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May 13, 2013

Keynote from Ariba LIVE 2013: Ramsay Chu

When I last spoke with “friend of the site,” Ramsay Chu in early 2012, he had just been hired as the new Global Head of Procurement (“CPO”) at Rio Tinto... Read more
May 10, 2013

Ariba LIVE 2013: Keynote from Down Under

Ariba LIVE was held this week in Washington DC and the analyst team from Ardent Partners was there in full force. Yes, just us and 2,000 customers, staffers, partners, sponsors,... Read more
May 9, 2013

Engagement Management and the Evolution of Events Management

Having just returned from one of our industry’s biggest and most engaging events, Ariba LIVE (more about that from Andrew tomorrow and next week), I thought it would be a... Read more
April 19, 2013

Concur Fusion 2013 – The Next 20 Years of Business Travel

Earlier this week, I was in Las Vegas for Concur’s annual user conference, Fusion. Concur, a provider of travel and expense management solutions (also ePayables solutions) has become such a... Read more
April 11, 2013

Coupa Inspire ’13: The Real Thing

Earlier this week, I attended Coupa’s inaugural user conference, Inspire,in San Francisco. It was a winning and impressive display that blended executive and product presentations with client success stories on... Read more
March 20, 2013

Rise of the Machines: The Five Technologies That Will Disrupt Procurement’s World

So, Ardent Partners is putting on a show, a virtual show or webinar that is. In fact, many of you have already noticed our new page and promotion - “Featured... Read more
March 13, 2013

Intesource Innovation ’13: Raley’s (Procurement) Comet

I just spent the last two days in Phoenix for Intesource’s annual user conference, Innovation ’13. Intesource is a provider of cloud-based sourcing solutions and sourcing services that has a... Read more
February 14, 2013

CPO Rising: Keeping Score (Webinar)

Over the past few weeks, I have been sharing key findings from Ardent Partners’ latest research report, CPO Rising: Keeping Score. And, I will continue to share findings going forward.... Read more
February 4, 2013

Driving Savings: How to Use the Category Sourcing Scorecard

In 2012, our Category Sourcing Scorecard series was one of the most popular. As a reminder the Scorecard was a tool developed by Ardent Partners to help sourcing teams prioritize... Read more
January 24, 2013

The State of the Chief Procurement Officer – 2013

As I noted last time, my Ardent Partners’ annual CPO Rising report is now available at the following sponsor links here, here, here, or here (registration required). CPOs and those... Read more