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Announcing CPO Rising 2K21 Livestream Event
CPO Rising 2K21 Livestream Register to watch Ardent Partners and special guests present ideas, strategies, and insights that can help CPOs and other procurement leaders navigate their teams through these... Read more
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Podcast Interview – Jim Polak – CPO Rising Hall of Famer
Earlier this week, I had a great conversation with Jim Polak, the former Director, General Purchasing, PPG Industries, Inc, on the Procurement Rising Podcast Series. As many of you know, back... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 532: “Transformation” as a Continued Future of Work Theme for 2021
This week’s all-new Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by Beeline, features a discussion around why “transformation” will be a continued theme throughout 2021 as businesses continue to inch closer to... Read more
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Earth Day 2021 – How AP Can Make a Positive Impact
Before we get down to serious business, I thought I would start off with a fun fact about Earth Day: Why is Earth Day Celebrated on April 22nd? The April... Read more
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Why Today’s Direct Sourcing Programs Shouldn’t Overlook Talent Curation
Late last year, Ardent Partners published its groundbreaking Direct Sourcing Toolkit research study, which highlighted the criticality of direct sourcing in a world of talent and work that was seemingly... Read more
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Procurement Rising Podcast – Jim Polak, PPG Industries & CPO Rising Hall of Famer
Today, Episode 104 of our new 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... Read more
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Transforming Procurement in Five Steps – Step Four: Knowledge Management
Procurement transformation has become a familiar topic here on CPO Rising, particularly over the past couple of years when it has become increasingly clear that what got procurement departments where... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Operational Procurement
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] Most Chief Procurement Officers love to invest in their... Read more
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Best-of-Breed AP Automation Solutions Make (More) Sense
[Editor’s Note: Ardent recently published a new research report entitled “Why Best-of-Breed Solutions Consistently Beat ERPs in the Accounts Payable Arena“, sponsored by Esker. This new report is available for... Read more
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Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Need to Be Core Future of Work Tenets, Part III
Over the past two weeks, we’ve discussed why diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) should be considered core tenets of the Future of Work movement. Diversity, equity, and inclusion represent, perhaps,... Read more