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Announcing the Agenda for CPO Rising 2019 Procurement Executive Summit
In 2019, the procurement profession still has momentum and is more critical to business operations and results than ever before. But, a decade of Ardent Partners research shows that the... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: The Strategies that Propelled Tim Cook from CPO to CEO (1)
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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The Rise of Analytics for Procurement: Strategies for Success
Editor’s Note: Today’s article picks up where a previous article, Beyond Savings and Risk: Next-Gen Procurement Analytics are Coming into their Own, left off. There is an enormous amount of value... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: CPO Debate — Mandate or Sell the New Initiative?
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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Monday First Thing: The CPO’s Metrics that Matter in 2019 — New Webinar from Ardent Partners
In 2019, having access to accurate, real-time metrics is a game-changer – perhaps now more than ever. Establishing and measuring relevant metrics allows an organization to understand its “current state”... Read more
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Procurement Teams in 2019: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Editor’s Note: Today’s article includes an excerpt from Ardent’s annual “State of Procurement” research report, CPO Rising 2019: Value Expansion. This report is based upon the responses from more than 300 CPOs... Read more
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Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Supply Risk Management
It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief Procurement Officers to invest in their people, so, in that vein, over the next few weeks we will be analyzing the key skills and capabilities... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: CPO & CFO: Building a More Perfect Union
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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Monday First Thing: House of Procurement (Part 3) – Performance Measurement
By now, many of you have read our 14th annual CPO Rising 2019 report. If you haven’t, it is only available for a few more days so… –> click here... Read more
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CPO Rising 2019: Becoming More Agile, Data-Driven, and Intelligent
Editor’s Note: Today’s article includes a large excerpt from Ardent’s annual “State of Procurement” research report, CPO Rising 2019: Value Expansion. This report is based upon the responses from more than 300... Read more