Demand Aggregation – Multiple Requisitions
I'm pleased to let you know that we are putting the finishing touches on CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score and it will be available soon. The report has many interesting…
eSourcing 2.0 – Barnstorming the Nation
The eSourcing 2.0 campaign hit both New Orleans and San Francisco this week where we were given three different opportunities to engage a groups of procurement pros on a variety…
Taking eSourcing 2.0 on the Campaign Trail
Like any good successful politician (good politician = oxymoron), I am trying to stay on message with the eSourcing 2.0 campaign (Source Baby, Source!). It’s a grass-roots movement and we…
CPO Debate: Mandate or Sell the New Initiative? (2)
It is debate season in the U.S. and CPO Rising is pleased to enter the fray these last few days with a question that continues to spawn debate within and…
CPO Debate: Mandate or Sell the New Initiative?
It is debate season in the U.S. and CPO Rising is pleased to enter the fray these next few days with a question that continues to spawn debate within and…
Source or Lose 2012: Campaign Kickoff (2)
Yesterday we brought you the exciting news that eSourcing 2.0 had decided to break from tradition and launch an 11th hour campaign to see if it can win the top…
Source or Lose 2012: Campaign Kickoff
Good morning. We interrupt this 'steady stream of engaging and informative procurement-themed articles' with this update: News reports over the Columbus Day weekend that the somewhat boring completely depressing U.S.…
The Dog Days of Summer
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…
Half Full or Half Empty? The State of Spend Analysis in 2012
Despite my somewhat strident tone in the last two articles that focused on The State of Spend Analysis in 2012 (article 1 and article 2), I continue to be impressed…
The State of Spend Analysis in 2012 (2)
In our introduction to The State of Spend Analysis in 2012, we flowed from sourcing seamlessly into spend analysis to make a point. Thinking about sourcing without spend analysis is…