Spend Under Management

  • The CPO Scorecard™

    May 6, 2011

    The CPO Scorecard™

    For those who have taken the survey for my next report – a sincere thanks! For those that have not yet, please consider spending a few minutes today taking the... Read more

  • The Dog Days – Reprise

    March 10, 2011

    The Dog Days – Reprise

    Revisiting an earlier article that is timelier today for our many readers in the Southern Hemisphere, who are just getting to work on a long, hot Friday in the middle... Read more

  • Embedded – Reprise

    January 21, 2011

    Embedded – Reprise

    Another big procurement issue is how to collaborate and engage with the business. This article looks at one way strategy that can help achieve both: Today we will focus on... Read more

  • The Gold Standard – Reprise

    January 11, 2011

    The Gold Standard – Reprise

    Among other topics, Ardent Partners’ upcoming report The CFO and the CPO: One World, Two Worldviews tackles the big issue of procurement performance measurement. This article looks at a golden... Read more

  • The Dog Days

    August 2, 2010

    The Dog Days

    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... Read more

  • Hawk Those Legal Eagles

    June 7, 2010

    Hawk Those Legal Eagles

    This past weekend, I caught up with a bunch of friends on a visit to Mt. St. James. One friend is now a partner in the corporate section of the... Read more

  • Embedded

    May 26, 2010

    Embedded

    At several of the events that I have spoken at in April and May, my presentation theme has paralleled one of the 10 or 2010 articles written to kick off... Read more

  • The Gold Standard

    February 19, 2010

    The Gold Standard

    Over the course of my career in supply management, I have had the great fortune to work with a large number of highly successful CPOs and procurement organizations that have... Read more

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