AOP PodcastDigitizationStartup Series AOP Special Startup Series – Provalido w/ Paul Gurr“People are quite often surprised when we have a demo or a sales meeting and they ask us about the…Philip IdesonJanuary 21, 2020
AOP PodcastDigitizationStartup Series AOP Special Startup Series – Kodiak Hub w/ Sam JenksProcurement has always been fertile ground for tech entrepreneurs. We have pulled together some of the most compelling – and…Philip IdesonJanuary 20, 2020
AOP PodcastDigital StrategyDigitizationDirect Procurement The Value of Digital Procurement in the Manufacturing Sector w/ Sundar Kamak“We are in a very unique position right now, especially in the manufacturing world, that so much globalization has already…Philip IdesonJanuary 13, 2020
AOP PodcastBlockchainDigitization Integrating Blockchain into Procurement w/ Remko Van Hoek“We are not looking to re-live the heyday of RFID when we were going around and saying, ‘this is going…Philip IdesonJanuary 6, 2020
AOP BlogOpinion 2019 Annual Letter (Part 2): Art of Procurement In ReviewIn 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 BlogOpinion 2019 Annual Letter (Part 1): Procurement In ReviewAs someone who engages in Art of Procurement content, I see you as an investor in our community. You invest…Philip IdesonDecember 30, 2019
AOP PodcastOpinionTrends Three Procurement Themes for 2020As we begin to wind down for 2019, Art of Procurement host Philip Ideson shares the three themes that are…Philip IdesonDecember 23, 2019
AOP PodcastLeadershipPerformance Management Best Practices for Managing Procurement Performance w/ Pierre Lapree and Jason Treida“Stop the spreadsheet madness!" - Pierre Lapree, Founder of Per Angusta This week’s podcast is based on our recent AOP…Philip IdesonDecember 16, 2019
AOP PodcastSupplier Management Defining and Delivering on Supplier Development w/ Amanda Prochaska & Jonathan Townsley“If done correctly, supplier development reduces your total cost of ownership. It reduces risk, it increases innovation and it increases…Philip IdesonDecember 9, 2019
AOP PodcastInspiration A Procurement Compendium w/ Peter Smith “The focus should be on doing a damn good job.” Having the opportunity to reflect back on a successful career…Philip IdesonDecember 2, 2019
AOP PodcastOpinionThis Month in Procurement Escaping Your Traditional Environment – This Month in ProcurementIn this episode, AOP Host Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner (General Manager of AOP and Owner of Buyers Meeting Point)…Philip IdesonNovember 25, 2019
AOP BlogData & AnalyticsOpinion 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
AOP PodcastFuture of ProcurementTrendsValue Beyond Savings A CPO’s Guide to Planning for 2020 w/ David Rae and Geraldine Craven“I think it's an exciting time for procurement. There's a lot of change in the air and a lot of…Philip IdesonNovember 18, 2019
AOP PodcastCOVID-19EconomicsRisk Management Proactive Recession Planning w/ Bill Michels“A good procurement person has two qualities: One is they're curious. They want to know how things are made. How…Philip IdesonNovember 11, 2019
AOP PodcastOpinionThis Month in Procurement Planning for 2020 – This Month in ProcurementIn this episode, AOP Host Philip Ideson and Kelly Barner (General Manager of AOP and Owner of Buyers Meeting Point)…Philip IdesonNovember 4, 2019
AOP PodcastBest OfFuture of ProcurementTrends The 2019 Deloitte CPO Survey Word of the Year: Complexity w/ Ryan Flynn“The ‘complexity masters’ have taken the transactional side of procurement and turned it into a well-oiled machine, a combination of…Philip IdesonOctober 28, 2019
A CPO's First 100 Days SeriesAOP PodcastLeadershipLearning & DevelopmentTalent Management A CPOs First 100 Days – Creating a Highly Skilled Procurement Team w/ Shirin Tomlinson“For CPOs to attract the best talent, new recruits need to see two things: 1. that their role makes a…Philip IdesonOctober 25, 2019
A CPO's First 100 Days SeriesAOP PodcastDigitizationLeadershipTechnology A CPOs First 100 Days – Leveraging New Procurement Technology w/ Peter Wetherill“We really need to get back to basics and think of technology as one aspect of the system. A system…Philip IdesonOctober 24, 2019
A CPO's First 100 Days SeriesAOP PodcastCost ManagementExpense ManagementLeadership A CPOs First 100 Days – Achieving Quick Wins through In-Year Savings w/ Sushank Agarwal“You could get $1 million in savings today or you could get $2 million in savings in two years’ time,…Philip IdesonOctober 23, 2019
A CPO's First 100 Days SeriesAOP PodcastLeadershipOrganization Design A CPOs First 100 Days – Building a High-Performing Procurement Operating Model w/ Vikas Tyagi“Given the changes in the technology space, changes in people’s aspirations, changes in what is expected of procurement, it’s just…Philip IdesonOctober 22, 2019
A CPO's First 100 Days SeriesAOP PodcastBusiness AlignmentLeadershipPositioningProcurement Transformation A CPOs First 100 Days – Repositioning the Role of Procurement w/ Simon Whatson“There is a danger, in my view, that if procurement doesn’t reposition itself and come up with a proposition to…Philip IdesonOctober 21, 2019