The rise in digital transformation has led to a massive increase in data as the systems used at a company continue to grow. In fact, the 2019 Deloitte Global CPO Survey showed that 59% of CPOs believe analytics in procurement will have the most impact on their businesses over the next two years. As data grows exponentially, procurement leaders today are dealing with: Increasing data complexities Poor master data quality The inability to generate analytics...

No matter the industry, managing spending is always a fundamental focus for any executive team, and nothing impacts spend as much as variation in the purchase price of goods and services. Purchase price variance (PPV) is one of the key metrics – arguably the most important metric – used by procurement teams to measure the variation in the price of purchased goods and services. It is a prime measure of how effective the procurement team...