Spend Matters Compass 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.
2012 VOLUMES
2011 VOLUMES
2011 VOLUME ONE:
Next Level Sourcing and Commodity Management
Paper One -
A Foundational Look at the Evolution of Sourcing Technology and Platforms
Paper Two -
Advanced Sourcing Technologies and Platforms to Broaden a Portfolio
2011 VOLUME TWO:
P2P and Working Capital–Bridging Technology & Collaboration to Drive Savings and Cash
Paper One -
A Foundational Look at P2P Technologies
Paper Two -
E-Invoicing Comes of Age - Discovering What's Possible From the Latest Electronic Invoicing / Invoice Automation Capabilities
2011 VOLUME THREE:
Services Procurement Innovation: Answering the Hard Questions
2010 VOLUMES
2010 VOLUME ONE:
Services Spend Compass
A Foundational Look at the Evolution of Sourcing Technology and Platforms
Paper One -
Selecting Services Procurement Technology – Options, Approaches, and Philosophy
Paper Two -
Services Spend — Beyond Contingent Labor: Achieving And Implementing Savings Across Previously Unmanaged Categories
Paper Three -
Making Procurement a Services Spend Ally: Tips and Tactics for Winning over Business Stakeholders and Spend Owners
Paper Four -
The Managed Services Connection -- The Evolving Role of MSPs in Services Procurement
2010 VOLUME TWO:
Analytics & Spend Visibility Compass
Spend Visibility and Beyond – Analytics Broader Role in Procurement and Supply Chain
Paper One -
The Intersection of Analytics and Supply Chain Risk Management — Using Intelligence to Drive Early Intervention
Paper Two -
Beyond the Basics: Using Spend Visibility to Drive More Than Category Sourcing Strategies and Spend Reporting
Paper Three -
Analytics and P2P: Using Spending and Payment Insights to Drive Savings and Working Capital Management Strategies
Paper Four -
The Future of Procurement Analytics and Content—Three Scenarios For Company Adoption
2010 VOLUME THREE:
ERP Procurement and Spend Management Compass
Getting the Most From ERP Procurement and Spend Management Applications
Paper One -
An ERP Outlook: Are SAP's and Oracle's Spend Management Capabilities a Fit With Your Own Technology Plans? Part 1
Paper Three -
Making ERP Procurement Technology Work – Essential Third-Party Technologies, Solutions and Deployment Models to Accelerate Returns
2010 VOLUME FOUR:
Next Level Supplier Management Compass
Technology, Practices and Approaches for Cost Reduction, Risk Improvement and Supplier Development
Paper One -
Leveraging Supplier Management Platforms for Multiple Goals: Risk Reduction, Supplier Diversity and CSR
Paper Two -
Supply Risk Management – Segmenting the Technology and Content Landscape and Choosing the Right Category of Solutions
Paper Three -
Beyond Basic Scorecarding – Supplier Performance and Development Approaches to Drive Competitive Cost and Risk Advantages
Paper Four -
Supplier Management Market Observations: Recent Trending, Musings on SAP's Core Offering and General Deployment Pitfalls (for all Solutions) to Avoid
2010 VOLUME FIVE:
Expecting More From Procurement BPO
Paper One -
Designing an Optimal Procurement BPO Program: Process Expertise and Realized Improvement
Paper Two -
Tips for Making the Promised BPO Benefits Real – Alignment, Focus and Integration
Paper Three -
Trapped by Procurement BPO? How to Pull Your Organization Out of the Mire
