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Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda
Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. After several years of focusing on the importance of procurement... Read more
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The Key Criteria for Supply Management Solution Selection
Earlier this year, Ardent conducted its yearly procurement benchmark study, CPO Rising, on the current trends in procurement people, processes, technologies, goals, strategies, and challenges. The recent release of The... Read more
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Announcing the Procurement Metrics that Matter eBook Available for a Limited Time Only!
Since 2000, the global economy has been increasingly driven through its supply chain. Now, the global supply chain is under attack. Once again, CPOs have been called to the front... Read more
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Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2014: Convergence
Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. In March of 2014, we published CPO Rising 2014: Convergence, a... Read more
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Now Available – The State of ePayables 2020 Market Research Report
The State of ePayables 2020: Ensuring Continuity, Building Resiliency, and Rising to the Challenge In 2020, the accounts payable (“AP”) profession continues to gain momentum and impact business operations and... Read more
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Webinar! The Procurement Metrics That Matter for 2020
Join Ardent Partners this Thursday, June 25th at 2 PM ET for our annual Procurement Metrics that Matter webinar, sponsored by GEP. This webinar, based on its accompanying eBook, is a compilation of the... Read more
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How Do You Measure Procurement Performance?
As our recently released Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2020 eBook (click to get your copy) shows, in times of great stress and uncertainty, companies revert to their more basic... Read more
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Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score
Over the past few Thursdays, I have been highlighting the 15 annual CPO/State of Procurement reports that I have written. In November 2012, we published CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score a... Read more
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The Art and Science of Big Data Management
Perhaps more than ever, CPOs will need catalysts to drive their teams to the next level of performance. Ardent Partners’ 2020 procurement research asked 340 CPOs to identify the “game-changers” that will... Read more
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What Are the Procurement Challenges and Trends to Track? (New Webinar)
Establishing and measuring relevant and actionable metrics is an important part of any business function since it provides the opportunity to set, track, and ultimately achieve goals and objectives while... Read more