Spend Matters is the world’s largest online source of procurement-focused research, commentary, technology, and best practice coverage. That’s a mouthful. But here’s the quick story […]

Included below is relevant information about Aberdeen's new CPO benchmarking study. We'll post information later in the week about Hackett's current low cost country sourcing […]

I was trading notes with a reader last week about whether Spend Management is a technology or a strategy. Certainly, both of us agreed, the […]

It seems that just about every other day there's a new billion dollar merger or acquisition announced. But if you dig below the surface of […]

I just sat through the first sessions of LIVE 2005. Techno music ushered in a crowd of over 1200, many of whom seemed twenty years […]

Ariba LIVE coverage is beginning to trickle out in the analyst and media worlds. If you're an AMR Research client, check out Lora Cecere's write […]

In the past month, I've spoken with a number of folks about the challenges of Services Spend Management and services procurement. Nearly everyone in this […]

This is the first part of a three-part interview series with Michael Schmitt. Schmitt, who many credit with developing the Spend Management movement, is currently […]

This is the second part of a three-part interview series with Michael Schmitt. Schmitt, who many credit with developing the Spend Management movement, is currently […]

This is the final part of a three-part interview series with Michael Schmitt. Schmitt, who many credit with developing the Spend Management movement, is currently […]

Quite often, I find myself asking sourcing and procurement professionals what their top wish list items are. Almost always, access to "better supplier information" and […]

This is the first part of a two-part interview series with Manfred Heil. Heil is Senior Vice President, SRM, at SAP. Formerly, he was an […]

This is the second part of a two-part interview series with Manfred Heil. Heil is Senior Vice President, SRM, at SAP. Formerly, he was an […]

The other day, I was thinking about what separates my colleagues in Spend Management who excel and rise in the ranks (either as practitioners or […]

I'm thrilled to announce that Spend Matters has added a new sponsor. Verticalnet, which positions itself as "a leader in end-to-end Supply Management solutions available […]