CPO Rising’s 2014 Hot Tech Prospects – Taulia
In late June, the 30 NBA teams spent an evening drafting the top college and international prospects in the world of basketball. In many ways, selecting the right supply management…
CWM and Supplier Management: Where Does Technology Fit In?
The notion of “procurement’s influence” is no strange term around these parts. In fact, collaboration is a common theme in the articles posted here on CPO Rising, and it’s certainly…
Common Fodder in the World of Contingent Workforce Management
In mid-May, I joined Peoplefluent for a webinar that was focused on the notion of the “contingent workforce tsunami,” a concept that reflects the veritable growth and ultimate evolution of…
CPO Rising’s 2014 Hot Tech Prospect – Tradeshift
In late June, the 30 NBA teams spent an evening drafting the top college and international prospects in the world of basketball. In many ways, selecting the right supply management…
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…
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…
Connect, Learn, Succeed: Two Days at Beeline’s Customer Conference
Last week, in sunny Fort Lauderdale, Vendor Management System (VMS) technology provider Beeline held its annual user conference. The event, in which nearly 100 customers of the solution provider convened,…
OpenText Analyst Day: Working to Make Other B2B Solutions Better
I recently attended OpenText's analyst day at the Ritz-Carlton in Boston where I gained my first broad introduction to the company, its solutions, and executive roster, including President and CEO…
Selectica Selects Iasta (Announces Plan to Acquire)
Last week, Selectica (ticker: SLTC) , a solution provider best known in our industry for its Contract Lifecycle Management solutions announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire…
Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Leveraging Technology to Drive Business Value
It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief Procurement Officers to invest in their people, so, in that vein, over the next few weeks we will be analyzing the key skills and capabilities…