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Procurement 2021: Technology Adoption
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with... Read more
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Procurement 2021: Visibility into Savings, Spend, & Impact
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with... Read more
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Procurement 2021: Using Data to Become More Agile and Intelligent
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with... Read more
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Procurement Rising Podcast – The State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 2)
Today, Episode 109 of our Procurement Rising Podcast In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and... Read more
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eSourcing and Advanced Sourcing Technologies in 2021
One of the striking data points in our 2021 State of Procurement and the CPO report is that the Best-in-Class adopt individual supply management applications by up to 92% more... Read more
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Procurement’s Key Capabilities in 2021
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Some Final Thoughts
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] Since poor procurement staff capabilities have been a... Read more
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The CPO’s Hurdles in 2021
Ardent recently completed its sixteenth annual CPO-themed market research study, “The State of Procurement & the CPO”, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with... Read more
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Procurement Rising Podcast – The State of Procurement 2021 Address (Part 1)
Today, Episode 108 of our Procurement Rising Podcast In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and... Read more
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Flashback Friday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Summary (Part II)
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback/Flashback” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] Over the past several months, we’ve featured a... Read more