AOP Blog Advice for Building Procurement From Scratch Congratulations! Your company has embraced the value of formal procurement enough to invest in it. Now that we’ve basked in…Kelly BarnerJanuary 27, 2021
AOP Blog The Top 5 CPO Priorities at the Start of 2021 We did some research as part of the Mastermind LIVE event we held back in October. We asked all of…Philip IdesonJanuary 20, 2021
AOP Blog Getting and Keeping the A-team Anyone that has ever sourced professional services knows that one of the top concerns is having a firm bid –…Philip IdesonJanuary 6, 2021
AOP BlogLeadership Heroes in Our Midst: Pivoting to the Potential of 2021 For all the stories of stress and struggle we heard in 2020, there have also been some amazing examples of…Philip IdesonDecember 7, 2020
AOP BlogCategory Management Caution! Category Dynamics Subject to Change A couple of months ago on the pod we chatted with Arthur Piszczor, a Consultant at Corcentric, about the changes…Philip IdesonSeptember 23, 2020
AOP BlogTalent Management Why In-Country Labor Arbitrage Will Shake Up the Procurement Hiring Market Earlier in my career, I was heavily involved in outsourcing and offshoring, including leading a procurement shared services center in…Philip IdesonMay 24, 2020
AOP BlogRisk ManagementSourcing & Contracting Why Dual Sourcing as a Risk Mitigation Strategy May Not Be the Answer The ‘word on the street’ about how procurement should respond to COVID-19 product and service supply problems is that going…Philip IdesonMay 11, 2020
AOP BlogExpense Management The Ultimate Guide to Expense Management: Achieving Cost Savings that Stick Whether your company is in growth mode, protecting what they have on hand, or adapting to a new normal, responsible…Philip IdesonApril 6, 2020
AOP BlogRisk Management What Changes for Procurement Once You Accept Government Recovery Funds Late last night, the US Senate passed the CARES Act to provide funds aimed at strengthening families and industries most impacted by…Philip IdesonMarch 26, 2020
AOP Blog 2019 Annual Letter (Part 2): Art of Procurement In Review In our first annual letter last year, I wrote that “the first three-quarters of the year were the most difficult…Philip IdesonDecember 31, 2019
AOP Blog 2019 Annual Letter (Part 1): Procurement In Review As someone who engages in Art of Procurement content, I see you as an investor in our community. You invest…Philip IdesonDecember 30, 2019
AOP BlogData & Analytics Data Quality: Critical but Overlooked? In the latest edition of our AOP Live series, I had the opportunity to speak to Joe Yacura on the…Philip IdesonNovember 21, 2019