AOP BlogCSRData & AnalyticsSupplier Management How to Benchmark Supplier Diversity Performance If there were a shortlist of core procurement skills, benchmarking would undoubtedly be on it. And yet, for the ease…Kelly BarnerFebruary 28, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentData & AnalyticsSourcing & Contracting Using Data to Drive Differentiated Decision Making “If we know nothing else, we know that the world shifts and the world changes – frequently and violently. In…Philip IdesonFebruary 23, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentRisk ManagementTrends The Psychological Long Tail of Supply Chain Disruption Traditionally, procurement has been measured on their ability to generate savings and bring spend under management. That has led to…Kelly BarnerFebruary 21, 2023
AOP BlogDigitization Reframing Failure: There’s Always a Way Digital transformation is hard - really hard. According to a 2020 study by BCG, 70 percent of transformation projects fall…Philip IdesonFebruary 16, 2023
AOP BlogDigitization Running Successful Pilots with Procurement Tech Startups There has been an explosion of startups in the procurement space, a dynamic that creates opportunities as well as challenges.…Philip IdesonFebruary 16, 2023
AOP BlogLeadership Thriving in the Chasm In the classic book Crossing the Chasm, author Geoffrey A. Moore explains how companies and organizations can learn to embrace…Philip IdesonFebruary 16, 2023
AOP BlogCSRRisk ManagementSourcing & Contracting Revisiting the Importance of Supplier Watchlists When the Chinese surveillance balloon was finally ‘removed’ from the sky over the Atlantic Ocean on February 4th, we all…Kelly BarnerFebruary 14, 2023
AOP BlogTalent ManagementTrends A Look at the Current State of Procurement Recruiting The last few years in procurement recruiting have been wild - just like the external conditions procurement professionals have been…Kelly BarnerFebruary 9, 2023
AOP BlogTrends Forecasting the Future: Executive Predictions for 2023 What will the future hold? Being able to answer that question accurately is less about being right than it is…Philip IdesonFebruary 1, 2023
AOP BlogCategory ManagementSourcing & ContractingSupplier Management Boosting SaaS Software Negotiating Leverage Most procurement professionals have experience building cost models to support their negotiation prep. They can estimate the cost and amount…Kelly BarnerJanuary 31, 2023
AOP BlogLeadershipProcurement TransformationTalent Management Three Key Lessons from a True Procurement Ironman In this week’s podcast, Philip Ideson interviews Vytas Sliesoraitis, a procurement leader turned Ironman competitor. Click here to listen. Vytas…Kelly BarnerJanuary 26, 2023
AOP BlogBusiness AlignmentDigitizationProcurement Transformation Digital Outcomes Session Spotlight: Top Performance Concerns for Forward Looking Executives Digital Outcomes Session Spotlight: Top Performance Concerns for Forward Looking Executives | February 16th, 10:40 - 11:10 AM ET Click…Kelly BarnerJanuary 24, 2023