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CPO Rising Listicle: Best-in-Class CPOs Have 5 Key Characteristics

04-26-2024

Fridays (in 2024) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement teams improve operations. We’ll also include a summary graphic for you to share with your team. Five Key Characteristics for any Chief Procurement Officer The Chief […]

Magnus Mondays — Make vs. Buy: Procurement Tech Edition

04-22-2024

Last week I tackled the question of what to do with a failed P2P implementation. This week I’ll be addressing another common question: Is it a good idea to build your own procurement solution? In today’s article, we will take a look at why that’s usually not a good idea, nor is it ideal to […]

CPO Rising Listicle: Procurement AI in Action, Part 3

04-19-2024

It’s Friday, which means we’re sharing another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement teams improve operations. We’ll also include a summary graphic for you to share with your team. In “Procurement AI in Action, Part 3,” we explore the future […]

Accenture Grows Procurement Services Through Acquisitions

04-17-2024

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up series continues this week with a focus on Accenture’s latest acquisitions and its growth strategy for Procurement Services. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider and you are continually innovating the way that procurement and supply chain leaders and practitioners drive value, we’d love to hear from you. […]

How Direct Sourcing Drives Talent Sustainability

04-16-2024

In today’s dynamic business landscape, the age of “omni-channel talent acquisition” has emerged, providing businesses with diverse options to source and manage their workforce. From digital staffing marketplaces to traditional vendors and staffing suppliers, professional services, talent networks, and social media platforms, the choices are abundant. With this wealth of talent channels, matching project requirements […]

Upwork Survey Identifies Fastest-Growing Skills

03-28-2024

The world of work is rapidly evolving as technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) shift how work gets done. Enterprises are turning to AI for transformative workplace results, leading to increases in upskilling and technology adoption within the contingent and permanent workforce. This opens the door for freelancers and contractors who meet the skills demand from […]

Announcing the “2024 VMS Technology Advisor” Report

03-21-2024

Vendor Management System (VMS) platforms are considered the cornerstone of the workforce solutions market, delivering sophisticated and automated functionality that holistically oversee critical facets of contingent and extended workforce management. Integrated seamlessly with Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in many cases, the VMS model has firmly established itself as a mature and pivotal platform in the […]

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