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In the “Age of Intelligence,” the CPO Rises Once More in 2018 (Webinar)
Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to announce our new webinar, “CPO Rising 2018: The Age of Intelligence,” to be presented on Thursday, April 26, 2018 between 2:00 and 3:00 PM... Read more
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Webinar – CPO Rising 2018: The Age of Intelligence (Register Here!)
On April 17th, join Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer of Ardent Partners and David Bush, chief revenue officer of SpendHQ, for a complimentary webinar on our annual CPO... Read more
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Intelligence-Driven CSR: Putting Big Data to Good Use
Business intelligence, namely procurement intelligence, can be a force for good in the world. Armed with good intelligence, Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and their teams have the power to not only... Read more
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Payables Place First Thing: Thoughts from SAP Concur Fusion: Delivering Value to Customers, Growth though the Partner Ecosystem, and Analytics Front and Center
After spending the better part of last week in Las Vegas at SAP Ariba Live, this week I headed to the beautiful Pacific Northwest to attend the SAP Concur Fusion in Seattle... Read more
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Procurement with Purpose: Dreaming Big at Ariba Live and Beyond
Two weeks ago, I attended SAP Ariba’s annual user conference, Ariba Live, held at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas with my colleagues, Andrew Bartolini and Bob Cohen. As in years past, corporate social... Read more
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Payables Place First Thing:Thoughts from SAP Ariba Live: The Network is Back and Corporate Social Responsibility Stands Tall
I spent the better part of last week at SAP Ariba Live in Las Vegas with fellow Ardent Partners’ analysts Andrew Bartolini and Matthew York and wanted to share my thoughts and impressions of the event.... Read more
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SAP Ariba LIVE 2018– Refocusing on the Network and Driving Growth
As many readers know, my relationship with SAP and Ariba began 18+ years ago when I worked for the then SAP partner and primary Ariba rival, Commerce One. I later... Read more
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Dispatch from SAP Ariba Live: Blockchain, and the Rise of the Benevolent Supply Chain – Part One
Globalization has made the world a much smaller place over the last 30 to 40 years, yet trading partners are still so disconnected from each other and from their extended... Read more
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Spark 2018: Scout Catches Fire
A few of life’s great mysteries: (1) Are we alone in the universe? (2) What is the meaning of life? (3) How in the world is Howie Mandel still on television? and... Read more
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Call for Speakers for the CPO Rising 2018 Summit
Our Call for Speakers for the CPO Rising 2018 Summit Ardent Partners has already started looking for Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other procurement executives from all industries and geographies to... Read more