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CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Holger Baeuerle: In the Mood for Procurement (Part 1)

By Andrew Bartolini February 28, 2011Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, StrategyNo Comments

In the Spring of 2007, friend of the site, Holger Baeuerle became the first Chief Procurement Officer in the company that John Moody founded in 1914, Moody’s Corporation’s (Ticker –…

CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Price Marr: Generating Value at Ameren (Part 2)

By Andrew Bartolini February 24, 2011Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, StrategyNo Comments

Our “CPOs on the Rise in 2011” series continues today with part two of our profile of Price Marr, a procurement executive with Ameren Corporation (Ticker - NYSE: AEE), one…

CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Price Marr: Generating Value at Ameren (Part 1)

By Andrew Bartolini February 22, 2011Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, StrategyNo Comments

Our “CPOs on the Rise in 2011” series starts with Price Marr, a procurement executive (and ‘friend of the site’) who’s generating a ton of procurement value out in the…

Embedded – Reprise

By Andrew Bartolini January 21, 2011Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, StrategyNo Comments

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…

Master Data Mastery – Strategies to Improve Procurement Performance

By Andrew Bartolini January 20, 2011Articles, Events, General, StrategyNo Comments

I've said it before: The world is becoming more and more data driven. The enterprise is also becoming more and more data driven – whether it is strategic planning or…

The Gold Standard – Reprise

By Andrew Bartolini January 11, 2011Articles, Process, Strategy2 Comments

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…

The CPO “Bump” – Reprise

By Andrew Bartolini January 10, 2011Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy1 Comment

Our retrospective continues with a few CPO strategies While the cost of some marketing programs can be excessive, effective campaigns can pay huge dividends for many years. One of the…

eSourcing 2.0: Making the Case – Reprise

By Andrew Bartolini January 7, 2011Articles, General, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, TechnologyNo Comments

Editor’s Note: This article kicked off one of last year’s most popular topics: eSourcing 2.0. For more than a decade, strategic sourcing consultants, professionals, and solution providers have been working…

More eSourcing Myths – Reprise

By Andrew Bartolini January 6, 2011Articles, General, Lists, Strategic Sourcing, Technology1 Comment

Editor's Note: We continue our look back at articles from our first year by exposing five more commonly-held eSourcing myths (or what are also commonly-used excuses to bypass eSourcing). eSourcing…

eSourcing Myths (and How to Deconstruct Them) – Reprise

By Andrew Bartolini January 5, 2011Articles, General, Lists, Strategic Sourcing, Technology1 Comment

Editor's Note: One of my favorite topics this past year has been eSourcing 2.0. This code/policy/doctrine was introduced in our articles, research, and presentations in 2010, but was developed over…