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Dr. Nick Nayak – A Profile of a Public-Sector Chief Procurement Officer
This year we have been working to deliver a “CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable” series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the roundtables brings together three or four leading Chief Procurement Officers... Read more
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Announcing The 2014 Chief Procurement Officer (“CPO”) Virtual Roundtable Series
I’m pleased to announce the 2014 Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) Virtual Roundtable Series and also share the first recorded CPO Roundtable session with you today (click link to listen). Working in... Read more
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CPO Rising 2014: Convergence – Spheres of Influence
Ardent Partners recently published our annual CPO Rising report (entitled CPO Rising 2014: Convergence) and of all the reports we publish this year, the focus of this report is exactly... Read more
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Ardent Partners Publishes Annual State of Procurement Report
Ardent Partners’ annual CPO Rising research report is now available. Entitled, CPO Rising 2014: Convergence and authored by Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, this report presents a comprehensive, industry-wide... Read more
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Rites of Spring (2014): Procurement’s “Annual Cleaning”
Although it’s still a little chilly in our neck of the wood (Boston), spring is officially upon us so, now is the time to move those sweaters to the bottom... Read more
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Great Moments in Procurement History
The fine readers of this fine site are well aware that the CEO of the world’s best known (and most beloved?) company, Tim Cook CEO of Apple used to a... Read more
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Ariba LIVE 2014: Contingent Labor and the Overlooked Opportunity
[Publisher’s note: Our original plan for today was to publish an article focused on the “larger” themes and announcements at Aribe LIVE, but with SAP’s announcement on Wednesday to acquire... Read more
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Ariba LIVE 2014: Deutsche Bank’s “No Budget, No PO, No Pay” Plan
The 15th annual Ariba LIVE conference was held at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Conference Center in Las Vegas last week with a reported 2,200 procurement and finance professionals in attendance... Read more
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Announcing the “CPO Rising 2014” Survey
Ardent Partners conducts one procurement-themed market research study each year and I’d like to invite you to participate in it – our annual CPO Rising research effort – by clicking... Read more
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Becoming a CPO in 2014 – The CPO’s Perspective
Publisher’s Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. Happy New Year! Are you ready for 2014? We are... Read more