AP Predictions for 2015: ePayments Will Become the Default
[Editor's note: Following our series on trends in accounts payable, CPO Rising is going to take a look at predictions for the future of the AP function. Today’s installment, the first of…
Research Preview – Sailing Downstream: How Source-to-Settle Defines Procurement Transformation in 2015
Today’s article is centered on our recent Sailing Downstream: Why “Source-to-Settle” Defines Procurement Transformation in 2015 report, sponsored by Zycus, and available for download here (registration required). This research report discusses the two principal ways…
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Building the Next-Gen CWM Program
[Editor’s note: Readers of CPO Rising know that the site’s contributors often present their thought leadership ideas, research findings, and industry insights on webcasts throughout the year. Today’s article is…
CPO Rising 2015 – What is an Agility Agenda?
Ardent Partners recently published my annual CPO-themed report – CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda (click to download, registration required) – that is drawn from the responses of more than 300 Chief Procurement…
How Will Business Networks Transform Talent Engagement?
[Editor's Note: On June 2, Ardent Partners' resident Contingent Workforce Management analyst and Research Director, Christopher J. Dwyer, will deliver a webinar presentation on "Building the Next-Generation Contingent Workforce Management…
How to Build a Compelling Business Case for Supplier Networks
[Editor's Note: Ardent Partners, in conjunction with Hubwoo, recently published a helpful guide on How to Build a Compelling Business Case for Supplier Networks. Today's article features snippets of the guide, which…
IBM Empower 2015: Back to the Future
In 2006, I attended my first Emptoris Empower conference as an industry analyst. The company, of course, has changed significantly since then, most notably via two acquisitions (IBM acquired the…
Where Do We Start? An SMB Primer for Travel and Expense Management
Industry standards peg the business travel category as encompassing anywhere between 8% and 12% of the average organization’s total budget. While this number can be higher for larger, enterprise-size organizations…
Social Media and P2P: Internal Knowledge Management (via Wikis)
It’s a common mistake, when thinking about social tools, to imagine only platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn as the totality of “social media.” This couldn’t be further from…
CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda – Best-in-Class Procurement Performance
Ardent Partners recently published my annual CPO-themed report – CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda (click to download, registration required) – that is drawn from the responses of more than 300 Chief Procurement…