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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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Business or Sourcing: What Skill Sets Does Your CPO Value Most?
I’m working on our 2014 State of Strategic Sourcing report set to publish at the end of the month, so sourcing is top of mind and a major theme on... Read more
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Why 2015 Will Be a Critical Year for Events Management
Enterprises have been conducting conferences, meetings, and events for decades with the purpose of driving revenue, improving customer relationships, boosting training efforts, and reaching new audiences and communities. The industry... Read more
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Nipendo Offers Plug-and-Play Supplier Cloud; Connects Partners with New Communities
Complexity is the name of the game in today’s globalized, interconnected business world. Who companies are connected to and how you communicate and collaborate matters more than ever. This means... Read more
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The Compliance Management Checklist, Part IV: Supply Risk Management
Welcome to the fourth article in a five-part series that will focus on how procurement, finance, and other professionals effectively build a “compliance management” checklist that addresses multiple avenues of... Read more
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The Compliance Management Checklist, Part I
Welcome to the first article in a five-part series that will focus on how procurement, finance, and other professionals effectively build a “compliance management” checklist that addresses multiple avenues of... 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
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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... Read more
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Technology Round-Up – May 28, 2014
It’s only our second “Tech Round-up” and already, I’m thinking that we may need to rename this series – too generic. Anyway, as a reminder, this month, CPO Rising started... Read more
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Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Contract Management
Leading Chief Procurement Officers love to invest in their people. So, in that vein, we will be analyzing the key skills and capabilities (or higher-level competencies) that a procurement professional... Read more