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Monday First Thing: The Metrics that Matter in 2019
I hope that even casual readers of this site know that my firm, Ardent Partners, has spent that past decade performing extensive market research in the areas of sourcing/procurement, accounts... Read more
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Join us for the State of Procurement 2019 Address (Webinar)!
Ardent’s “State of Procurement” webinar (click to register!) is our annual look into the procurement function, analyzing the current capabilities in the areas of people, process, and technology. We also take... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: Final Thoughts on Corporate Culture and Technology Adoption
Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and... Read more
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Technology Round-Up — April 17, 2019
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,... Read more
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Future of Work Influencer Series: Jason Fox, CEO of HCM Strategies
Welcome to CPO Rising’s all-new feature, the Future of Work Influencer series, which will highlight innovative voices in the evolving world of work. This exciting new series will be a... Read more
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Monday First Thing: A Brief History of Procurement
In February, 2008, I penned my third annual CPO-focused report which is when I introduced the idea of “CPO Rising” (If you are interested, I found a copy of the... Read more
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CPO Rising 2019: #ValueExpansion — A New Webinar from Ardent Partners
Join the Ardent Partners analyst team and special guests on Thursday, April 25 at 2:00 pm EST for the must-attend procurement event of the spring — CPO Rising 2019: #ValueExpansion! Click... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: Corporate Culture and its Impact on Technology Adoption – Results
Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and... Read more
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Technology Round-Up — April 10, 2019
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,... Read more
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Monday First Thing: Managing Strategic Suppliers
I attended SAP Ariba LIVE last week and an interesting issue arose related to supplier relationship management as well as a business stakeholder’s ability to identify and properly partner with... Read more