mojo, Sigi discusses why…
Alicia Ralston: Sowing the Seeds of Collaboration at Archer Daniels Midland
This year we have been working to deliver a “CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable” series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the roundtables brings together three or four leading Chief Procurement Officers…
Four Questions Every Company Should Ask About Their HR and Procurement Convergence
Convergence has been a hot topic around CPO Rising in 2014 (in fact, Ardent colleague and CPO Rising founder, Andrew Bartolini, focused his CPO-centric research report on this topic). Within…
An Agent of Change: Dr. Nick Nayak’s Impact at the Department of Homeland Security
This year we have been working to deliver a “CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable” series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the roundtables brings together three or four leading Chief Procurement Officers…
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…
Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing in 2014
In the next few weeks, the analyst team at Ardent Partners will publish our annual State of Strategic Sourcing benchmark study. This study builds on last year’s research on the…
Dr. Nick Nayak – A Profile of a Public-Sector Chief Procurement Officer
This year we have been working to deliver a "CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable" series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the roundtables brings together three or four leading Chief Procurement Officers…
Metrics that Matter for AP Operations (Webinar)
Access to accurate and real-time metrics can be a game changer in today’s lightning-fast business world, but first companies must establish and measure the relevant metrics that allow them to…
Business or Sourcing: What Skills Do CPOs Want More?
September is Sourcing month on CPO Rising and so, we continue today with Part Two in a series that considers the question posed in the article title (Part One is…