CPO News — June 1, 2020
Welcome to the Spring edition of CPO News! Over the past couple months there have been some higher-profile appointments and promotions that occurred in the procurement world, and we wanted…
20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#20 – Leadership)
We began this series in January as a way to aggregate important ideas for procurement leaders as they set their organizations’ course as they head into the new decade. It…
Throwback Thursday – The CPO’s Agenda 2009: Smart Strategies for Tough Times
In April 2009, I wrote our fourth annual CPO-themed State of Procurement report in the throes of the great recession. Things looked pretty bleak and there was a high degree…
Why the Skills Focus of Today’s CWM Programs Means More in a Post-Pandemic World
That the vast majority (72%) of companies are focused on engaging new and unpredictable skillsets is telling, as the contingent workforce of the future will surely be a relied-upon source…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 439: A Conversation with Tim Pröhm, Vice President of Digital Product Development at KellyOCG
Welcome to another all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by Beeline. This week’s episode features a discussion with KellyOCG’s VP of Digital Product Development, Tim Pröhm. Tim…
HR, Workforce, and Talent Management (Track 4)
Our inaugural CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series brought more than 2000 procurement, finance, and HR professionals together around the topics that matter to business leaders right now (i.e. how to ensure continuity,…
Supply Chain & Supply Risk Management (Track 2)
(Publisher’s note: Our challenge to each reader is to pick and view one great Supply Chain Management/Supply Risk Management session today.) Our inaugural CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series brought more than 2000…
The CPO and Procurement Leadership (Track 1)
(Publisher's note: Our challenge to each reader is to pick and view one great CPO/Leadership session today. If you do, we bet you can't just stop at one!) Our inaugural…
Best-in-Class Contingent Workforce Management: A (Re)Focus on Cost Savings
Back in 2006, when I first started covering the contingent workforce and staffing industries, discussions around contingent workforce management (CWM) programs were dominated by a traditional commodity-led focus. Historically, the…
The CPO Rising 2K20 Summit is in the Books!
The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Summit - The Resiliency Imperative wrapped up yesterday, and while the live-streamed event is finished, the team at Ardent Partners is still going over all…