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ROA – Improve Your Return on Technology Assets (Strat. Sourcing)
Two years ago this month, I caught up with the Chief Procurement Officer of a US Federal agency about her plans for the upcoming year and our discussion turned to... Read more
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The Formula
I find it interesting that Ardent Partners’ recently published research report, Sourcing in the 2010s: The Formula for Success (registration required), is, at its core, a report about spend analysis.... Read more
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Monday Morning Query – Can Sourcing be Strategic Without the “e?”
MMQ – Can sourcing be strategic without the “e?” The Context In this day and age, can a sourcing process that eschews process automation be considered a truly strategic process?... Read more
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Sourcing – The Formula for Success
We’re pleased to announce that Ardent Partners, a leading analyst firm focused on supply management (and in case you forgot, the partner entity to CPO Rising), has published its first... Read more
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The Future of Procure-to-Pay – eProcurement (Part 2)
Today, part two of our “mini-series” on the Future of P2P – eProcurement (part one is here) which is part of our larger look at the future of supply management... Read more
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Monday Morning Query: When Will Spend Analysis Start Working More Like Google?
As we progress from the Future of P2P (more this week) to the Future of Strategic Sourcing technology we will inevitably spend time talking about Spend Analysis; ahead of that,... Read more
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The Future of Procure-to-Pay – eProcurement (Part 1)
September was another fantastic month for traffic growth at CPO Rising. Our best yet and we thank you. Increasing traffic, however, is not the primary goal of CPO Rising, (writing... Read more
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The Future of Enterprise IT- Move Over ERP
Noted technology author and lecturer, Geoffrey Moore recently delivered a presentation entitled “The Future of Enterprise IT 2010 – 2020: From Systems of Record to Systems of Engagement” at Emptoris’... Read more
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The Future of Enterprise IT
September 24 – what a great day! At last week’s Emptoris Empower conference, noted technology author and consultant, Geoffrey Moore delivered a keynote presentation entitled “The Future of Enterprise IT... Read more
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Emptoris Empower – (1) Crossing the Chasm (2) BRIC (3) Geoffrey Moore
Last week, I attended Day One of the Emptoris Empower conference in Boston, the fifth time I have been able to attend at least part of this conference. What follows... Read more