Earlier in my career, I was heavily involved in outsourcing and offshoring, including leading a procurement shared services center in…
Philip IdesonMay 24, 2020
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If procurement’s journey to this point has demonstrated anything, it is the importance of people and talent. A high-performing, cohesive…
Philip IdesonJune 20, 2019
I’ve been traveling so much over the last few weeks that I have to check my calendar on a daily…
Philip IdesonMay 1, 2019
Last week I joined over 500 procurement pros under the watchful eye of the Mona Lisa to celebrate the “art”…
Philip IdesonApril 16, 2019
The procurement profession has grown by leaps and bounds, progress that would not have been possible without a constant focus…
Philip IdesonMarch 14, 2019
Those of you who follow me on Twitter will be all too aware of my frustrations with the football team…
Philip IdesonMarch 7, 2019
In The Hackett Group’s 2019 CPO Agenda Report, titled Building Next- Generation Capabilities, there is clearly misalignment between what procurement…
Kelly BarnerFebruary 20, 2019
If you are a regular visitor to Art of Procurement, congratulations! You recognized how important it is to have access…
Kelly BarnerFebruary 5, 2019
Today we’re launching a new webinar series: AOP Live, where you drive the conversation and we ditch the slides! AOP…
Philip IdesonJanuary 31, 2019
“Companies will perform better if employees are not cowed into silence,” says a recent article in The Economist (registration required).…
Philip IdesonJanuary 24, 2019
It isn’t often that a governmental Executive Order catches the eye for its potential impact on procurement. Last week, on…
Philip IdesonJanuary 16, 2019
There are many challenges for young procurement departments in rapidly growing companies who are trying to build and scale their…
Matthew HardinJanuary 10, 2019
For small business owners – and this includes me – your brand is your word. AOP has been my brand…
Philip IdesonJanuary 6, 2019
The end of 2018 marks 3.5 years since I decided to “risk it all” as they say, leaving the confines…
Philip IdesonDecember 28, 2018
I have never written an annual letter to the Art of Procurement community before, but there is no time like…
Philip IdesonDecember 27, 2018
There is no doubt that transformation is hard, especially at scale! It requires change across an entire team. Just one…
Philip IdesonNovember 27, 2018
I have spent a lot of time this summer thinking about the future of procurement. As part of our…
Philip IdesonSeptember 8, 2018
Alongside Jon Hansen (Procurement Insights) and Sheena Donaldson (CIPS) I participated as a panelist in a webinar yesterday: “Measuring for…
Philip IdesonAugust 17, 2018
Football (soccer) fan or not, it is hard to escape the fact that much of the world is caught up…
Philip IdesonJuly 1, 2018
Peter Smith of Spend Matters UK has written a pair of important articles over the past couple of weeks. One…
Philip IdesonJune 24, 2018
How loud should you toot your own horn? Loudly, according to Charles Dominick, founder of Next Level Purchasing Association. (this…
Philip IdesonJune 10, 2018
Palambridge, our on-demand, strategic procurement consulting offer, draws on the expertise of an ecosystem of about 1,000 pre-vetted Subject Matter…
Philip IdesonJune 3, 2018
