Spend Matters Compass Research
Welcome to the Spend Matters Compass Series of Research
Spend Matters Compass, our new research offering, provides deeper research and analysis for free to Spend Matters readers. In each Compass series, we'll provide three to four downloadable PDF briefs on the subject of focus. Collectively, our hope is that each Compass series will serve as a useful and at least partially definitive guide for companies as they wrestle with the right set of technology, content, services, internal talent and process investments to get more from specific procurement and operations initiatives. Spend Matters sponsors have no additional opportunity to influence the content or research of Spend Matters relative to other software or services providers. We have designed Compass research with our readers' interests in mind to serve as an ideal form of accessible and highly objective research as well as thought leadership for sponsors to use in their sales efforts.
Spend Matters Compass, our new research offering, provides deeper research and analysis for free to Spend Matters readers. In each Compass series, we'll provide three to four downloadable PDF briefs on the subject of focus. Collectively, our hope is that each Compass series will serve as a useful and at least partially definitive guide for companies as they wrestle with the right set of technology, content, services, internal talent and process investments to get more from specific procurement and operations initiatives. Spend Matters sponsors have no additional opportunity to influence the content or research of Spend Matters relative to other software or services providers. We have designed Compass research with our readers' interests in mind to serve as an ideal form of accessible and highly objective research as well as thought leadership for sponsors to use in their sales efforts.
2010 VOLUME ONE: Services Spend Compass
Paper One
Selecting Services Procurement Technology – Options, Approaches, and Philosophy > Learn MorePaper Two
Services Spend — Beyond Contingent Labor: Achieving And Implementing Savings Across Previously Unmanaged Categories > Learn MorePaper Three
Making Procurement a Services Spend Ally: Tips and Tactics for Winning over Business Stakeholders and Spend Owners > Learn MoreNEW! Paper Four
The Managed Services Connection -- The Evolving Role of MSPs in Services Procurement > Learn More
2010 VOLUME TWO: Analytics & Spend Visibility Compass
Spend Visibility and Beyond – Analytics Broader Role in Procurement and Supply ChainPaper One
The Intersection of Analytics and Supply Chain Risk Management — Using Intelligence to Drive Early Intervention > Learn MorePaper Two
Beyond the Basics: Using Spend Visibility to Drive More Than Category Sourcing Strategies and Spend Reporting > Learn MoreNEW! Paper Three
Analytics and P2P: Using Spending and Payment Insights to Drive Savings and Working Capital Management Strategies > Learn More
2010 VOLUME THREE: ERP Procurement and Spend Management Compass
Getting the Most From ERP Procurement and Spend Management ApplicationsPaper One
An ERP Outlook: Are SAP's and Oracle's Spend Management Capabilities a Fit With Your Own Technology Plans? Part 1 > Learn More
