I was a CPO in three large complex organisations over a ten-year period; one was divisional and multinational; a public sector body was national but […]
Procurement Organisation and Structure – Why It Matters For CPOs
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Top Tips for Effective CPO/CFO Engagement
We are delighted to feature this guest post from Omer Abdullah, Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Smart Cube, professional services experts specialising in procurement, analytics […]
CIPS Paper – The Future of Procurement and Supply Management (Part 2)
Today we’re continuing our review of the recent CIPS publication, The Future of Procurement and Supply Management (PSM) (see part 1 yesterday). The second part […]
Procurement in a Digitised World – Basware Dinner Discussion Ponders the Future
A couple of weeks back, a group of CPOs came together under the Alchemy Club banner at a very pleasant dinner at the Covent Garden […]
Technology Procurement Symposium – Post-Event Recap
Two weeks ago Public Spend Forum (PSF), in conjunction with Dcode and Shatter Fund, held the public sector Technology Procurement Symposium in Los Angeles supported […]
Succession Planning – Are You Prepared?
We expect to hear soon who has made it to the short list for the Crown Commercial Service CEO role, one of the toughest, biggest […]
The Phantom CPO on the Barrier Reef “Scandal”
It’s not just UK public sector procurement that can sometimes raise eyebrows. We received another article from the Phantom CPO recently, addressing a highly controversial […]
Capita’s Plans for Procurement – More Questions and a Few Suggestions
In Part 1 we looked at the questions I posed the MBA students last weekend during my session at the University of Birmingham. Taking the […]
An Invitation to Dinner for Senior Execs To Discuss the CPO’s Future Role
I’m chairing what should be an interesting and stimulating evening session in a few weeks – June 14th to be precise. It’s badged as the […]
How the CFO Should Work with Procurement – Angelika Zacher Explains
There’s a good article on LinkedIn here, part of a 5-part series from Angelika Zacher, looking at the role of the CFO. It is titled, […]
Don’t Delegate Recruitment – Think About Your Legacy!
As you get older, you can’t help but think about your legacy. One thing that has struck me is how tenuous most business legacies really […]
Best of 2017: Developing Procurement Skills – Without Spending a Penny
In the run up to, and over, the holiday period we thought we would feature some of our favourite articles from 2017. So let's kick […]