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CPO Rising Listicle: Procurement Haiku (2024)

By Andrew Bartolini January 19, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists

Fridays (in 2024) means that it's time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendation designed to…

Technology Round-Up — December 6, 2023

By John Yuva December 6, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider…

CPO Rising Listicle: Unlock More Value with Five Category Management Benefits

By Andrew Bartolini & John Yuva August 25, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

Fridays (in 2023) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement…

CPO Rising Listicle: Five Benefits of Category Management

By Andrew Bartolini February 17, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Process, Strategy

The Path to Spend Enlightenment

By Andrew Bartolini September 24, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategic Sourcing

The path to true “spend enlightenment” is not merely paved with standard spend analysis. In fact, those organizations seeking to adopt next-generation spend analysis strategies must adapt to a changing…

The Real Value of Spend Analytics

By Phil Bartolini September 17, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy

At its core, spend analysis systems offer a fundamental series of benefits that can positively impact the procurement organizations that choose to leverage these solutions, including: Spend visibility – The…

Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Cash Management

By Andrew Bartolini May 20, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief…

Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Operational Procurement

By Phil Bartolini April 22, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] Most Chief Procurement Officers love to invest in their…

The Art and Science of Procurement Performance

By Andrew Bartolini October 15, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Our ongoing Throwback Thursday series that looks at the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written continues today with another look at CPO Rising 2016: The Art and…

Best of 2019: Our Procurement Mantra for 2019? “Value Expansion!”

By Andrew Bartolini December 23, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …