Gartner webinar: how CPOs and CIOs can partner for success

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According to the available description, the session seeks to address the growing interdependence between the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) functions, an area that, according to Gartner, tends to be misaligned in organizations despite its strategic importance. The stated thematic focus includes the intersection between both roles on three fronts: IT sourcing, supplier management and the complete supplier lifecycle.

Among the points the webinar promises to cover —according to the page's own text— are: identifying where procurement and IT responsibilities overlap throughout the supplier lifecycle; offering practical approaches to strengthen CPO-CIO collaboration; and explaining how better alignment can improve value, efficiency and risk management. It is also mentioned that Gartner experts will explain how closer collaboration makes it possible to improve alignment on strategy and technology requirements, strengthen compliance with procurement and risk processes, and better coordinate the planning of major investments. Additionally, it is noted that clearer roles and responsibilities between the two functions could reduce duplication, increase efficiency and unlock more significant savings through coordinated negotiations.

The only speaker identified in the material is Edward Weinstein, presented as a Gartner Senior Director Analyst, although no further details about his background are provided nor are any statements or quotes from him included in the available text.

It is important to warn the reader that this content is essentially advertising and transactional (a registration page), without data, figures, studies or concrete cases that would allow for a deeper analysis. To obtain substantive information on the topic —collaboration between CPO and CIO in IT sourcing and supplier management— it would be necessary to attend the webinar on the indicated date or access additional Gartner content (under membership or subscription) that is not included on this page.