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SMB Events Management: How to Develop an Effective Program

By Christopher Dwyer May 26, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, General, Strategy

At CPO Rising, we’ve taken the time over the past year to highlight the various components of modern complex spend management. Each spend category within this greater banner (travel, meetings,…

Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Cash Management

By Andrew Bartolini May 22, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy2 Comments

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…

The 360-Degree CWM Program: A Primer

By Christopher Dwyer May 9, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Technology

“Evolution” is a common term around CPO Rising, as many of the industries covered here on the site, be it ePayables or supply management, are currently undergoing a transformation within…

Ardent Partners Publishes Annual State of Procurement Report

By Andrew Bartolini May 5, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners’ annual CPO Rising research report is now available. Entitled, CPO Rising 2014: Convergence and authored by Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, this report presents a comprehensive, industry-wide…

CPO Shop Talk (1) Supply Risk (2) More Supply Risk (3) Featured Webinar

By Andrew Bartolini March 15, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

After taking 2012 off, the series "CPO Shop Talk" is back. This is the series where, from time to time, we will attempt to share some of the less-formal conversations…

CPO Rising’s Cyber Monday Giveaway: The State of Spend Analysis

By Andrew Bartolini November 26, 2012Articles, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

As a thank you to our loyal readers who keep us at or near the top of the list of the most popular global sites focused on supply management, CPO…

The Dog Days of Summer

By Andrew Bartolini August 21, 2012Articles, General, People, Strategy

With apologies to our growing contingent of Chief Procurement Officers and other readers based in the southern hemisphere who are hip-deep into winter – please set a reminder in your…

Compliance is Good

By Andrew Bartolini May 29, 2012Articles, General, Strategy

On the heels of a long week and a long weekend, I'll keep this final article on compliance short and to the point (click to read the two preceding articles,…

Showdown at the Compliance Corral

By Andrew Bartolini May 21, 2012Articles, General, Strategy1 Comment

Ardent Partners' Report, CPO Rising 2011: Innovative Ideas for the Decade Ahead, showed that the average compliance rate in the market today is 62.9%. Not exactly great but it is…

Support Your Local Maverick?

By Andrew Bartolini May 16, 2012Articles, General, Strategy1 Comment

A maverick is defined as "a lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates. Synonyms: nonconformist, individualist;…